Composition / ingredients
Step-by-step cooking
Step 1:
First WE STERILIZE the jars. Rinse the cans with baking soda, rinse well under running water. Wet put in a cold oven with the neck down, also spread out the lids. Turn on at 150 degrees, after reaching the set temperature, sterilize the cans 0.7 l - 8 minutes, 1L - 15 minutes, 2L - 20, 3L - 25 minutes. For me, this method of sterilization is the most convenient, I have been using it for many years, I have not failed.
Step 2:
Both fresh and frozen berries are suitable for the recipe. The preference is of course fresh in the harvest season. In Siberia, any berry is frozen more often, and then you can cook a lot of things from it. I took just frozen and while cooking, there was a wonderful aroma of fresh berries.
Step 3:
Pick fresh honeysuckle from twigs, leaves and spoiled berries, rinse well. Frozen berries just need to be washed with cold water and let the water drain, because the berry has already been prepared. Many people recommend drying it, but I do this only before freezing, now there is no need for this.
Step 4:
Immediately put the berry into the bowl of a blender, add a little sugar and punch with pulses.
Step 5:
Honeysuckle will release the juice, which is what we need.
Step 6:
Now we put sugar in several stages and scroll each time. If there are a lot of berries, we divide it into parts, put each scrolled portion into a spacious bowl and then mix everything, or use an immersion blender or a volumetric stationary one, as it is convenient for anyone.
Step 7:
Honeysuckle has a rather tough skin, so the finished puree has a heterogeneous structure with fragments of pulp and skin. Leave the puree on the table for 15 minutes, until the sugar is completely dissolved, then pour into sterilized jars, twist. Store in the refrigerator. It can be poured into disposable rectangular containers of 200 ml and stored in the freezer.
I want to say about the amount of sugar.
For this billet, you can take a ratio of 1:1
More often I take 200g less sugar than the weight of the prepared honeysuckle, so that the taste of the berry is preserved and not clogged with sugar.
It is permissible to put sugar only 30% of the weight of the berry, this is enough for storage in the freezer.
For jam, they usually take a ratio of 1:1.5, but I prefer to take less sugar here, 60% is enough for me.
If a berry with a strong bitterness or will be stored in the cellar, it is better to take 1:1 and higher sugar.
Honeysuckle does not undergo heat treatment, it is a live berry with a full-fledged taste and aroma, but in order to exclude fermentation, all dishes and containers must be clean and prepared for storage. Or cook a berry of a small volume, which you will have time to eat.
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Granulated sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Honeysuckle - 30 kcal/100g