Currant, both red and white or black, contains the lion's share of vitamins and valuable elements, which it is advisable to store for the winter in the form of jam or other preparations. In addition to the fact that delicacies from these berries are extremely useful, they are also incredibly tasty. Especially bright taste and mouth-watering jelly texture is obtained from the currant jam, prepared according to the recipes proposed below, which you can see for yourself by implementing similar ideas in your kitchen.
Jelly-shaped jam made of red currant "Pyatiminutka"
Ingredients:
- red currant - 740 g;
- granulated sugar - 740 g.
Preparation
Prepare a jelly-like jam from a currant is absolutely not difficult. Washed berries (can be combined with tails) are placed in a jug for cooking jam, pour sugar and leave at room conditions for about an hour. After this, put the container with the workpiece for a strong fire and with continuous stirring, bring to a boil. At the same time, the fire of the burner should be maximum. After boiling for another three minutes, cook berries with intense bubbling, after which slightly reduce the heat, we keep the jam for a couple of minutes, and remove it from the plate. Throw the contents of the dishes on a strainer and grate it, separating the stones and tails. The still received hot mashed potatoes are poured over dry and sterile jars and leave to cool under room conditions, without covering anything. Now we cork the jelly-like jam with lids and store it in a dark place.
Jelly black currant jam
Ingredients:
- black currant - 4 glasses;
- granulated sugar - 4.5 cups;
- filtered water - 0.5 cups.
Preparation
Black currant for making jelly-like jam from it is better to measure with glasses. Similarly, we measure the amount of sugar and water needed. Thus, the most accurately observed proportions for obtaining the desired texture and the ideal taste qualities of delicacies.
So, rinse the right amount of berries, put them in a jar to make jam, pour in water and put the workpiece on a plate. After boiling the contents, boil it for ten minutes, then pour sugar and mix the delicacy, so that all the crystals are dispersed. After cooling, we pour jelly jam over prepared sterilized and dry containers, cork and store in a cool place.
Jelly white currant jam
Ingredients:
- currant white - 740 g;
- lemon - 80 g;
- sand sugar - 740 g.
Preparation
From the washed and squeezed white currant berries, squeeze the juice, pour it into a saucepan, fill it with sugar and add carefully washed and sliced lemon slices. We place the vessel with the workpiece on the stove, warm the contents with continuous stirring for five minutes, after which hot spill jam on sterile dry jars, seal and place under a warm coat or blanket to self-sterilize until completely cooled.
Jellied jam from black currant - a way of cooking without cooking
Ingredients:
- black currant - 740 g;
- sand sugar - 1,2 kg.
Preparation
To prepare a jam from a currant without cooking, you need to rinse the berries and dry them thoroughly. After this, we lay the currant in the blender's capacity and crush it until the maximum possible uniform texture is obtained. Now we pour in the sugar, once again we punch the mass with a blender, then we shift the workpiece into a bowl and leave it under room conditions for a day, periodically mixing to dissolve all the sweet crystals. Now lay out the treat on sterile jars, cover with lids and put on the shelf of the refrigerator for storage.