Currant is one of the main summer berries. It is consumed fresh and preparations are prepared for the winter. Read about how to cook aromatic and tasty jam from red, black and white currants.
Selection and preparation of ingredients
For cooking, you need ripe berries. They are sorted out, leaves and damaged fruits are removed. Further actions depend on the recipe and on the variety of currant. In black stems are usually removed. Red and white are torn off with twigs for making jam, but not always.
Black currant grown in the north is considered more tasty and healthy than southern. Probably, the taste is influenced by the special temperature regime of the northern regions.
If you are preparing wine or liquor, then leave the berries on the branches. Blanch is recommended to blanch for 2 minutes. Blanching is a short-term treatment of fruits with boiling water. This is done to partially remove microorganisms from the surface of fruits or berries. But this is also not a mandatory action.
Important! It is convenient to store cold jam in jars with a screw notch. Before using covers, make sure that there are no signs of corrosion on them. Chemical reactions that occur in such a product can be harmful to the body.
Frozen jam currant preserves for the winter
The classic recipe includes berries and sugar. Their ratio may vary depending on the preferences of the hostess. If the harvest was large, and you do not have time to process it immediately, you can freeze the berries in the freezer for subsequent processing or use in various dishes as an ingredient.
Seedless Jam Recipe
1.8–2 L 25 minutes
white or red currants
0.5 kg
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Pre-sort the berries, remove the damaged ones and rinse well.
- Grind with a hand blender.
- To remove the bones, the mass must be wiped through a sieve, using a juicer or a food processor.
- Prepared mashed potatoes must be weighed to calculate the required amount of sugar. The ratio of fruit mass to sugar should be 2: 1. In our case, about 2 kg of mashed potatoes are obtained from 2 kg of berries, in which 700 g of sugar should be added.
- The mass is put on fire and boiled for 5 minutes.
- After this time, you need to remove the foam and put the product into sterile jars.
- Cool by air.
- Cover and refrigerate.
Important! Jam under a metal cover may be stored indoors without temperature changes. A sharp drop affects the density of the product and can cause the lid to break.
No cooking
2.5–3 L30 minutes
Nutritional value per 100 g:
Sort raspberries, removing damaged fruits. You do not need to wash it for this recipe.
Pass it through a meat grinder for grinding.
Wash the currant berries, remove the leaves and mashed berries. The green branches on which the fruits are attached do not need to be removed either.
Grind 700 g currants in a meat grinder, like raspberries.
Pour another 300 g of whole currant berries without tails into the mixture.
Add sugar there.
Put cold jam in sterile jars or plastic molds and put in the freezer.
Sort raspberries, removing damaged fruits. You do not need to wash it for this recipe.
Pass it through a meat grinder for grinding.
Wash the currant berries, remove the leaves and mashed berries. The green branches on which the fruits are attached do not need to be removed either.
Grind 700 g currants in a meat grinder, like raspberries.
Pour another 300 g of whole currant berries without tails into the mixture.
Add sugar there.
Put cold jam in sterile jars or plastic molds and put in the freezer.Video recipe
Features of storage of blanks
The shelf life and storage conditions of the jam depend on the preparation method. The cold method implies that it will be stored in the refrigerator for several months. Jam under tin lids is recommended to keep no more than 3 years. The fact is that over time, the quality of the product in banks deteriorates. Therefore, do not harvest it more than you can eat in a couple of years.
Did you know? 30–40 blackcurrant berries will provide you with a daily dose of vitamin C.
Rolled cans are well stored even at room temperature. They can be placed on the mezzanine or removed to the balcony, if you do not have another room suitable for storing preservation. Basic requirements for the storage location:
- temperature - not higher than + 15 ° С;
- humidity - not more than 70%;
- lack of direct sunlight.
Currant is very tasty in the form of jam. In addition, it is useful and has healing properties. Nutritionists recommend consuming red varieties and preserves from adults. The chemical composition of this berry is more beneficial for an adult body. Children are advised to give blackcurrant jam. Making jam from any variety is very simple. And you can quite close a few jars of these wonderful berries for your family for the winter.
