Content
- 1 Secrets of cooking stewed lingonberries
- 2 Lingonberries steamed in the oven
- 3 How to steam lingonberries on a gas stove
- 4 Steamed lingonberries for the winter
- 5 Stewed lingonberries without sugar
- 6 Lingonberry stewed with apples
- 7 Lingonberry recipe steamed in a slow cooker
- 8 How to store steamed lingonberries
- 9 Conclusion
Lingonberry is a healthy product that grows in the northern regions. In order to fully experience the taste and aroma of fruits, various dishes are prepared. Steamed lingonberries are not cooked very often, but the recipe is becoming more popular. Harvest is prepared in the oven, as well as on a gas stove. It all depends on the preferences of the hostess.
Secrets of cooking stewed lingonberries
The first secret of successful cooking in the oven, on a gas stove, of steamed lingonberries is to choose the right one, to prepare the berry. It should be ripe, while intact, not flowing. Overripe product will spoil the taste and appearance of the final dish. Correctly select the volume of raw materials, it will be necessary to add as it compresses during cooking. The product should be strong, ripe and bright in color. The steamed product will help to serve a refreshing drink from healthy raw materials on the table in winter. Serve chilled or warm, as appropriate.
The product needs to be sorted out. Remove debris, twigs, sick, crumpled specimens. Select rotten specimens. Lingonberries steamed on the stove or in the oven should not be spoiled.
If you steam in the oven, then it is imperative to maintain the temperature. The optimum temperature is 160 ° C. These conditions are enough to prepare a delicious dish according to an old recipe.
Lingonberries steamed in the oven
To cook baked lingonberries in the oven, you only need to have raw materials directly, pre-sorted and washed. They used to use old Russian stoves. The material must be poured into a saucepan, placed in an oven, which is preheated to 160 ° C. Keep for 2-3 hours.
After the time has elapsed, the finished product should be pulled out, laid out in sterilized jars. The workpiece can be stored for more than one month.
How to steam lingonberries on a gas stove
For steamed lingonberries, you need not only a stove, you can use a gas stove. You will need sterilized jars for this recipe. They must first be washed, preferably with soda. Sterilization is carried out over steam. Fill the cans with raw materials to the very top. Not all the product will fit, it is imperative to leave some of the raw materials, since the contents of the cans precipitate, you will have to add fruits.
Put a towel in a basin, a large saucepan, put jars. Pour water over the jars up to their shoulders. Put the container on fire. The fruits will gradually settle, it is necessary to add new ones. The procedure is carried out while the berries are being placed. As a result, the mass will be covered with juice, it is important that the juice does not boil. The product will preserve vitamins.
Banks to remove, roll up. Put it to cool, then lower it to the basement. An insulated balcony is perfect for storage in an apartment.
Steamed lingonberries for the winter
Lingonberries, steamed on the stove or in the oven, are excellent preparations for long-term storage, since in this case, not only the appearance, but also the beneficial properties of the berry is preserved. In winter, compote, fruit drink, and jelly with marmalade are made from such a blank at home. It's easy to cook a stewed product, even an inexperienced housewife can handle it.
For the recipe, you need lingonberries directly, a container that can be put in the oven. It is necessary to steam the berry for the winter for 2 hours at a temperature of 160 ° C. Then leave in the oven until cool. You can put the berry in sterilized jars and cover with a plastic lid.The berries do not look very beautiful outwardly, as they shrink and lose color, but they are perfect for making fruit drinks and compotes. They will be able to raise and strengthen the immune system in the winter.
Stewed lingonberries without sugar
Stewed lingonberry is an old recipe that does not involve the addition of sugar. But some housewives add a couple of spoons to it. This is exclusively for an amateur. The recipe for stewed lingonberries involves the use of about 6 liters of berries.
The material must be carefully sorted out and washed. Then proceed according to the algorithm:
- Let the berry drain.
- Put it in sterilized jars.
- There must be a reserve for replenishment.
- Place the jars on a baking sheet lined with a towel.
- Put in the oven and watch the temperature so that it does not rise.
- As soon as the berries begin to let the juice out, you need to pull out the cans.
- Add raw materials and put in the oven again.
- Do this several times until the juice is enough and the berries fill the entire jar.
Then pull out the workpiece, roll it up. The covers are sealed, but nylon are suitable. After seaming, you can put the jars in the switched off oven for cooling. These oven-baked lingonberries don't require too cold storage space. Room temperature is sufficient, for example in the kitchen.
Lingonberry stewed with apples
Ingredients for making at home:
- 300 g sugar;
- 1 kg of crop;
- a pound of apples;
- 1 liter of lingonberry juice.
Recipe:
- Wash the apples, core them, peel them.
- Blanch the apples in boiling water for 3 minutes.
- Pour lingonberry berries into the basin.
- Pour lingonberry juice with sugar.
- Without boiling, heat and mix with apples.
Roll up immediately, wrap up with a blanket. After a day of cooling, it can be placed in a permanent storage location. An apartment with a balcony or dark wardrobes is suitable, in a private house - a basement or cellar.
Lingonberry recipe steamed in a slow cooker
For those who have a multicooker in their home, there is a separate recipe for making northern berries. Very tasty, it just turns out lingonberries, steamed in a Radmond multicooker, but any technique will justify itself. Of the ingredients, only the main component is needed.
Algorithm for steaming lingonberries in a multicooker:
- Choose manual mode, it is convenient to adjust the temperature.
- On the multicooker, set the temperature to 90 ° C.
- Send the berries for 30 minutes.
- After half an hour, reduce the temperature to 70 and put the berries for another 30 minutes.
- Transfer to the "Heating" mode, leave for another half an hour.
The workpiece is ready. It is necessary to put in dry glass jars, roll up. Can be closed with nylon caps. The berry will be stored for a long time. According to this recipe, steamed lingonberry turns out to be tender and with a beautiful appearance.
How to store steamed lingonberries
You don't need a cold room to keep the workpiece in full. This distinguishes steamed berries from other options for harvesting the product. It is enough that the room is dark and with minimal humidity. A cupboard in the kitchen or an unheated preparation will do just fine. But in the basement and cellar with a cool climate, the workpiece will also not deteriorate and will calmly survive the whole season.
Steamed berries are much tastier than soaked ones, and are more popular among lovers of healthy, tasty preparations.
Conclusion
Steamed lingonberries are perfectly stored during the winter, they will always be at hand with the hostess. You can get and cook fruit drinks, compote or even a delicious dessert. Especially the workpiece will help out during colds, when you need to strengthen the immune system or drop the temperature. Berries have an anti-inflammatory, diuretic effect, help with many diseases of the genitourinary system. It is important to pick up the main ingredient, sort it out, and also wash and discard in a colander. Send practically dry fruits to the oven.
