Among gardeners, golden currants are not as popular as, for example, red or white currants. However, these black fruits contain a large amount of valuable substances: organic acids, carotene, vitamins and pectin. Recipes for golden currants for the winter will help you prepare a tasty and at the same time healthy treat with a piece of summer.
Features of preparing golden currants for the winter
Before you make a preparation from golden currants, you need to properly prepare the berries: the tails must be removed from each fruit, then they are thoroughly washed and dried on a paper towel.
Since blackcurrant berries are quite dense, to obtain juice they should be crushed or a sweet syrup made from sugar and boiling water.
Black currants are not sour, so the amount of sugar is adjusted depending on personal preference.
How to choose berries?
To prepare a tasty preparation, berries of medium ripeness are selected. They should have an even color and elastic skin. Too dry branches of currants indicate that they are overripe, and such fruits will lose their integrity during heat treatment. The best option is to use only harvested berries.
Preparing containers
First of all, glass containers for preservation are thoroughly washed with soda solution. Next, choose any convenient method for further sterilization: processing in a hot oven, microwave or steam. The final stage is pasteurization of the filled jars in a pan of boiling water.
Best Recipes
To make the berry preparation truly tasty and aromatic, you need to choose the best recipe for its preparation.
Orange and lime jam
Citrus ingredients not only enrich the product with valuable vitamins, but also give it a perfect taste. In addition, pieces of orange directly in the treat will look original. What do you need:
- currants – 2 kilograms;
- granulated sugar – 1 kilogram;
- water – 250 milliliters;
- orange - 1 piece;
- lime – 1 piece.
Peel the berries from twigs and tails, and then rinse thoroughly several times.Next, prepare the sweet syrup: you can mash the berries with a fork or pour boiling water over them. It is better to choose the second option - this way the berries will remain intact. Add a glass of water to a separate bowl, add granulated sugar and boil.
Place berries in hot syrup and leave for ten minutes. Citrus fruits are cut into slices and the seeds are removed. Fruits are added to the syrup in parts, taking a test for acid.
All that remains is to pour the jam into a container and roll it up. The filled jars are turned over, wrapped in a warm blanket and left for a day. Then the containers are sent for storage.
Jam with lemon and cardamom
The sour citrus product acts as a natural preservative and acidifier. Cardamom is a famous spice with an incredible aroma. What is needed for the original tandem:
- currant berries – 2 kilograms;
- granulated sugar – 1 kilogram;
- lemon - thing;
- cardamom - teaspoon.
First of all, prepare the main ingredient. Next, the golden currant berries should be twisted through a meat grinder until smooth. Sugar is poured into the berry mass, mixed thoroughly and placed on the stove. If necessary, add 50 milliliters of water.
Boil the mixture and simmer for ten minutes. At this stage, add lemon juice and sprinkle with cardamom.
Let stand for three minutes and roll into sterile containers. Next, the containers are left for a day at room temperature, and then put away for storage.
Golden currant jam
Jam differs from jam in its smooth and delicate consistency. To obtain such a workpiece, a sieve is used. What do you need:
- currant berries – 1 kilogram;
- granulated sugar – 800 grams;
- lemon - thing;
- water – 250 milliliters.
Prepared currant fruits are poured with cold water for half an hour. Then place it in a deep bowl, boil and simmer for ten minutes.As soon as the berries become soft, turn off the heat and allow the mixture to cool.
Then, using a sieve, grind the resulting mass and use a spoon to bring the mixture until smooth.
Granulated sugar is added to the mass, mixed and boiled again. After ten minutes, add lemon juice and turn off the stove. All you have to do is wait until the mixture thickens and pour it into sterile containers. The jars are screwed with metal lids and put away for storage.
Rules for storing the finished product
Canned food, which has been prepared and rolled according to all the rules, and has also undergone a sterilization stage, can be stored for up to three years or until it loses its taste. Containers with jam or jam should be stored in a dark, relatively dry and cool place. A cellar, basement or refrigerator are suitable for this purpose. Containers with a nylon lid are stored for three months in the refrigerator.
