Strawberries in syrup for winter

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make strawberries in syrup for the winter? Prepare the necessary ingredients. There are only two of them — strawberries and sugar. For cooking berries in syrup, I like to use small berries.

2. Step 2:

   

   Rinse the strawberries well. To do this, put it in a deep bowl and pour plenty of cold water so that it floats on the surface. Stir, catch the berries with your hands and put them in a colander so that the excess liquid runs off them. If there was a lot of sand in the strawberries, then repeat the washing process. Tear off all the tails of a clean berry, then put it in a spacious bowl.

3. Step 3:

   

   Fill the berries with half (or a little more) sugar. Leave the berries for a few hours to let the juice flow.

4. Step 4:

   

   After a few hours, heat the strawberries to dissolve the sugar. And then drain the juice from the berries and bring it to a boil. Add the remaining sugar. Boil the syrup for an hour over low heat. To make the syrup thicker, the cooking time can be slightly increased.

5. Step 5:

   

   After an hour of cooking, pour the berries with hot syrup. You can add a little more sugar. It is due to the large amount of sugar that the syrup will become thicker.

7. Step 6:

   

   Return the berries together with the syrup to the fire, bring to a boil and boil for 3-5 minutes. If foam forms on the surface, remove it with a spoon. We won't need it.

8. Step 7:

   

   Rinse the jars well and sterilize them in a way that is convenient for you. This can be done over hot steam, in the oven or in the microwave. Pour the hot strawberries in syrup into the prepared jars and close the lids, which are also pre-sprinkled with boiling water.

9. Step 8:

   

   Wrap the closed jars in a warm blanket and cool them in this form. Why wrap it in a blanket? This is necessary so that the blanks cool down as slowly as possible, thereby the syrup will become even thicker.

10. Step 9:

    

    Such delicious berries in syrup can be opened in winter and served as a delicious addition to pancakes or tea. Such a delicacy is scattered instantly. Very tasty! Have a nice winter treat!