Strawberry jam for winter

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   According to this recipe, strawberry jam only needs strawberries and sugar. Sugar and strawberries are taken in equal proportions. If the jam is still prepared with thickeners, then the amount of sugar can be reduced. Strawberries should be used for jam well ripe, but not soft, to avoid penetration of rotten berries into the jam and spoilage of the finished product.

2. Step 2:

   

   We sort out the strawberries, remove the sepals, wash the berries under running water, throw them into a colander so that the water runs well.

3. Step 3:

   

   You can grind strawberries into puree using a blender, meat grinder or food processor. However, when berries interact with the metal parts of these devices, oxidation from strawberry juice may occur. You can grind it with a wooden push or rub it through a sieve. The second method is more time-consuming, but the jam will turn out to be thicker, homogeneous and tender in consistency.

4. Step 4:

   

   For cooking strawberry jam, you can not use metal utensils, which can be oxidized from the acids contained in berry juice. Fill the strawberries with sugar, mix. We put it on fire. Bring to a boil and cook for exactly five minutes. Remove the foam formed on top with a slotted spoon.

6. Step 5:

   

   Then we remove the container with strawberry jam from the fire, leave it to cool at room temperature, covering it with a paper napkin on top to avoid foreign bodies and dust getting into it. After eight hours, we put the jam on the fire again, bring it to a boil and cook again for five minutes. Periodically mix the jam so that it does not burn to the bottom of the pan.

7. Step 6:

   

   You need to prepare jam jars in advance. We wash the cans with soda solution and put the wet neck down on the grill in the oven, turn on the oven at 150 degrees. Sterilize for 15 minutes. The lids are boiled and dried. You can use any other proven method of sterilization. We put the jam in jars, roll them up with lids. let cool at room temperature and store in a cool place.

8. Step 7:

   

   Fragrant strawberry jam is perfect for a tea party on winter evenings with your family. It can also be used for making desserts and baking. Bon appetit!