A step-by-step recipe for making cloudberries with sugar for the winter
Cloudberry belongs to fruit crops, its closest relatives are raspberries and blackberries. The fruits are tender, juicy, rich in nutrients. With the help of berries, the inhabitants of the North cure scurvy (a disease that develops due to a catastrophic lack of vitamin C). The plant ripens early, grows in swampy areas. You can save the harvest by drying, freezing, cooking cloudberries with sugar for the winter.
Features of cooking cloudberries, grated with sugar for the winter
Before starting work, the berries are sorted. They do not need to be washed - the fruits are fragile, they can collapse from mechanical stress. If the berries still need washing, then it is recommended to rinse them in a sieve, placing them under the tap. Pouring cloudberries into a saucepan and pouring water is strongly discouraged.
The best way to preserve products without cooking is freezing - this way you can preserve all valuable properties. After thawing, the fruits are suitable for making jam, confiture, jam, compote, wine, liqueur.
After placing the cloudberries in dry containers, they are placed in the freezer. This is suitable if it is used as a semi-finished product for making compote, juice, jam.
When using the fruit as a decoration for dessert or baking, it is laid out on a baking sheet, kept in a refrigerator for 2-3 hours, and the frozen berries are laid out in layers in a container. In this form, the workpiece is stored for 1-3 years without harm to its appearance and taste.
Required ingredients for the recipe
A set of ingredients for preparation is simple - 1.5 kg of cloudberries and 2 kg of sugar. If desired, you can add various additives and components such as raspberries, cherries, mint, strawberries, cherries. The proportions of sugar and berries will vary depending on how they are stored. If food is canned, the amount of granulated sugar is reduced. If the fruits are ground with sugar, they put more of it.
Berry selection rules
The berries must be intact, with no signs of rot or damage. Rotten and damaged specimens are discarded. Ripe fruits are identified by their orange-yellow, red, bright green, open sepals. Cloudberry has a spicy-sour taste, a pleasant delicate aroma, it is used fresh, soaked, pickled, steamed.
In the north, cloudberry fruits are taken as an anti-scorch agent, canned products are used as an anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, diuretic.Due to their rich composition, they are included in medical and dietary food.
The shelf life of fresh ripe berries is up to 4 days, unripe specimens are stored up to 14 days. Fresh, frozen cloudberries are used to prepare jelly, compote, jam, jelly, liqueur, marmalade, wine, and baking stuffing.
Preparing dishes
The container is chosen whole, without chips and cracks, especially on the neck of the bottle. The containers are washed with soapy water using a sponge, removes dirt. After rinsing the container several times, it is turned over to dry in natural conditions, after which it is sterilized along with the lids.
Cooking steps
Cooking cloudberries with sugar occurs in stages:
- berries are sorted, defective specimens are removed, washed, blanched in boiling water for 4-5 minutes, wiped with a sieve;
- 1 kg of the resulting mass must be filled with 0.5 kg of granulated sugar, stir;
- cover the pan, leave to drain the juice for several hours.
Finished products are placed in sterilized jars, rolled up, placed in a permanent storage place. You can simplify the cooking process with a blender. The crushed mass is mixed with sugar, left for 6 hours to dissolve the sugar and release the juice. After the specified time, the contents of the pan are thoroughly mixed, transferred to sterilized bottles, rolled up.
Storage terms and rules
A dark, cool place such as a cellar, basement, pantry is suitable for storing curls. Cloudberry with sugar does not spoil within 1-1.5 years.
