Step-by-step recipe for making lingonberry jam with carrots
Lingonberries with carrots - an unusual combination of products, can you make jam from? If the hostess doubts whether to cook a delicacy, if the store shelves are littered with it, the answer is yes. The dish turns out to be aromatic, tasty and there is confidence that there are no harmful substances in it.
Features of cooking lingonberry jam with carrots for the winter
Vegetables are not commonly used in sweet foods. Lingonberry is a berry that goes well with carrots. The taste of the dessert turns out to be unusual, and if a person has never tasted anything like it before, he will not guess what the jam is from.
Lingonberry jam, prepared according to the classic recipe, stands out for its astringency. In order to balance the taste, spices, dried fruits, various berries and vegetables are used. One of the best additional ingredients will be carrots.
Ingredients for the recipe
You will need:
- lingonberry - 2.5 kg;
- carrots - 600 g;
- sugar - 1.5 kg.
Size affects the amount of vegetable needed in the recipe. It can be large, medium or small. The result should be 600 g.
How to choose and prepare ingredients
Collected or purchased lingonberries are cleaned of twigs, leaves, foreign objects, unripe and spoiled berries.
Before you start cooking, the lingonberry is washed. As an additional cleaning, the berries are doused with boiling water.
Root vegetables are suitable for any kind. The vegetables are peeled and washed. Carrots are cut into slices of any shape or chopped with a grater.
The key to delicious jam is ripe berries and ripe root vegetables.
Container preparation rules
Preparation of a container for cooking jam is standard. A pan is taken, preferably made of metal. Use a wooden stick or stainless steel spoon to stir.
Since the jam is intended for long-term storage, the jars are sterilized. The procedure is carried out over hot steam. Tin lids are boiled in water. You can use regular or curling.
Cooking process
Represents step-by-step actions:
- Lingonberry berries are sprinkled with sugar.
- The container is placed on a slow fire. After the juice has appeared, the berries continue to languish.
- The mass is periodically stirred until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Once this has happened, you can throw root vegetables.
- At this point, the fire increases as the jam should boil.
- From the moment the pimples appear, time is recorded. Cooking continues for another 25-35 minutes. It is important to ensure that the jam is not overcooked.
- The container with the sweet mass is not covered with a lid and is located nearby to monitor the condition.
- At the end, the mass is poured into glass jars, which are rolled up. After the containers are turned upside down and wrapped in a blanket. After 1-2 days, the jars are transferred to the cellar for storage.
It is important to skim off the foam while making the jam. The mass is periodically stirred so that it does not burn and lumps do not form.
Further storage of treats
If the batch of jam is small, the jars are left in the refrigerator, of course, if there is extra space. Otherwise, the jars are taken to the cellar, pantry or basement for long-term storage.
The berry-vegetable mixture is suitable for consumption for 1-2 years.
Lingonberry does not deteriorate for many months, as it contains benzoic acid. If a jar with a dark mass is found on the shelf and an unpleasant smell is felt when opening the jar, the jam is thrown away. It is strictly prohibited to use it.
