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Black mountain ash has a tart, bitter aftertaste. Therefore, jam from it is rarely made. But chokeberry jam, if prepared correctly, has an interesting tart taste and a lot of useful qualities. Various desserts, pastries, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks are made from it.
Rules for the preparation of chokeberry jam
There are several recipes for cooking chokeberry jam. It is important to choose simple cooking methods with the correct ratio of ingredients. Over time, the number of components can be changed and a sweet treat can be prepared according to your own taste.
To make black chokeberry jam tasty and not bitter, you must follow some rules for its preparation:
- For a sweet treat, choose well-ripened, evenly black berries.
- To get rid of the hardness, the berries are poured over with boiling water and kept in it for several minutes.
- To get rid of the bitter taste of blackberries, a large amount of sugar is put in the jam. The ratio of 1.5: 1 is the minimum.
- To preserve the taste of the fruits for the whole winter, they are corked in jars.
- To improve the taste of black berry jam, apples or other fruits are added to it.
Blackberry and citrus jam has a special multifaceted taste.
Classic chokeberry jam for the winter
For the preparation of blackberry jam, according to the recipe, the simplest products are taken in small quantities. They are combined and boiled.
Ingredients:
- blackberry - 1 kg;
- sugar - 1.5 kg;
- water - 2 glasses.
Chokeberries are sorted out before cooking, washed under running water, and allowed to drain.
Next, berry jam is prepared as follows:
- Place the berries in a food processor bowl and grind until smooth. You can grind the fruit by hand through a sieve.
- Water is added to the black-fruited berry mass, the mixture is poured into a saucepan and placed on the stove.
- Cook for 5-7 minutes.
- Sugar is added to the boiled berry, mixed. The sweet mixture is boiled over high heat for 5-7 minutes. Then set aside, let it brew for about half an hour and boil for another 5 minutes over low heat.
Antonovka jam with chokeberry
Such a delicacy turns out to be thick and tasty. Apples will not allow mountain ash bitterness to appear, but there will be a slight astringency in the taste.
To prepare jam from apples and black mountain ash, take the ingredients:
- apples (Antonovka) - 2 kg;
- blackberry - 0.5-0.7 kg;
- granulated sugar - 1 kg.
To save the preparation for the winter, banks are prepared. They are well washed and sterilized over steam, just like lids. Then they start making jam.
Antonovka is washed, the stalks are removed and cut into several large pieces. You do not need to remove the peel and seeds. They contain pectin, which will make the jam jelly-like and smooth. This substance is also found in mountain ash, so the jam from it has a thick consistency.
Aronia berries are also cleaned of debris, sorted out and washed under running water.
Next, the jam is prepared as follows:
- Pour 1000 ml of water into a deep saucepan with a thick bottom. Apples and blackberries are added to the liquid.
- The fruit mixture is boiled for 15 minutes until the apples are soft.
- After the mixture is allowed to cool slightly and rub it through a sieve to get a pure puree without cake. An equal portion of sugar is introduced into it.
- A glass of water is poured into a saucepan with a thick bottom, boiled, and the berry mass is spread on top. The fire is screwed on and the sweet mixture is boiled for no more than half an hour, stirring.
As soon as the confiture becomes dense enough, it is distributed among the jars and put away for storage: rolled up lids - in the pantry, nylon - in the refrigerator.
Black rowan jam: filling for pies
For this recipe, take black chokeberry and sugar in a 1: 1 ratio. The fruits are washed under running water, discarded in a colander and allowed to drain.
Only then will the jam be thick enough to be used as a filling for baking.
Preparation:
- Sugar and blackberry are combined in a 1: 1 ratio. The pan is set aside for several hours - the berries should let the juice go.
- After 5 hours of simmering, the sweet berry mixture is placed on the stove and simmered after boiling for 60 minutes. In this case, the jam is constantly stirred to prevent sticking.
- As soon as the jam thickens, it is removed from the stove and cooled. After the berries are ground with a blender.
- Put black chokeberry puree back into the pan and simmer over low heat until the juice is completely evaporated, about 15-20 minutes.
Ready jam is corked in sterilized jars or sent to the refrigerator for storage. The twists cool down in the kitchen at room temperature, after which they can be transferred to the pantry or cellar.
Storage rules for chokeberry jam
Sweet desserts with a high sugar content keep well and for a long time. Blackberry jam for the winter, rolled up in jars and sterilized, can be put in the pantry and stored there from a year to 2. It is important that the temperature in places where jams are stored does not rise above + 12 ° C.
If the blackberry jam is distributed in jars, but not sterilized, then such a product can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 6 months. From time to time, the jar must be opened and made sure that a gray film does not form on the surface of the jam. It can be easily removed with a spoon. If there is enough sugar in the dessert, the black chokeberry jam will not grow moldy.
Conclusion
Chokeberry jam is a rather rare and exotic dessert. Not everyone will like its taste, it is for real gourmets. Subject to all the rules of preparation and norms of products, there will be no bitterness in the dessert. Blackberry jam can be made with the addition of other fruits, so its taste will only get better.
