Blender Viburnum with Sugar
A delicious and very healthy viburnum treat for winter. Viburnum mashed with sugar is an ideal way to put up the berries, since they aren't cooked at all and so keep all the vitamins they contain. On top of that, when viburnum is heated above 100°C, the berries change from a bright, juicy red to an unappealing gray-brown. To make viburnum by this recipe, all you need is berries and granulated sugar or honey.
Cooking method
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Step 1:
Viburnum berries are very good for you, even if they have a distinctive taste. Viburnum has long been used as a medicinal plant — the first records of its healing power date back to the 16th century. Even then, people noticed that the berries support the heart and have a tonic, astringent, and diuretic effect. Viburnum was used especially often to stop bleeding and heal wounds — crushed bark or crushed viburnum berries were applied to wounds.
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Step 2:
The viburnum needs a thorough rinse; pick the berries off the twigs and sort through them, removing any spoiled ones. Put the clean berries in a colander or sieve and press them through with a wooden spoon, or use a blender that won't crush the pits and turns the viburnum into a purée. Only the pits and skins should be left in the sieve. If you're working the viburnum through by hand, here's how I avoid making a mess of the whole kitchen: I slip a bag over the sieve, put my hand inside, and mash everything in there.
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Step 3:
Add all the sugar to the purée (usually 1:1), stir, and leave it overnight so the sugar dissolves completely. Spoon the finished purée into jars, close the lids, and store the viburnum in the refrigerator. Viburnum pairs well with fruits like black currants and apples.
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Step 4:
In winter you can make a delicious drink from it by stirring the preserve into water. You can also enjoy the viburnum as jam, or serve it with pancakes, syrniki, fritters, and casseroles.
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Honey - 400 kcal/100g
- Kalina - 26 kcal/100g
- Granulated sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Sugar - 398 kcal/100g
