Today I am sharing my favorite recipe for a delicious, thick strawberry jam, where the berry will be cooked in its own juice, without adding water. I will cook by double boiling. First, I will cover the fruits with sugar so that they give juice. Then I boil the berries in the resulting syrup for 10 minutes - during the first heating, they will completely give up their aroma and taste, the process of pectin release will start. Blend the resulting jam with a blender until puree and cook for another 25-30 minutes until thickened. Due to double heating, pectin, which is required for solidification, is released faster from the berries. Therefore, you do not need to cook strawberries for a long time, the jam quickly becomes viscous and does not burn. In just 30 minutes, you will have a thick and viscous jam that is jelly-like, smooth, delicious and richer in taste than regular strawberry jam.
Total cooking time: 40 minutes + 2 hours in the first stage / Yield: 750 ml
Ingredients
- strawberries - 1 kg
- sugar - 1 kg
- lemon juice - 1 tbsp l.
Preparation
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I wash the strawberries, remove the tails and dry them to get rid of excess moisture. Any berry is suitable for making jam: large, small, overripe and slightly suppressed. It may not be perfect, but it is necessarily sweet and ripe, then the jam will turn out to be very tasty and aromatic. The largest pieces can be cut into pieces, but this is not necessary, as a blender will still be used in the end.
I fall asleep with sugar in a 1: 1 ratio. I leave it at room temperature for 2 hours, stirring from time to time, so that the berries let the juice flow.
The released strawberry juice is poured into a saucepan where cooking is planned. It is advisable to use wide dishes, then, due to the large evaporation area, moisture will evaporate faster. Stir with a wooden spatula and bring the syrup to a boil.
I put strawberries in hot syrup along with undissolved sugar. I add freshly squeezed lemon juice - it will preserve the color of the product and make the taste less cloying. I boil for 10 minutes, stirring and removing the foam. During this time, the strawberries will give even more juice, they will literally float in the syrup.
Cook the jam until thickened over medium heat (boil should be active), stirring with a spatula. This takes 20-25 minutes. The jam will gradually become more stringy, and after complete cooling it will thicken even more.
I pour strawberry jam into jars, always sterilized and dry. I close it with clean tin lids. I turn it upside down, wrap it up and leave it that way until it cools completely. I transfer it to storage in a cellar or in another cool place, isolated from the sun's rays. The workpiece is perfectly stored for 1 year.
On a note
The recipe for strawberry jam is delicious, thick, viscous and jelly-like. If you want to make a product of an even denser consistency, which will be cut with a knife, then add pectin or a thickener for jam based on it. For 1 kg of strawberries, you will need 10-15 g of pectin powder (read the exact ratio and detailed instructions from the manufacturer on the package). In this case, the amount of sugar can be reduced to 600-700 g.
What to make jam from
Jam is brewed from fruits and berries, choosing mainly based on the season. In May, they make jams from apricots and strawberries. In June, jams from currants (red and black) and cherries, strawberries are cooked. In the middle of summer, they begin to cook with raspberries, apples and plums. In August and early September, jams are made from apples, lingonberries, gooseberries, hawthorns. As a rule, each of the stages of the fruitful season has its own "golden" time, when in the market or in the villages you can buy fruits and berries at a very low price. Especially if the harvest is good - they will give it away with a big discount, just to get rid of poorly stored products.
How much jam to cook
Depending on the type of fruit and juiciness, the preparation time can take up to a day, and the cooking time will be 15-25 minutes.
Whether to add pectin (agar-agar, gelatin)
The main "highlight" of the jam is its pleasant jelly structure, thanks to which the jam is moderately sweet and high in calories. Therefore, in general cases, pectin comes in handy.
Natural pectin is found in apples and apricots, gooseberries, plums and currants. However, when cooking, keep in mind that jam made from them without pectin in powder will need to be boiled for a rather long time and it will turn out to be very concentrated.
How to make jam - general rules
1. Wash the fruits and shake slightly in a colander to get rid of excess moisture. The bones, if any, should be removed.
2. Cover with sugar, and wait 1-8 hours, depending on the type of fruit, so that they give juice.
3. Prepare the gelling component: for example, the gelatin should be diluted with water and heated (the exact recipe depends on the type of gelatin). 4. Rub the fruits through a sieve, remove the skin, put the mixture in a saucepan and boil for 10 minutes.
5. Pour in the pectin, mix thoroughly, turn off the heat when boiling.
What to add to jam
First, when making jam, you can combine fruits and berries with each other. In any jam, citric acid and of course spices will be appropriate - star anise, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves.
You can add nuts to the jam - almonds or walnuts... From dried fruits, you can add raisins or prunes.
Strawberries are one of the most popular berries in the world. Its delicate, sweet-sour taste and soft, juicy texture evoke gastronomic delight in many people. But this is not the only reason why the royal berry is attractive, because in addition to its gustatory and aromatic delights, it contains a whole storehouse of useful substances. Vitamins, trace elements, acids have a beneficial effect on the human body both inside (when eating berries) and outside (when using the fruit as a cosmetic). However, this amazing and healthy berry does not grow all year round(greenhouse cultivation is not taken into account) and in order to feast on strawberries in the cold, many different options have been invented for its preservation. One of the most popular ways is strawberry jam, which not only preserves beneficial features amazing berry, but also has an excellent texture, smell and, of course, taste.
A recipe for strawberry jam for the winter, which can be prepared in several ways, try it right now.
This is the simplest and most commonly used method.
This delicious strawberry jam requires just three ingredients:
- strawberries 1 kg;
- sugar 1 kg;
- lemon juice of one fruit.
The cooking process is as follows:
- Pure, selected berries are sprinkled with sugar in a 1: 1 ratio and left for two hours for the strawberries to give juice.
- The resulting syrup is poured into a large saucepan and put on fire.
- Berries with sugar are placed in the boiled juice and boiled for 10 minutes. Lemon juice is added, which will add spice to the wonderful dessert and remove excessive sweetness.
- Strawberries boiled in syrup are ground with a blender and the resulting mass is put on the fire for cooking for 20-30 minutes.
- Prepared jam is poured into sterilized and dry jars.
The jam is ready.
On a note. For the final boil, you can use a large saucepan to increase the evaporation area and make the jam thicker.
Strawberry jam five minutes quick and easy recipe
This is one of the most common types of jam making. Due to its speed, simplicity and usefulness, this method is used by many housewives.
It is as follows:
- strawberries 2 kg;
- sugar 0.8 kg.
Wash the harvested crop, peel off the stalks, remove rotten and wrinkled fruits. Using a blender, meat grinder or pusher, turn strawberries into puree and cover with sugar.
Put the resulting mixture on fire, boil, remove the foam and cook for five minutes. Then cool and repeat the procedure twice, to evaporate more moisture and get a thick jam, after 8 hours.
Dessert in a slow cooker
Modern appliances make kitchen work much easier. To create a wonderful jam that will not work in normal conditions cooking, you can use a multicooker. She will not only give the hostess more free time, but will change the consistency of the usual delicacy, making it more tender, dense and rich.
Strawberry jam recipe:
- strawberries - 1 kg;
- sugar - 700 g;
- citric acid - 1 tsp;
- gelatin - 1 tsp. (previously diluted in 100 ml of boiling water).
The principle of cooking remains the same as if a saucepan was used, with the only difference: strawberry puree with sugar is prepared in a separate container and only then transferred to the multicooker bowl. Then the "Extinguishing" program is selected for 1 hour. When the time comes, the jam will be ready. If desired, you can add gelatin for thickening or additional components. The ready-made jam must be poured into pre-prepared jars, which will preserve an excellent delicacy for a long time.
Strawberry jam is not only able to decorate any dish, but itself can become a wonderful dessert that will fill the cold season with the aromas of summer and warmth.
On a note. The addition of lemon juice preserves the color of the jam and gives it a special flavor.
Delicious and thick strawberry jam
There are a number of different recipes, where not only standard ingredients such as strawberries, sugar and lemon juice can participate, but also additional elements that will make the dish taste richer and richer. These components include mint, orange, apples, white chocolate. It is better not to add all these products together, so that they do not interrupt the taste of each other.
We offer the following recipe:
- 2 kg of strawberries;
- 1 kg of sugar;
- 500 g of orange pulp;
- 40 g of gelatin (previously diluted in 200 g of boiling water).
Prepare delicious and thick strawberry jam as follows:
- Preparation of berries: washing, cleaning from green leaves, removing rotten and damaged fruits. The orange is peeled and chopped with a blender.
- Processing: chop strawberries until smooth (puree). Pass through a sieve to weed out small bones. This will add beauty and tenderness to the jam.
- Cooking: sugar and orange are added to the puree, the whole mixture is cooked over medium heat for 20 minutes. For quick dissolution of sugar and uniform heating, it is necessary to constantly stir the boiling mass. Additional ingredients can be added as desired.
- Completion: after 20 minutes, the pan with the jam is removed and covered with a cloth (gauze, towel) so that it absorbs moisture, and the jam becomes thick. It is advisable to repeat the cooking step twice in order to obtain the optimal consistency of a great dessert. During the last cooking add the gelatin.
On a note. Removing the seeds from the crushed berries will add tenderness to the jam.
How to make strawberry pectin jam?
A dense and tasty strawberry jam is obtained by adding gelatin or pectin, a thickener extracted from the peel of citrus / apples, during the preparation process.
For a thick dessert you will need:
- strawberries - 1 kg;
- sugar - 200-300 g;
- pectin - 20 g.
How to make strawberry jam:
- Sort the berries, rinse and grind, then add sugar and gelatin to the puree.
- Pour the resulting mixture into a saucepan, put on fire and cook for 5-7 minutes. When the consistency of the jam reaches the desired thickness, the pan is removed from the heat and the resulting mass is poured into specially prepared jars.
On a note. When boiling, the white foam protruding from the top can be removed if desired, but if left, it will add a rich taste and piquant notes to an exquisite delicacy.
Jam from wild strawberries for the winter
Forest strawberries, or simply strawberries, have an interesting "forest" flavor. Strawberry jam will be an excellent dessert for tea drinking in the winter season. If possible, try to pick up a bucket of wild berries during the season and close the strawberries for the winter.
Jam from wild strawberries is very simple to prepare:
- 3 kg of strawberry berries;
- 3 kg of granulated sugar.
First, we prepare the berries: wash, clean from green leaves. Next, we take a large container and grind the strawberries with sugar in it, you can use a sieve and wipe it by hand, or skip the berries through a meat grinder. There is no need to add water, the berry is juicy enough, and the jam should turn out to be thick. We put the jam on low heat. As soon as the jam boils, we mark for 1.5 hours (it may take 2 hours) and cook, stirring occasionally. Do not forget to periodically remove the foam. The jam should boil well, acquire a thick consistency.
While the jam is boiling down, prepare the jars. We wash, sterilize in a convenient way, keep the lids in boiling water for 5 minutes. After boiling, do not let the dessert cool down and put it in the jars while hot, wrap it up and leave to cool.
At the height of the summer fruit season, let us remember that not only jam, but also other sweet twists can be made from them at home.
For example, it is difficult to come up with a more tasty treat of universal use than a viscous and transparent strawberry jam made from fresh berries with your own hands. We hasten to reassure those who believe that it is more difficult and longer to cook than jam - in fact, the opposite is true, and the result is excellent!
Jam and jam: what's the difference?
Before talking about how to make delicious strawberry jam at home and suggest interesting recipes, let's make it clear what this delicacy is.
Unlike jam, which needs to be boiled gradually for several hours in order for the berries to remain intact, jam is an almost homogeneous jelly-like mass consisting of syrup and softened fruits.
It is much easier to cook it than jam, besides, it is a more economical option for winter sweet preparation, since not only selected berries can be safely used as raw materials, but also re-grading - small fruits in varying degrees of ripeness and even slightly crushed (but not spoiled! ).
Another significant difference between strawberry jam and jam homemade- it is done quickly, literally in a matter of minutes. Below we offer a variant of the recipe for strawberry jam "5 minutes" and practical advice on how to make a delicious homemade twist from a berry beloved by many.
This recipe will definitely appeal to all fans. healthy eating... You need a little sugar to get a treat, it will be enriched with "immune" vitamin C. It is brewed for only 5 minutes, which means it retains almost all the useful components.
Ingredients
- Sweet strawberries - 1.2 kg;
- Granulated sugar - 400 g;
- Medium lemon - 1 fruit.
How to make delicious strawberry jam at home with a quick recipe
- Prepare the berry - wash it and remove the green receptacles. Also, it needs to be dried a little so that excess moisture does not get into the jam.
- Now we need a blender. We put the prepared fruits into a deep container and turn it mechanically into a fragrant puree. If you don't have a blender, you can simply soften the berries with a fork or use a meat grinder.
- Pour the strawberry puree into a deep saucepan, add sugar, stir (a wooden spatula will help us!) And send over medium heat.
- When the mass begins to boil, you will need to stir it constantly so that it does not stick to the bottom of the stewpan.
- Cutting the washed lemon, squeeze 3 tablespoons out of it. fresh juice and season with berry puree. Sour fresh juice "works" as an additional preservative, giving the delicacy an inimitable aroma.
- We keep the sweet mass on the fire in a boiling state for no more than 5 minutes, without stopping to work with a spoon, and then remove it from the heat and immediately pour it into sterile jars and close.
Quick strawberry jam over this original recipe not stored for long - maximum a month. But it turns out to be so aromatic and tasty (moderately sweet) that it is usually eaten first of all homemade twists. Crispy toast with a spoonful of tender strawberry mass is the best start to the day!
Making the classic strawberry jam
Ingredients
- - 2 kg + -
- - 2 kg + -
How to make delicious strawberry jam at home
- We grind the washed and slightly dried berry in any convenient way, fill it with an equal amount of sweetener, stir until the sweet grains dissolve and put on fire.
- After boiling, set the fire to a minimum and boil the contents of the container for about half an hour. The darker you like the jam, the longer it will take to keep it on fire.
- Foam will appear on the surface of the jam - it must be removed at the end of cooking, otherwise it will ruin the appearance of the blank.
We lay out the treat on sterilized jars while still hot. And so that the fragile glass does not crack under the influence of high temperature, a clean spoon must be placed in each container - the metal will take over the temperature. Before rolling up the lids, the spoons must be removed.
This recipe is very simple to make homemade strawberry jam. It has been stored under a tin lid for more than one year and tastes much better than the store one.
The amount of sugar offered in this recipe can be increased to your liking. It is undesirable to put it in less, because sugar is not only a flavoring additive, but also an excellent preservative.
Ingredients
- Strawberries (mixed grade) - about 1.5 kg;
- Sugar - 1.5 cups;
- Water - about 50 ml.
How to make seedless strawberry jam at home
- We put the washed berries in a deep bowl, add the prepared water to it and put on a medium-intensity fire. Cooking time - no more than 10 minutes, so that the berry gives its own juice.
- When it cools a little, we grind it through a fine sieve, pouring the puree into another pan (preferably a stainless steel with a thick bottom). As a result, you should get about 750 ml of seedless berry mass.
- Add sugar to the puree, mix everything well to get uniformity, and send it to the fire. The sides of the second container should be higher than that of the first, taking into account the amount of sugar that we will use.
- It is not necessary to cook for a long time, otherwise the jam will become too dark and will lose most of the vitamins. It is enough to boil the mass for half an hour on minimum heat, without ceasing to interfere with it. After removing from heat, immediately pour the finished delicacy into sterilized jars and close.
If you plan to store the workpiece in the refrigerator, plastic lids will also come off, but if in the basement or on a shelf at home, it is better to roll up a tin can. Such jam can be stored at least all winter. True, it is unlikely to be worth it until spring - it turns out very tasty.
If the berry garden has pleased you with an unprecedented harvest, and there is still enough free space on the shelves in your home cellar, you should definitely try to prepare a delicacy that is very popular in Europe and half-forgotten in our country.
Having learned from our post about some secrets of how to make ordinary strawberry jam incredibly tasty, you just have to collect or buy the right amount of fresh berries. It is best to take sweet fruits - then you will have to put less sugar, and the delicacy from the jar will turn out to be as useful as possible!
During the strawberry harvesting period, many gardeners are thinking about how best to preserve the harvest, since the period of eating fresh berries is short. Using recipes for strawberry jams allows you to get a delicious treat that can be consumed immediately or used as an additional source of vitamins in winter. To do this, it is enough to familiarize yourself with the list of options and choose the most suitable one.
The main difference between jam and traditional strawberry jam is that when preparing a delicacy, you do not need to preserve the shape of the berries. Getting a jelly-like consistency becomes possible due to the use of sugar in recipes. There are many options for preparing a treat, ranging from simple recipes without cooking to more complex ones that require the addition of special gelling agents to obtain a thicker product.
For the preparation of jams, copper or aluminum containers are not used, since when in contact with such materials, strawberries acquire an off-flavor and are saturated with harmful additives. It is recommended to use stainless steel cookware or enamel pans. It is better to use a large wooden spoon to stir the treats during cooking.
Long-term storage of workpieces can only be guaranteed by carefully sterilized jars.
How to choose and prepare strawberries
For work, they take ripe berries without obvious signs of spoilage and rot. For washing, use running water or a basin of water. The berry for jam should be peeled of sepals and stalks. Making jams involves chopping strawberries in any of the available ways - by hand, using a blender, meat grinder or crush. If desired, you can grind the raw material with a knife.
Ways to make strawberry jam at home
Strawberry billet can be cooked in the traditional way, which allows you to get a product for long-term storage. Connoisseurs of time and energy often use simple recipes"Five minutes", which make it possible to quickly process a large volume of raw materials and immediately get a tasty treat. In the cooking process, you can use the advantages of household appliances, which greatly facilitate the work.
A simple recipe for the winter
Strawberry jam can be made using only 3 ingredients. The lemon in this recipe is responsible for the "correct" chemical reactions during storage. For cooking you need:
- sugar - 800 g;
- berries - 1 kg;
- lemon - 1⁄2 pc.
The berries, peeled from foreign objects, are crushed with a blender until a mixture of a homogeneous consistency is obtained. Next, the berry base is poured into a container and set for cooking over medium heat, holding from the moment of boiling for 5 minutes. After that, lemon juice is carefully introduced and the process is continued for another 20 minutes with constant stirring. When the foam forms on the surface, it is removed without allowing the jam to "escape". Hot dessert is poured into jars and left to cool completely.
"Five minutes"
The advantage of the "5-minute" is the simplicity of the recipe and the minimum time required to get the treat. To prepare 3 cans of 350 ml each you will need:
- strawberries - 1 kg;
- sugar - 400 g
The processed berries are laid out in a deep container, covered with sugar and left in the refrigerator for 5 hours. The strawberry base, along with the juice, is transferred to a saucepan, brought to a boil and kept on fire for 5 minutes. After that, the jam is transferred to cool in sterilized containers, which, after rolling, are turned upside down.
In a multicooker
You can prepare a dessert using the following ingredients:
- chopped strawberries - 3 cups;
- sugar - 600 g
Chopped berries and sugar are placed in a slow cooker to extract juice, setting the "keep warm" mode. Readiness is determined by the degree of complete dissolution of the sand. Then set the "baking" mode, which corresponds to 100-120 C. The mixture is kept for 15 minutes, stirring constantly. For the first 7 minutes, it will actively boil, after which it will gradually begin to acquire density.
With gelatin
Jam with a thicker consistency allows you to get the addition of gelatin, while in the presence of such a component, the amount of sugar is required less. The delicacy option assumes the following proportions:
- strawberries - 600 g;
- sugar - 0.5 kg;
- gelatin - 1 tsp;
- water - 50 ml.
The water in the recipe is needed to dissolve the gelatin. Sprinkle the berries with sugar and grind until smooth with a blender. For 25 minutes, the mixture is kept on fire, its color should change towards a burgundy hue. Diluted gelatin is slowly introduced into the berry base with constant stirring, keeping on fire for another 7 minutes.
With pectin
You can cook jam with pectin, which allows you to add thickness to the dessert. For cooking you need:
- strawberries - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 700 g;
- pectin - 2 tbsp. l.
With the help of a blender, a puree-like consistency of berries is achieved. Sugar in the amount of 2 tbsp. l. mixed with pectin and added to the fruit mixture, which is then brought to a boil over the fire. It is kept in this state for 4 minutes with constant stirring, after which it is poured into jars.
Seedless
A more delicious jam is obtained without seeds, such a delicacy, due to its special consistency, is ideal for sweet toasts. The highlight is that after crushing the berries, the berry base is filtered through a sieve to remove the seeds. Any of the following can be taken as a basis. traditional recipes... It should be borne in mind that the initial weight of the berries is significantly reduced after obtaining a seedless base for cooking.
In a bread maker
You can make jam using a bread machine, since you do not need to spend time constantly stirring. The dessert is prepared using the following ingredients:
- strawberries - 1.5 kg;
- sugar - 600 g;
- lemon juice - 3 tbsp. l.
Chopped berries and sugar are mixed, fruit juice is added. The mixture is placed in a bread maker for 1.5 hours.
With mint
Mint goes well with strawberries, shading the flavor of the berries and giving the dessert freshness. The following proportions will be required:
- strawberries - 1 kg;
- sugar - 1.5 kg;
- mint - 1 bunch;
- lemon juice - 100 ml;
- pectin - 2 sachets.
Mint is poured with 1 glass of boiling water for 60 minutes, water saturated with the taste of greens is further used in the cooking process. The berry base is combined with mint infusion, lemon juice and sugar are introduced and kept in a boil for 15 minutes. Then add pectin and keep on fire for a couple of minutes.
How to store strawberry jam
The storage conditions for treats depend on the processing method. The sterilized product can be stored in a room with a temperature regime from 0 to +25 C. The workpiece without heat treatment must be kept in a cooler place, and the temperature should not exceed +10 C. The average shelf life of strawberry-based desserts is 1 year, if available in the composition of citric acid can be extended to 24 months.
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