Cherry jam - recipe number 1
The popularity of sweet and sour berries in domestic cuisines is difficult to overestimate, as cherry is considered to be the queen of the garden. House preparations, which our grandmothers carefully rolled up, brought in childhood unspeakable joy and anticipation of a good dinner. However, in addition to taste, this dessert has a lot of useful properties. Cherries contain vitamins C, B and P, folic acid, active ingredients, iron, and much more. Let's consider the recipe of cherry jam, which will give an unforgettable taste and a lot of usefulness.
Ingredients:
- cherries with bones - 1 kg
- sugar - 1 kg
- water 150 ml
Cooking method:
- Initially, it is necessary to wash the berries and separate the stems.
- Then we shift the cherry into a container and fall asleep with sugar. Top poured water.
- It is necessary to leave in such a state, until the fruit is not allowed to juice. Sugar should completely dissolve.
- Be sure to cover the container with gauze, so that the wasps and flies do not fly.
- When the berries are completely in their juice, gently and slowly mix the contents and put on the faintest fire.
- A traditional recipe for jam from cherries involves cooking fruits in a common pan. But we offer a more original way.
- First pour a ladle of cherry-sugar liquid into a separate stainless steel container.
- Put on a slow fire and wait for it to boil.
- Then within 4-5 minutes, you need to boil the mixture, gently stirring, so that the berries do not wrinkle and do not "crawl".
- First a lot of bubbles will appear, and the brew will be very boiling.
- At the end of time, the liquid will become more "calm" and this means that it is time to remove from the oven.
- Check the readiness - drip some syrup on the plate and see: if it does not spread, then the jam is ready.
- The ready portion should be poured into a sterilized jar and proceed with the preparation of the second portion.
- Continue to cook on a similar principle, until the cherry dessert is ready completely.
- The resulting jam from the cherries must be rolled up with dry lacquered lids, previously boiled in water.
- Then refrigerate at room temperature. And serve for tea!
Note: from the indicated quantity of ingredients, according to this recipe of cherry jam, two cans of 0.5 liters will be released. Despite the laboriousness of the process, you will get a delicious, delicate and delicious dessert.
How to cook cherry jam: recipe number 2
No less interesting option, as it is possible to prepare a dessert, is jam from cherries with chocolate. These two ingredients are combined in the best way, giving the delicacy a unique taste with bitter notes of coffee and a sweet aroma of ripe cherries. Let's consider a method of preparing such goodies.
Ingredients:
- cherry - 500 g
- fresh lemon juice - 1 tablespoon
- sugar - 200 g
- black bitter chocolate - 100 g
- cognac or rum dark (optional) - 100 ml
- water 50 ml
Cooking method:
- The first step in order to cook a delicious cherry jam is to wash the berries, peel them from the stems and pour into a saucepan.
- Top with lemon juice, water and sprinkle with sugar.
- Put on a slow fire and, stirring gently, bring the syrup to a boil.
- Then reduce the heat to a minimum and pour in cognac / rum.
- On a small fire, cook the mixture for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Then remove the container from the oven and sprinkle with pieces of broken chocolate.
- Stir until the mass is uniform.
- Cool at room temperature.
- A delicious cherry jam with pits is ready!
Such a treat can be served to a tea party, used as a sauce for fritters or pancakes, and millet is a spoon. Bon Appetit!