Strawberry jam: a recipe for beginners

Strawberry is the queen among all berries. Its sweet taste and delicate aroma can not leave any person indifferent. Therefore, jam at home is an excellent dessert, which can be used as an independent dish, and an ingredient for all kinds of baking. The difference between jam and jam is that when you prepare the first delicacy you do not have to worry about preserving the integrity of the berries. Just trust your mood and start creating a simple and delicious culinary masterpiece.

The recipe for strawberry jam №1

This dessert will be an excellent addition to tea, curd snacks, pancakes, pies, fritters or ice cream. In general, the boundaries of its application does not exist. Consider the easiest way, how you can cook a strawberry jam at home.

Ingredients:

• fresh strawberries - 2 kg
• agar-agar - 1,5 tablespoons
• sugar - 500-600 g

Cooking method:

1. Prepare berries: clean them from sepals and rinse thoroughly under cold water.

2. Then transfer the fruits into a deep container and with a blender turn them into a homogeneous mass.
3. The resulting puree is poured into a container with an enamel coating, in which the syrup will be cooked.

4. Add sugar to the saucepan with mash and leave for 1 hour.

5. Put in a small bowl of agar-agar and pour water until swelling.

6. At this time, put the berry mixture on a slow fire.
7. Collect 2-3 tablespoons of strawberry syrup and add to a bowl with agar-agar.

8. Thoroughly mix the contents and add the resulting gelatin mixture to the boiling syrup.
9. Do not stop stirring jam, cook it for 20 minutes.
10. Then make a dessert ready check. To do this, pour 1 tablespoon of brew on a saucer and cool in the refrigerator. After 5 minutes, get out and assess the degree of readiness - if the jam does not spread, then the process is completed.

11. If the mass is still liquid, put the pan on the stove and cook for another 10 minutes, then check again.
12. Ready dessert pour over small pre-sterilized jars and proceed to blockage.
13. Gem is ready! Bon Appetit!

Strawberry jam for the winter: recipe number 2

An interesting combination of strawberries is a tandem with orange peel. This fragrant and piquant dessert will certainly be to the liking of even demanding gourmets. This jam is light, sweet and perfectly complement the breakfast of croissants or rolls in the winter. Let's consider in detail how to make strawberry jam.

Ingredients:

• lemon juice - 50 ml
• water 150 ml
• maple syrup -150 ml
• Strawberries - 500 g
• orange - 1 pc
• sugar - 150 g
• pectin 57 g

Cooking method:

1. Before you make a strawberry jam, you need to prepare the fruit: wash the orange and peel it, then cut it into small cubes.
2. Strawberry berries move into a deep container and chop the blender.
3. In the resulting puree, add orange, maple syrup, lemon juice and let it brew for 10 minutes.
4. At this time, pour the pectin into a bowl and pour water. Put the container on a slow fire and simmer until it boils.
5. After 1 minute after the liquid has bubbled, remove from heat and immediately pour into the berry mixture.
6. Stir the contents for at least 2-4 minutes until the sugar dissolves.
7. Then pour the strawberry jam into separate salad bowls, cover and cool.
8. Gem is ready! Keep the dessert in the refrigerator for no more than 1 month.