A simple recipe for gooseberry and banana jam for the winter
Gooseberry jam is considered a special and even exotic dessert, which is not so common today. The fruits are a storehouse of vitamins B9, C and P, which makes the delicacy not only tasty, but also healthy. One of the most unusual recipes is making gooseberry jam with banana. Absolutely different fruits give an unforgettable taste and aroma, with sweet-sour and spicy notes.
The subtleties of cooking
Before cooking, the gooseberries are washed, reclined in a colander. If blanks are made without heat treatment, the fruits must be dried well. Some recipes require pitting from berries. This can be done with an ordinary pin or knife.
The presented type of delicacy is always prepared with sugar, the amount of which depends on the recipe. With raw preparation, sugar goes more. Recipes often contain water or juice, from which the syrup is prepared and the berries are poured.
How to choose gooseberries and bananas
Berries of any kind are suitable for jam, mainly you need to choose ripe and dense fruits. If the fruits are still green, but you can't wait to make the jam, you can paint over the resulting mass with currant juice. If the crop is overripe, gelatin is necessarily added to the jam.
Bananas for jam should be ripe, but not soft, be sure to smell.
The sweetest jam is made from black or rich red berries.
Simple recipe
Gooseberry jam is easy and quick to prepare, and the presence of the main ingredient in the garden makes the recipe also economical.
To cook a delicious meal, you need to prepare:
- gooseberries - 0.5 kg;
- sugar - 0.5 kg;
- banana - 1 pc.;
- cinnamon - 1 stick;
- cloves - 2 pcs.
At the first stage, the fruits are sorted out and washed, the tails are removed. After the berries are transferred to a large container and kneaded thoroughly. The peel is removed from the banana, the pulp is cut into circles.
Then the components are combined, everything is covered with sugar and mixed thoroughly. The mass should be infused for 2 hours. Then add cinnamon and cloves. The container with the contents is sent to the stove, brought to a boil and cooked after another 5-7 minutes. After that, the cinnamon and cloves are removed. Hot jam is laid out in sterilized jars.
The classic recipe for raw jam
Regardless of the method of preparation, berry jam contains many vitamins and other substances. Cooking without boiling allows you to preserve the maximum amount of useful components.
To prepare a treat without cooking, you will need the following ingredients:
- gooseberries - 1 kg;
- banana - 2-3 pcs.;
- sugar - 0.6 kg.
All components are washed and peeled off. Next, the berries need to be thrown into a colander so that they dry out a little. The banana and berries are placed in a saucepan, covered with sugar and mashed. The resulting mass must be well mixed so that the sugar is completely dissolved. Ready jam is packaged in sterilized jars. Stored in the refrigerator.
Gooseberries can be minced in several ways: using a blender, meat grinder or pulper. The most convenient option should be chosen.
Gooseberry jelly with banana
To make delicious gooseberry jelly with the addition of banana, you should prepare:
- gooseberries - 0.5 kg;
- banana - 2 pcs.;
- sugar - 0.7 kg;
- gelatin - 1/2 stack. (disbanded);
- a sprig of mint if desired.
The washed berries are cleaned and kneaded in the usual way. Gelatin and sugar are added to the contents, as well as mint if desired. The ingredients are left to infuse overnight.
Bananas are peeled and cut into slices. Mixed with gooseberries, after which the mass is infused for another hour. After that, the container with the ingredients is sent to the stove, everything is brought to a boil and cooked for another 4-5 minutes. The finished dessert is laid out in jars, which then need to be turned over, placing them on the lids.
Features of storing jam
Rolled up jars of jam for the winter should be cooled. Once cooled, they can be stored both in the cellar or refrigerator, and at room temperature. Open jam should be kept in the refrigerator for no more than 1 month.
A treat made without heat treatment should be stored exclusively in the refrigerator.
Having prepared gooseberry jam with bananas for the winter, you can put a tasty and healthy treat on the table at any time, the preparation of which does not take much time.
