9 best recipes for making juice from ranetki for the winter
Ranetki is a small-fruited variety of apples, in some areas they are known as "Chinese". The mass of apples is 15-20 grams, they are juicy, aromatic, sweet and sour taste. They contain almost 10 times more fructose, pectin and minerals compared to regular fruits. Juice from Ranetki, prepared according to our recipes for the winter, preserves valuable substances, improves immunity and accelerates recovery from viral diseases.
Features of making juice from Ranetki for the winter
Juice from Ranetki can be obtained using any kitchen appliance - juicer, juicer, meat grinder. The difference is that after a juicer it is transparent, and when pressed on a juicer and a meat grinder - with a lot of pulp. Moreover, after the juicer there is less pulp, and it can be more easily separated from the liquid phase than after a meat grinder.
Note! With any method of squeezing, the juice from Ranetki turns out to be concentrated, you need to add purified water to it.
Water can be added during the heating step, followed by twisting the cans, or just before use, which is preferable, since it allows you to adjust the intensity of taste and color individually.
Sugar is chosen as a preservative, with the mandatory subsequent sterilization of the workpieces, otherwise the juice will ferment and cause spontaneous opening of containers with a drink.
Preparation of raw materials
When collecting Ranetok, a lot of small plant debris gets into - twigs, leaves, dried flower petals. To quickly separate impurities from raw materials, apples are soaked in a bowl of cold water for 10-15 minutes. Then they are washed with rubbing movements in the same water, taken out, the water is drained. The second wash must be carried out in running water.
To extract the juice, the Ranetki are cut in half and the cores are removed. If you plan to extract juice in a juicer, you need to cut the apples smaller - by 4-6 parts. Some juicers and combines are capable of separating the liquid component from whole apples, but the throughput grate of the unit will often have to be removed and cleaned of jammed skins and seed chambers.
How to prepare containers correctly?
Drinks are usually bottled in bottles with screw caps. It is better to choose bottles with a capacity of 0.6-1.0 liters, with a wide neck, so that you can reach the bottom of the container with a cleaning brush. The container and lids are thoroughly washed in a baking soda solution, washed under running water and sterilized in a closed saucepan for 5-7 minutes.
How to make juice from Ranetki at home
We offer the best recipes for making juice using a juicer, juicer, meat grinder, as well as with the addition of other fruits and vegetables.
Juice cooker recipe
From 1 kilogram of apples, you can make 0.5 liters of juice. The juicer is a three-tier saucepan. Load the raw material into the upper compartment by volume, as much as this compartment contains. Usually 1 kilogram. Pour 1.5-2 liters of water into the bottom and put on fire. When heated, a clear juice begins to separate from the apples, which can not be diluted with water. Heating time - 1.5-2 hours.
Pour the resulting juice into a saucepan. Depending on the acidity of the product, add 250-300 grams of sugar, boil for 5 minutes, and bottle. Sterilize bottles for 5-7 minutes, seal, cover with a blanket, leave for a day.
Important! Correctly sealed bottles have the caps retracted slightly.
Through a juicer
To prevent the juice squeezed from the juicer from darkening, lemon or citric acid is added to the raw materials.
Required products:
- Ranetki apples - 1 kilogram;
- lemon - 2 pieces;
- granulated sugar - 600 grams;
- purified water - 300 milliliters.
Rinse the apples and lemons, cut into pieces to the size of the juicer hole. Load apple and lemon slices alternately into the machine. Pour the resulting liquid into a saucepan, add water and sugar, bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Remove the resulting foam. If desired, strain through cheesecloth to clarify before bottling. Sterilize bottles with a drink in a saucepan of boiling water for 5-7 minutes, seal with lids, cover with a blanket and slowly cool in this position for a day.
Through a meat grinder
This is the fastest way to process apples, since the meat grinder does not clog and does not need to be additionally washed during operation.
Required products:
- Ranetki - 2 kilograms;
- lemon - 4-5 pieces;
- sugar - 1 kilogram;
- water - 400-500 milliliters.
Rinse the apples, cut in half, remove the cores. Cut the lemons into pieces without peeling. Alternately mince apples and lemons. Throw the raw materials onto cheesecloth or a plastic sieve and squeeze out the juice with the force of your hands. Drain it into a saucepan, add water and sugar, boil for 5-7 minutes, bottle, sterilize, cork and cover for a day.
With pulp
To prepare juice from Ranetki with pulp, you need to skip the peeled apples through a meat grinder, add water, sugar to the resulting puree, boil for 10 minutes, pour into a container, sterilize for 5-7 minutes, seal and wrap in a blanket for a day. The proportions are the same as in the previous recipe.
With pumpkin
Pumpkin gives the drink from Ranetki a natural sweetness, enriches the drink with vitamins and minerals. The extraction is carried out in a juicer.
Required products:
- Ranetki - 1 kilogram;
- pumpkin - 1.5 kilograms;
- sugar - 1 kilogram.
- water for dilution is optional.
Squeeze the juice from the apple and pumpkin pieces, drain into a saucepan, add sugar. Cook, with stirring, for 10-15 minutes. Pour into containers, sterilize for 7-10 minutes, seal, cover with a blanket, let cool slowly.
With black chokeberry
Aronia colors the juice in a ruby color, gives the drink benefits, enriches its taste and aroma. In addition to these berries, you can add juice from blackberries, cherries, currants, using the fruits stored in the freezer.
Required products:
- Ranetki apples - 1 kilogram;
- chokeberry - 600 grams;
- water - 400 milliliters;
- sugar - 1 kilogram.
Squeeze the fruits with a juicer, pour the resulting liquid into a saucepan, add water and sugar, bring to a boil and cook over low heat for 7-10 minutes. Pour into containers, sterilize for 5 minutes, seal, cover with a blanket, let cool for 24 hours.
With carrots
Carrots enrich Ranetki juice with carotene.The most useful drink is with pulp.
Required products:
- Ranetki apples - 1 kilogram;
- carrots - 1 kilogram;
- sugar - 500 grams.
Cut the fruits into slices for squeezing through a juicer. Pour the juice into a saucepan, add sugar, put on low heat and bring to a boil. Boil for no more than 5 minutes, pour it hot into a container and put in a water bath for sterilization for 5-7 minutes. Cork with lids, cover, let cool for 24 hours.
With grapes
Grapes for adding to juice from Ranetki can be taken as white or red. It will soften the malic acid. The fastest way to get clear juice is by twisting the fruit in a meat grinder and squeezing it through cheesecloth. Sugar is added to taste, depending on the grape variety. This juice may not be diluted with water. The drink is boiled in a saucepan for 5-7 minutes, then poured into a container and sealed.
With pear
This drink with pulp is the most nutritious and useful for the stomach and intestines due to the presence of a large amount of fiber in it, and cooked in a juicer is very tasty.
Required products:
- Ranetki apples - 1 kilogram;
- pears - 1 kilogram;
- sugar - 400 grams.
Separate the juice from the fruit in a juicer or juicer, pour it into a saucepan, add sugar, bring to a boil and boil for 7-10 minutes. Pour into a container, sterilize for 5-7 minutes, seal, keep warm for a day.
How to store juice from Ranetki correctly
The sterilized drink can be stored at room temperature, out of direct sunlight, for 1 year. After opening the container, the product should be consumed within 24 hours. With a basement, workpieces can be stored longer.
