The fruits of chokeberry have a tart, specific taste and a high content of useful elements. Many today mistakenly believe that the product is not suitable as a raw material for making desserts. Chokeberry jam has an unusual taste, but for proper preparation you need to know a number of important subtleties.
Rules for making chokeberry jam
To obtain a tasty delicacy from black berries, it is important to follow the technology of its preparation. Only ripe fruits are selected for recipes; unripe and spoiled fruits are removed. The fruits of rowan berries have a fairly strong thick skin, so it is impossible to get a tasty delicacy without pre-processing it.
To impart the proper softness properties, the following methods are used:
- treatment with boiling water;
- keeping in boiling water;
- blanching.
After the skin has softened, the berries will be able to be soaked in syrup, and the jam will have a soft consistency. Many people note the bitter taste of chokeberry. A large amount of sugar can help you get rid of this deficiency. On average, the amount of sand when making jam should be 2 times the weight of the berries.
Preparing rowan
After collecting chokeberry berries, the first step is to select them. To do this, select ripe fruits without signs of rot or damage. Excess debris and leaves are removed. Next, it is important to rinse the berries well, which can be done under regular warm water, since the berries are resistant to external influences.
Next, choose a method for processing the fruit to soften the peel. If the volume of fruit is small, you can pour boiling water over them several times. If there are large quantities, they are placed in a large container, poured with boiling water and kept on fire for 5 minutes. Next, the berries must be transferred to a colander and wait until the water has completely drained.
Methods for making chokeberry jam
Rowan fruits go well with other berries and fruits. Apples and oranges are considered to be the best companions.
Simple recipe
In order to make jam, you will need 250 ml of water, 1 kg of berries, 1.5 kg of sugar.
Process for making jam:
- boil a glass of water and, adding sugar, achieve the consistency of thick syrup;
- add rowan berries to the container with syrup and, stirring constantly, cook the mixture for 12 minutes;
- remove the pan and leave for 3 hours;
- Bring the jam to a boil and leave again for 3 hours.
Next, the jam is heated with constant stirring for 15 minutes. Without allowing it to cool too much, it is laid out in sterilized jars and covered with lids. The average yield of jam with this amount of ingredients will be 2.5 liters.
With apples
For jam take:
- 1 kg of rowan;
- 0.4 kg apples;
- 0.5 liters of plain water;
- 1.5 kg granulated sugar;
- 5 g citric acid;
- 5 g ground cinnamon.
A syrup is prepared from half a liter of water and granulated sugar, berries are placed in it and kept on fire for 5 minutes. After boiling, remove the container from the heat and leave to infuse for 6 hours. After this, add the rest of the granulated sugar and cook the mixture for 30 minutes.
Peeled and cored apples are cut into small slices and placed in boiling water, boiled until a soft structure is obtained.
The fruits are placed in a colander to drain the water. After this, the boiled apples are mixed with chokeberries soaked in syrup and boiled for 5 minutes. Add seasoning and citric acid, mix and place in jars. The average yield of jam with this amount of ingredients will be 3 liters.
With oranges
Main ingredients:
- 1 kg of rowan;
- 0.5 kg of oranges;
- 0.3 kg lemons;
- 2 kg granulated sugar;
- 200 g walnuts.
The berries are minced using a meat grinder. Place fruits in water brought to a boil and boil for 10 minutes. Take out lemons and oranges, cut them in half and remove the seeds, then pass them through a meat grinder along with walnuts.The twisted ingredients are combined, mixed, covered with sugar and placed on low heat. After boiling, keep on the stove for 7 minutes, then put into jars and close with lids. Next, you need to make a cover for the cans from a warm blanket.
Five Minute Recipe
To prepare, you will need 2 kg of rowan berries and 2 kg of granulated sugar. The fruits are boiled in water for 5 minutes, taken out and, after drying on a flat surface, crushed in any convenient way. For these purposes, you can use a meat grinder or blender.
The berry mixture is placed in a container, covered with sugar and put on fire for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
. Next, the jam is laid out in jars and sterilized in water. For liter jars the time is 30 minutes. After this, the containers are rolled up with lids.
Storage Features
After preparing chokeberry jam, it must be divided into jars. To do this, they are first sterilized and only then used. The containers are covered with metal lids on top to prevent air from entering and ensure long-term storage. For immediate consumption, you can close the jar with a regular lid and put it in the refrigerator. Jars rolled up for the winter can be stored at normal temperatures.
