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Lingonberry is a northern berry with a lot of nutrients. Great for colds. A decoction of berries is an anti-inflammatory agent. But even in simple cooking, this berry is used everywhere. Lingonberry kissel in terms of usefulness and nutritional value is not inferior to cranberry juice. There are several recipes for every taste.
Rules for the preparation of lingonberry jelly
Lingonberries are required for cooking. You can use both fresh and frozen raw materials. If fresh raw materials are used, then it is necessary to sort out to remove all spoiled, sluggish specimens, as well as diseased and unripe specimens.
And it is also necessary to rid the raw material of twigs, leaves and dirt. If the fruit is frozen, then it must be used immediately. It is not recommended to freeze and thaw fruits several times.
If additional ingredients are used, then they must be taken in strict accordance with the recipe. To give the desired consistency, it is important to carefully avoid the formation of lumps when dissolving the starch. Not many people like lumps and clots in a treat.
Kissel from frozen lingonberries
To prepare lingonberry jelly according to a frozen recipe, you will need raw materials per liter of water, 250 g of fruits and 100 g of sugar. For thickening, you can use starch about two tablespoons.
Cooking algorithm:
- Put all the fruits in boiling water.
- Cook for 10 minutes.
- Strain the liquid so that there are no pieces of berries.
- Bring the strained liquid to a boil, add starch and sugar.
- As soon as the liquid with starch boils, turn it off.
- Insist for about an hour.
After the drink thickens, you can safely pour it into mugs and invite your family to try the delicacy.
Lingonberry jelly with starch
This is a classic recipe for which you can use both frozen and fresh berries. Ingredients:
- water 1 liter plus an additional 100 ml;
- 250 g of fruit;
- 4 tbsp. tablespoons of granulated sugar;
- starch - 1-4 tbsp. spoons, depending on the required consistency.
The recipe is as follows:
- Pour raw materials with a liter of water.
- Add sugar, boil, turn off immediately after boiling.
- After half an hour, drain everything through a sieve and discard the berries.
- Separately, pour cold water into a mug and dissolve the starch in it.
- Pour, stirring occasionally, into a strained drink.
- Bring to a boil, turn off.
After a few minutes, you can pour the drink. Lingonberry jelly according to the recipe for cooking with starch is used most often, this taste is familiar to many from childhood and will delight any family member.
Lingonberry jelly with cranberries
Lingonberries with cranberries will give the drink a pleasant taste and a large number of useful properties. This drink is brewed easily and without problems according to the same classic recipe. The only difference is that some of the main ingredient needs to be replaced with cranberries. The ratio in any case remains the same: 250 g of berries and 1.1 liters of water.
Lingonberry jelly with apples
Another version of a flavored drink with an additional ingredient. The components needed are:
- 150 g berries;
- 3 medium apples;
- granulated sugar - 200 g;
- half a glass of potato starch;
- 2.5 liters of clean water.
A step-by-step recipe for making lingonberry jelly:
- Pour into a saucepan and put water on fire.
- Wash, peel and cut the apples.
- Pour washed berries and chopped apples into boiled water.
- Bring to a boil and lower the heat.
- Pour starch into cold water and stir.
- Pour the liquid into a saucepan with a thin stream, stirring constantly.
- Cook until the first bubbles appear.
You can serve such a delicacy with or without fruit.
Oatmeal jelly with lingonberries and spices
In this case, the drink turns out to be very beautiful and aromatic. More ingredients are needed than in the classic version:
- 300 g oatmeal;
- 250 ml cream;
- 200 g granulated sugar;
- 100 g of berries;
- litere of water;
- juice from half a lemon;
- cinnamon stick;
- 2 vanilla pods.
Algorithm for preparing a flavored drink:
- Soak oatmeal in cold water overnight. Some of the flakes, in a small amount, must be fried in a skillet for decoration.
- Strain the oat mixture through a sieve. Pour this liquid into a saucepan and add sugar.
- Stir until sugar is completely dissolved.
- Add all the spices and lingonberries.
- Stir, put on fire and bring to a boil.
- Cook while stirring for 5 minutes.
- Remove from stove and cool.
- Whisk the cream with a small amount of sugar until firm.
- Pour the drink into mugs.
- Decorate with foam and toasted cereal.
Instead of cream, you can use a cream from a spray can, and to give the required consistency, it is enough to add water to the finished recipe if it turns out to be too thick.
How to cook lingonberry jelly in a slow cooker
For housewives who have a multicooker in the kitchen, the task is simplified, since the delicacy can also be prepared in it.
Ingredients for cooking:
- a tablespoon of starch;
- 3 tbsp. spoons of fruit;
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of sugar;
- half a liter of water.
The cooking algorithm is simple and looks like this:
- Pour water into a bowl and add berries.
- Add granulated sugar and set the "Steam cooking" mode.
- Leave for 15 minutes.
- Grind the mass in a multicooker with a blender.
- Dissolve the starch in water.
- Pour the starch into a slow cooker and cook in the same mode for another 10 minutes until the jelly is ready.
Now the treat can be served at the table. It is prepared quickly, and the right temperature will help to prepare a drink with an optimal taste.
Conclusion
Lingonberry kissel is a healthy and aromatic drink that the whole family will enjoy drinking. Berries can also be used frozen, so this drink is easy to cook even in winter, if there are enough blanks in the freezer. Only 250 g of berries and a liter of water can give you vigor and enough vitamins in winter. The drink will help with colds and serve as a strengthening agent for the immune system.
