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Apricot juice is a healthy and tasty drink that can be easily prepared at home. It is enough to separate the juice from the apricot pulp and boil it well. Spices, apples and lemons will help improve the taste of the drink.
Cooking rules
Ripe juicy apricots are required to prepare high-quality juice. If the fruits are not ripe enough, little juice will come out of them.
The fruit is pre-washed and divided into parts. The bones are removed, and the remaining halves are left to dry for 1-2 hours.
You can process the pulp of the fruit by hand or using kitchen equipment. Gauze, a sieve, a meat grinder, a blender or a juice cooker will help to separate the pulp.
Features of the preparation of apricot juice:
- use enamel, plastic or glass dishes;
- for canning, you will need glass jars of various capacities;
- for long-term storage of apricot juice, containers are sterilized;
- in the cooking process, do not allow the fruit to come into contact with metal surfaces;
- cooking over the set time leads to the destruction of vitamins and nutrients;
- ripe fruits cook faster than unripe ones;
- during heat treatment, the liquid is constantly stirred;
- the pulp is not thrown away, but left for making mashed potatoes, fillings for pies;
- juice from apples, pears, peaches goes well with apricot juice.
To get blanks for the winter, it is necessary to sterilize the jars in a water bath, microwave or oven. Boil the lids well. Instead of jars, glass bottles with lids can be used.
Apricot juice recipes
To prepare a delicious drink for the winter, add lemon, apples or spices to apricots. Change the amount of sugar as desired. A juicer, blender, or juicer can help simplify the process.
With pulp for the winter
Apricot juice with pulp has a thick consistency and rich taste. This is due to the increased concentration of pulp in the drink.
Cooking procedure:
- First, 5 kg of apricots are processed. The fruits are washed, divided into parts, the seeds are thrown away.
- The resulting mass is placed in a large saucepan and poured over with cold water. The thickness of the water above the fruits is 3 cm.
- The container is placed on the stove, the mass is brought to a boil and continue to cook until the fruit softens.
- When the apricots are boiled, the stove is turned off. The apricot mass is left to cool to room temperature.
- The cooled fruits are placed in a sieve and ground in small batches. Water with residues is treated through a sieve.
- The resulting mass is transferred to a new container, poured with water and boiled for 5 minutes.
- Sugar is added to the apricot drink if desired. The finished product is poured into cans.
Through a juicer
It is very easy to prepare apricot juice with a juicer. Such devices are manual, mechanical, or fully automated.
An auger juicer is suitable for processing apricots or other stone fruit crops. It includes a round bushing, during which the seeds are separated from the pulp. You can get apricot pomace using any type of juicer.
The process of juicing with a juicer includes several stages:
- Ripe apricots in the amount of 2 kg must be washed thoroughly. If the juicer is not designed to handle pitted fruits, remove them by hand.
- The resulting mass is loaded into the container of the device and juice is squeezed out of it.
- Add 1.5 liters of water and 200 g of sugar to the apricot pomace.The number of components is allowed to vary according to taste.
- The liquid is mixed well, put on fire and boiled for 10 minutes. When foam begins to appear, it must be removed with a spoon.
- To preserve an apricot drink for the winter, sterilize cans and lids.
- The hot liquid is poured into containers, which are closed with lids.
- The jars are turned over and left under the blanket until they cool completely.
With lemon
Apricot juice acquires an unusual taste after adding lemon. The process of preparing a drink includes several stages:
- Juice is squeezed out of apricots in any convenient way.
- For each 3-liter jar of juice, 1 lemon and 3 tbsp. l. Sahara. Squeeze juice from lemon, which is added to apricot juice.
- The resulting mixture is put on fire and boiled until it boils. Sugar is added to taste.
- After the start of the boil, wait 5 minutes.
- Hot apricot liquid is poured into jars and covered with lids.
- The containers are turned over and kept under a blanket until they cool completely.
With apples
When apples are added, the apricot drink becomes less concentrated and acquires a sour, refreshing taste.
To obtain apple-apricot juice, the following algorithm is followed:
- Apricots in the amount of 3 kg must be washed well, divided into parts and pitted. The fruits are passed through a juicer.
- Then 3 kg of apples are taken. The fruits are washed and cut into quarters, the core is cut out. Squeeze is obtained from apples in a similar way.
- The pan is filled with 300 ml of water, the previously obtained liquids are added.
- To neutralize the sour taste of apples, 300 g of sugar are added to the liquid. The amount of sweetener can be varied as desired.
- The mixture is cooked over low heat, but not brought to a boil. When foam forms, remove it with a slotted spoon.
- The finished apricot drink is poured into sterilized jars and screwed with lids.
Spicy
The addition of spices helps to add a spicy taste to the apricot drink. The amount of spices can be changed or some positions can be completely excluded.
Fresh mint (2-4 leaves), carnation stars (4 pcs.), Vanilla in pods (1 pc.), Cinnamon (1 pc.) Go well with apricot.
The procedure for preparing a spicy drink:
- The apricots are squeezed out of juice in any suitable way.
- For every 4 liters of the resulting liquid, 1 lemon is taken.
- Pour 0.7 liters of water into a separate saucepan, add 300 g of granulated sugar, lemon juice and selected spices. Lemon peel is also added to the syrup.
- The container with syrup is put on fire and boiled for 10 minutes.
- Then the contents of the pan are filtered through cheesecloth, the liquid is poured into the apricot pomace.
- Put the apricot juice on the fire and wait until it starts to boil. The liquid is constantly stirred, the foam is removed from the surface.
- When the boil begins, the fire is muted. Sugar is added to taste.
- The liquid is boiled for another 5 minutes over low heat.
- The apricot drink is poured into jars and corked.
Through a juicer
A juicer is a device for making juices. Its design includes several containers placed one above the other. There are devices that operate on the mains.
When exposed to steam on the apricot pulp, juice is released, which does not need boiling or other processing. The resulting liquid has a good taste and a high concentration of nutrients.
Juicing is time consuming when using a juicer. However, the effort will be spent much less than in the case of other devices.
The process of preparing an apricot drink using a juicer:
- Water is poured into the lower part of the juicer in an amount of 3-5 liters, depending on the volume of the device.
- To fill the top container, wash the apricots and divide them into halves.
- Sprinkle the fruits on top with 5-7 tablespoons of sugar to speed up the release of juice.
- The device is placed on a stove or connected to the mains.
- The cooking process is 45 minutes to 2 hours. For the exact information, refer to the instructions for the device.
- Apricot juice is poured into jars and sealed for the winter.
Sugarless
Apricots are sweet by themselves, so you can juice without adding sugar. This drink is suitable for adherents of a healthy diet. Sugar-free juice can be included in the diet menu.
The procedure for preparing a drink without sugar:
- First, you need to select 4 kg of apricots, divide them into pieces and discard the seeds.
- Add 2 cups of boiling water to a container with pulp.
- The fruits are boiled for 10 minutes, after which they are rubbed through a sieve.
- The resulting apricot pomace is poured into a saucepan and placed on the stove.
- When the liquid boils, it is poured into storage jars.
In a blender
In the absence of special devices for making juice, you can use an ordinary blender. A hand blender or food processor is suitable for processing apricots.
The process of preparing apricot juice in a blender consists of the following steps:
- For the juice, 3 kg of ripe apricots are selected.
- Then a large saucepan is taken, which is filled 2/3 with water.
- Put the container on fire and bring the water to a boil.
- Until the boiling process has begun, prepare a saucepan with cold water.
- The apricots are placed in a colander and immersed in boiling water for 15-20 seconds.
- Then the fruits are placed in cold water for 1 minute.
- After such processing, you can easily peel off the fruit and remove the seeds.
- The resulting pulp is placed in a separate bowl.
- The apricot mass is placed in a blender and processed to obtain a homogeneous puree.
- Add 0.8 liters of water to the finished mass. Then pour in ½ tsp. citric acid and 0.2 kg of sugar.
- The mixture is put on fire and allowed to boil, after which the container is kept on the stove for 5 minutes. The amount of sugar and water can be changed to give the drink the desired flavor and thickness.
- Hot apricot juice is poured into containers for storage.
Conclusion
Apricot juice is made from fresh fruits. If desired, spices, lemon pomace or sugar are added to the drink. A juicer, blender or juicer can help simplify the cooking procedure. If the drink is prepared for the winter, all containers are pasteurized.
