3 simple recipes for making raspberry jam without cooking for the winter
We all love berries not only for their excellent taste and aroma, but also for all the benefits they bring to the human body. Unfortunately, during heat treatment of fruits, most of the beneficial properties that are so necessary in winter are lost. But there are ways to make excellent, fragrant jam from ripe raspberries absolutely without cooking for harvesting for the winter.
The specifics of making raspberry jam without cooking for the winter
According to this recipe, the jam is the most delicious, fresh and vitamin-rich, the berries in it taste and aroma - as if they had just been plucked from a bush. For cooking, no cooking is required, the workpiece includes two main components - raspberries and sugar.
If the berries are watery, too soft and not sweet, the amount of sugar is increased by 30-40%, then cold raspberry jam will not ferment during storage.
Moreover, sugar for the recipe, in any case, should not be spared, sometimes many housewives always put it a little more than necessary. This extends the shelf life of the jam and only makes it tastier and richer.
Preparation of berries and containers
Before cooking, the fruits are sorted out, rejecting all spoiled and rotten ones. It is advisable not to wash the raspberries, you must try to buy or collect clean berries yourself. But if this is not possible, then the fruits are carefully immersed in a bowl of water, and then dried using paper towels.
Cans are washed and sterilized using a microwave, oven, or steam. But some housewives simply pour boiling water from a kettle on well-washed jars.
How to properly prepare a treat?
Despite the fact that making jam without using any heating or cooking is a rather simple process, in order to do everything right, you need to know some nuances.
Classic recipe
This is a simple, but insanely tasty and healthy option for harvesting raspberries for the winter. With this method, the lion's share of vitamins and nutrients is preserved, as well as fresh, rich taste and aroma. The preparation itself takes about half an hour.
Ingredients:
- raspberries - 2 kilograms;
- sugar - 3 kilograms.
Preparation: first of all, you need to select the right berries. They should be bright red or ruby in color, depending on the variety. The main thing is that the raspberries are ripe, dense and sweet, but preferably not overripe. All spoiled and rotten fruits are immediately discarded, and the stalks are torn off from those suitable for making jam.
Pure raspberries are poured into a basin, a third of the sugar is added and left for 2-3 hours to give juice. Then the rest of the sugar is poured - it is very important that it completely covers all the berries. Then, using a wooden (plastic or silicone) spatula, thoroughly mix the contents of the basin. Then they take an ordinary mortar or meat grinder and process the ingredients until smooth.
For convenience and to save time, it's best to use a blender or food processor. The resulting jam is left in a bowl for 5-6 hours at room temperature. This is necessary in order for the sugar to dissolve well. Usually, when cooking in the evening, it is left to infuse overnight. In the morning, the jam is already quite ready. It is consumed both fresh and rolled up in jars to feast on in the long winter.
Lemon option
Adding lemon or citric acid makes the color of the jam brighter, tastes more piquant and extends the shelf life. In addition, it is an excellent remedy for colds.
It is easy to make: for 1 kilogram of raspberries, take 1.5 kilograms of sugar and 1 large lemon. It is pre-scalded with boiling water and rolled through a meat grinder, along with bones and skin. Then the lemon puree is thoroughly mixed with the twisted raspberries, and the jam is poured into the jars.
With vodka
An unusual, but proven, wonderful recipe. The jam turns out to be exceptionally aromatic, according to the smell and taste it seems that these are fresh berries, only plucked from a bush and simply poured into a jar. In addition, raspberries retain their rich, beautiful, bright ruby color.
In terms of its taste, such jam cannot be compared with the analogous jam made using cooking. Plus, such a blank also acts as a medicine for frequent winter colds.
The secret ingredient is vodka, 1 tablespoon is poured into jars of jam just before rolling. You will need the following ingredients:
- ripe raspberries - 1.5 kilograms;
- sugar - 3 kilograms;
- vodka (40%) - 15 milliliters.
Terms and rules for storing such jam
Such jam is stored in a cool or cold, dark place, with temperatures up to +10 C degrees. But the temperature should not drop below zero. Cellars, basements, a home refrigerator or a glazed balcony will do. In an open jar, in the refrigerator, such jam is stored for up to 2 weeks without losing its qualities.
