3 delicious recipes for chokeberry jam with cherry leaves for the winter
The black fruit is controversially popular - someone categorically does not like it because of its bitter taste, while others are widely used, including for making homemade alcoholic beverages. Although no one argues with the fact that it has great benefits for the body and is a valuable medicine. But there are recipes for making delicious black chokeberry jam with fresh cherry leaves, which everyone will love.
Features of making chokeberry jam with cherry leaves
It is necessary to strictly follow the recipe, otherwise the jam may taste bitter, since fresh chokeberry has a specific, tart, astringent taste.
Specificity of product selection
Berries for making jam are harvested in mid or late October; they should be slightly frozen after the first frost. But it is necessary to procure it while there is still no severe frost. Whole, not damaged, not spoiled and, of course, fully ripe fruits are selected.
How to prepare a container?
Before rolling the jam, it is necessary to wash and sterilize the jars well. To do this, use a hot steam treatment, placing them over a boiling pan, frying in the oven or heating in a microwave oven.
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Making chokeberry jam (chokeberry) requires desire, the right recipe and the main ingredients. And, of course, time. Most of it is occupied by the bulkhead of the fruit and the infusion of jam.
There are various recipes, with the addition of many ingredients - cinnamon, apples, lemon, but the basis is always the same - rowan fruits.
The ideal jam has a consistency close to jam, but with clearly visible fruits.
Classic recipe
To make chokeberry jam, first of all, you need to be patient - cooking time is 4.5 hours. There is absolutely no particular difficulty in cooking it, the main thing is to follow the directions of a proven, classic recipe. Vanillin is optional and is optional.
- Chokeberry fruits - 1 kilogram.
- Sugar - 1.2 kilograms.
- Water - 500 milliliters (2 cups).
- Vanillin - 1/3 teaspoon.
- Cherry leaves - 100 grams.
At the initial stage, rowan fruits are sorted out - they are cleaned of leaves, twigs and dried, spoiled berries are discarded. Cherry foliage is also sorted out and washed well.After they are laid out in a saucepan and water is poured so that it completely covers them (it is allowed to add more, if necessary, up to 1 liter), put on the stove and boil for 15-20 minutes.
The cooked broth is filtered, and the leaves are thrown away. Then it is brought to a boil again. Then the pan is removed from the heat and the rowan fruits are poured into the boiling water.
Then the berries are thoroughly mixed in water so that they all plunge into it. The procedure is aimed at softening the fruit and absorbing the syrup better. Stir for 7-10 minutes. Ideally, a wooden spatula is used for this, but this is not essential.
Now the saucepan is put back on the stove and the heat is turned on, slightly stronger than average. Then add sugar and stir slowly until it is completely dissolved. Let the syrup boil again and turn on low heat, on which we cook for 15 minutes. Then the jam is removed from the stove and allowed to cool to room temperature.
This usually takes about 3 hours. And then the jam is again placed on the fire, allowed to boil and cooked over low heat for 15 minutes.
At the end of cooking, pour in vanillin - it enhances the cherry flavor and gives a rich, interesting aroma. Ready jam is poured hot into sterilized jars.
Apple variant
Delicious, really healthy, original jam. One of its drawbacks is that it is eaten very quickly, so it is advisable to harvest more of it.
Ingredients:
- rowan fruits - 1 kilogram;
- sugar - 1.2 kilograms;
- water - 500 milliliters;
- lemon juice - 1 tablespoon;
- cinnamon - 1 stick;
- apples - 700-800 grams.
With citric acid
Citric acid enhances the flavor of chokeberry jam and also acts as a preservative. There are two cooking options.
At the first take:
- rowan fruits - 2 kilograms;
- water - 2 liters;
- a dozen blackberry leaves;
- sugar - 1.5 kilograms;
- citric acid - 5 grams.
Moreover, according to this recipe, you can cook both healthy jam and delicious syrup: filter it before adding sugar, removing all the leaves and berries. In the second option, add the zest and juice of one lemon 10 minutes before the end of cooking. Lemon gives the jam a special aroma.
Treats storage rules
Preserve rolled chokeberry jam both at cool temperatures (in cellars and basements) and in home pantries, at room temperature. In sterilized jars, at room temperature, it remains without loss of quality for a year, in a cool place or in a refrigerator - up to 2 years.
