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- 1 Rules for making black chokeberry sauce
- 2 Classic chokeberry sauce for the winter
- 3 Chokeberry garlic sauce
- 4 Chokeberry sauce: recipe with cinnamon and hot pepper
- 5 Delicious black mountain ash sauce for the winter with lemon and basil
- 6 Chokeberry sauce for the winter with cloves and ginger
- 7 Rules for storing chokeberry sauce
- 8 Conclusion
Chokeberry sauce is a great addition to pork, beef, poultry and fish. The tart, specific taste of chokeberry, which they seek to get rid of in desserts, is completely appropriate in combination with meat dishes. The unique composition of the berry improves digestion and helps the body cope with the heaviest foods. Black rowan sauces are easy to prepare and keep well.
Rules for making black chokeberry sauce
Cooking black chokeberry sauce for the winter does not require special culinary skills. Despite the simplicity, there are several subtleties in the preparation and selection of raw materials that you should pay attention to.
Experienced chefs recommendation:
- The later the blackberry is harvested from the bush, the more it manages to accumulate sugars. The berries touched by the first frost are practically devoid of astringency. Such raw materials are suitable for lovers of sweetish seasonings for meat.
- For any recipe for chokeberry sauce for the winter, only ripe berries are chosen. Greenish specimens will taste bitter in ready-made dishes.
- Any acids added to the recipe (citrus fruits, vinegar, citric acid) not only enrich the taste, but also reduce the astringent effect of the chokeberry.
- Berries contain few substances that support fermentation, so the workpieces are well stored. But there is still a small amount of yeast on the peel of the fruit, so it is advisable to pour over the raw material with boiling water or blanch it.
The choice of seasonings and spices for chokeberry sauce for meat is very wide. According to personal preferences, any types of pepper, herbs (basil, cilantro, sage), spices (nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, coriander, cloves) are added to the composition.
It should be remembered that traces of blackberry are poorly removed from enameled surfaces, fabrics, and plastic. It is worth working with berries with gloves.
Classic chokeberry sauce for the winter
A popular recipe for chokeberry sauce for the winter involves heat treatment. This increases the shelf life of the workpiece and a better combination of flavors is achieved.
The composition of the classic sauce for meat:
- black chokeberry berries - 1 kg;
- garlic - 2 small heads;
- basil - 1 medium bunch;
- apple cider vinegar (6%) - 4 tbsp l .;
- salt, sugar, pepper - individually.
Blackberry has a neutral taste that needs to be strengthened. Salt is added to the recipe arbitrarily, but not less than 2 tbsp. l. The total amount of pepper in the composition is at least 1/2 tsp. Otherwise, the taste will turn out bland.
The berries are prepared in a standard way: they are removed from the stalks, sorted out, washed. The recipe involves cooking, so it is not necessary to dry the chokeberry.
Cooking process:
- Prepared fruits are boiled until soft by adding half a glass of water.
- The water is drained, the cooled berries are placed in a blender bowl.
- The cloves of garlic are peeled, the leaves are removed from the basil.
- Add all the ingredients except vinegar, punch the mixture until smooth.
- The mass is returned to the pan and quickly brought to a boil.
- At the end, pour in vinegar, mix. The mass is packaged hot.
The presence of garlic does not allow the workpiece to be heated for a long time. Therefore, jars, lids, everything necessary for preservation are sterilized in advance. Prolonged heating spoils the taste of the product.
Chokeberry garlic sauce
The easiest black rowan sauce is the garlic recipe. This mixture is ideal for marinating all types of meat, poultry and game. The billet can be served as an independent sauce, but most often meat is soaked in it before baking, frying, for making a barbecue.
Required products:
- blackberry - 0.5 kg;
- garlic - 1 head;
- salt - 2 full tablespoons l.
The cooking process involves grinding and mixing all the ingredients. You can do this with a blender or mince the berries and garlic. At the end, add salt and mix the finished sauce thoroughly.
Blackberry garlic sauce does not require heat treatment. All components have a preservative effect. It is enough to spread the mixture in sterile jars, close tightly with lids, and you can store the sauce in the refrigerator for up to six months.
Chokeberry sauce: recipe with cinnamon and hot pepper
The addition of cinnamon and capsicum gives the blackberry an unusual sound, combined with pungency. From the products specified in the recipe, about 1.2 kg of the original sauce will be obtained. Several glass containers are prepared accordingly. The best option is jars with a capacity of no more than 300 ml.
Ingredients for hot sauce:
- black rowan fruits - 1 kg;
- hot pepper –2 medium pods;
- sugar - 250 mg;
- salt - 2 tbsp. l .;
- cinnamon - 1 tsp;
- vinegar (9%) - 3 tbsp. l .;
- ground pepper (red, white, black) - to taste.
You can add garlic to the composition, but experienced housewives are advised to evaluate the sauce without additives that can interrupt the taste of cinnamon.
Cooking process:
- Washed blackberry berries are dried, crushed.
- Pepper pods can be used with the seeds for a sharper taste. The washed raw materials are scrolled in a meat grinder.
- Combine chopped products in one bowl.
- All loose components (sugar, salt, spices, cinnamon) are added, mixed, left until the grains are completely dissolved.
- Pour in vinegar. Mix the mixture thoroughly.
The sauce is ready for use in a few hours, when the pepper gives off its pungency. Due to the disinfecting, preserving properties of the ingredients, the composition can be stored in the refrigerator throughout the winter. To do this, it is laid out in sterile containers and tightly sealed immediately after preparation.
In the recipes for black chokeberry sauces for the winter, spices can give completely different flavors. So in the version with hot chilli, cinnamon can be replaced with a ready-made mixture of seasonings "hops-suneli". Adding two spices can be overkill.
Delicious black mountain ash sauce for the winter with lemon and basil
Delicate, piquant taste is obtained when lemon and basil are included in the recipe. Such an original additive is suitable not only for meat and poultry, but also for fish dishes. The acid softens the natural astringency of chokeberry, and different varieties of basil can add additional light shades to the sauce.
Required Ingredients:
- blackberry berries - 0.5 kg;
- basil - from 100 to 250 g;
- medium lemon - 1 pc.;
- sugar - 100 g;
- salt - ½ tsp.
In Mediterranean cuisine, garlic is added to such a sauce, but no more than 5 cloves for a specified amount of products. The lemon should be pre-scalded with boiling water, cut, and all seeds removed. The peel is not removed from the citrus.
Cooking method:
- Chokeberry is crushed together with lemon in any available way. If using garlic, add it at this stage.
- Basil greens are finely chopped, mixed with salt and sugar into the berry-citrus mass.
- The mixture should stand until the crystals dissolve for at least 60 minutes.
- The mass is mixed again and laid out in sterile storage jars.
The recipe is especially popular in Portugal and Spain, where it often accompanies the serving of grilled meat. Without the addition of garlic, the sauce will turn out to be less bright, but it is appreciated for its delicate taste with sourness and goes well with fish.
Chokeberry sauce for the winter with cloves and ginger
Garlic is not the only thing that can add a spicy taste to blackberry sauces. Sometimes its taste and aroma may not be appropriate. The original pungency of chokeberry is given by ginger.
Sauce composition:
- blackberry - 700 g;
- apples without peel and core - 4 pcs.;
- finely grated ginger root - 3 tsp;
- onion - 1 head;
- vinegar (wine) - 3 tbsp. l .;
- ground cloves - 0.5 tsp;
- any vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l .;
- herbs and salt are added as desired.
Black mountain ash is pre-blanched for several minutes and chopped until puree. The water from the cotton wool is not poured, it can be used in the recipe. Finely chop the onion and apples.
Next, prepare as follows:
- Saute the onion in vegetable oil in a thick-walled bowl until caramelization.
- Pour in chopped apples, pour in water (100 ml), continue heating over low heat.
- Pour in salt, sugar, cloves, ginger shavings. Boil for 5 minutes.
- Add black chokeberry puree, vinegar and heat with constant stirring for about 20 minutes.
The hot sauce is immediately packaged and covered with tight lids. The mass thickens strongly during cooking and during storage. After opening the can, it may be necessary to dilute the mixture with water to the desired consistency.
Rules for storing chokeberry sauce
Many recipes for preparing chokeberry sauces for the winter do not provide for heating or sterilization. The safety of such a product is ensured by the chemical composition of the black berry, which is capable of not spoiling for a long time and retaining other products in the recipe.
Subject to sterility during preparation and packaging, raw sauces have a shelf life of 6 months, provided they are placed in the refrigerator.
Cooked pieces are stored longer. You can keep these sauces in a cool pantry or basement until the next harvest.
Conclusion
Chokeberry sauce is a tasty and healthy preparation for the winter. The berry facilitates the digestion of meat food, reduces the heaviness in the stomach after eating fatty foods. The specific taste of blackberry is an example of an ideal base for sauces and is appreciated in the cuisines of all countries where this wonderful mountain ash grows.
