A simple recipe for making delicious irgi jam for the winter
Sweet and healthy berries of irgi have long been a favorite treat for everyone. Due to the high yield, many different blanks can be made from the fruits. Irgi berry jam for the winter turns out to be delicate and aromatic, with a unique taste.
The subtleties of cooking jam from irgi
The composition of irgi contains a lot of sugar, so the jam is too cloying. To avoid this, the recipe is supplemented with sour berries or lemon, which will create a delicious delicacy that will not leave indifferent gourmet gourmets.
Food preparation
During harvesting, the berries are thoroughly washed and sorted out. Sorting removes twigs and foliage, as well as damaged fruits.
After washing, it is necessary to leave the fruits in a colander for 15 minutes so that all the water is drained from them.
Cooking methods
There are quite a few recipes from irgi berries, so you can choose the most suitable one based on personal taste preferences.
Simple recipe
The preparation is quite simple and does not take long. Ingredients needed:
- irga - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 1 kg.
Berries are placed in a cooking bowl, filled with water and brought to a boil. Cover with a lid and boil for 30 minutes. Then you need to add sugar and keep on low heat for another 30 minutes. The finished jam will be fragrant and thick, resembling jam in consistency.
Without sterilization
A tasty and healthy delicacy is easy to prepare without boiling berries. This will maximize the preservation of the medicinal properties of the product. Preparing for the recipe:
- irga - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 1 kg;
- citric acid - 2-3 g.
The fruits are sorted out, washed and dried. Then they are crushed in a meat grinder or blender. Pour sugar into the resulting consistency, mix thoroughly. Add citric acid, arrange in pre-pasteurized jars, cover with plastic lids.
Citric acid can be replaced with the juice of one lemon.
"Five minutes"
The berries are prepared quickly and without hassle. Jam can be varied with various tasty additives.
To prepare a simple recipe, you will need the following components:
- irga - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 1 kg;
- water - 250 ml;
- citric acid - 3 g.
Make a syrup with sugar and water. After being ready to put the fruits in it, bring to a boil. In 2-3 minutes. add citric acid before the end of cooking. Pour into prepared jars.
Multi-cooker option
A gourmet delicacy can also be prepared in a multicooker. For this you will need:
- berries - 1 kg;
- sugar - 1 kg;
- water - half of the cooking bowl.
The fruits are washed and passed through a meat grinder. The mass is placed in a bowl, water and sugar are added. Close the lid, turn on the "Porridge" mode and cook for 1 hour. Then pour into sterilized jars.
With lemon
In combination with lemon, you can cook jam with an unusual taste and an unforgettable aroma. You need to prepare:
- Irga - 1.5 kg;
- sugar - 0.7 kg;
- lemon - 1 pc.;
- water - 200 ml.
The berries are cleaned of twigs and washed well, poured into a cooking container. Water is poured in, and the pan is placed on the stove until it boils. After the fire decreases, the container is covered with a lid, the contents are boiled for 30 minutes. Then add sugar and set the heat to minimum.
Lemon is twisted in a meat grinder and added to the jam. Simmer for 30 minutes. over low heat, cool. Put the jam again until boiling and roll up in jars.
To make the consistency jelly-like, you can interrupt the cooled jam in a blender.
From irgi and apples
Cook a delicacy from apples pretty quickly, while the delicate and light aroma of your favorite fruit hovers around the kitchen.
To prepare a dessert with the addition of apples, you need to prepare:
- fruits - 1 kg;
- apples - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 1 kg;
- water - 1 stack.;
- citric acid.
The apples are peeled and cored and cut into slices. Syrup is prepared from water and sugar. Dried berries are poured into boiling syrup, boiled for 6-7 minutes, then apples are added. After the jam has boiled, cook until tender. Add some citric acid before removing from heat. Enjoy your meal!
From yergi and raspberries
Berries combined with raspberries will give the jam an unforgettable aroma. The delicacy will turn out tasty and healthy, can be used to strengthen immunity, normalize sleep, improve the elasticity of blood vessels.
Ingredients:
- Irga - 0.5 kg;
- raspberries - 0.5 kg;
- sugar - 0.8 kg.
Rinse the berries, sort and dry. Sort the raspberries, remove the damaged parts of the berries. Mix all ingredients, add granulated sugar. After boiling, boil for 1 hour and pour into jars.
With orange
Jam with the addition of orange has an unusual note and multiplies the beneficial properties of irgi.
Products for the recipe:
- berries - 1.5 kg;
- orange - 1 pc.;
- water - 200 ml;
- sugar - 0.6 kg.
The berries are prepared in the usual way. The peel is removed from the orange, the white part of the zest is separated. The pulp is twisted in a meat grinder, the zest is chopped, and both ingredients are combined.
Cover the fruits with sugar and leave to infuse for 1.5-2 hours. Then add the orange with the zest. Place the contents on the stove. After boiling, boil for an hour, stirring constantly. Distribute into jars and roll up.
Jam with orange, if desired, can not be canned, but cooled and immediately served.
With black currant
Black currants will make the product even more useful and nutritious. Required components:
- irgi fruits - 2 kg;
- black currant - 1 kg;
- sugar - 2 kg;
- water - 2-3 stacks.
The prepared berries are blanched for 3 minutes, then removed and left to drain. At this time, you need to boil the syrup, then pour irga and currants into it, bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let it brew for about 10 hours. Then boil again for 40-50 minutes.
Really tasty blanks are created from irgi, which will become a pleasant surprise for households and guests.
