By now you've probably settled on a type of juicer and bought the best one for all your needs. Let's note that an electric unit separates the juice from the pulp as you feed fruits or vegetables into it. That way you can make juice from hard produce like carrots and from tender ones like tomatoes.
The five most commonly used ingredients in winter juice recipes made with a juicer:
A manual juicer handles the job more slowly — if only because you have to do everything yourself: turn the crank and clear out the pulp. But it works just as well. Anyway, you can read about these kitchen appliances in another article; here we'll talk about juices.
Most often, home cooks put up apple juice — many have apple trees in their gardens and, in season, there's literally nowhere to put the harvest. Of course, juice is healthier when no sugar is added and it stays natural. Unfortunately, that kind doesn't keep for long. It has to be stored in the refrigerator and drunk as quickly as possible.
So if you're going to put up juice for the winter, remember there's no way around adding something sweet. But if the apples are sweet on their own, you'll need just a hundred grams for five kilos. Heat treatment is also required. The liquid is heated to 95 degrees (check it with a kitchen thermometer) and mixed with sugar. Then it's poured into well-washed bottles (you can sterilize them, or wash them with boiled water and baking soda) and sealed airtight. Store it in a dark, cool place away from sunlight.
The same rule applies to other fruits and vegetables. The only difference is that salt is added to vegetable juices along with the sugar. The exact proportions will be given in each juicer juice recipe.
The five lowest-calorie winter juice recipes made with a juicer:
| Name of the dish | Cooking time | Calories per 100g | User Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cucumber juice for winter | 3 hours | 15 | +52 |
| Apple and tomato juice for winter | 1 hour 20 min | 31 | +23 |
| Carrot juice for winter | 2 hours | 33 | +51 |
| Carrot juice for winter at home | 40 min | 34 | +89 |
| Tomato juice through a juicer for winter | 5 hours | 37 | +99 |
There's another thing to know about this kind of preserve. The squeezed juice itself is very thick and concentrated, especially if a press was used to make it. So you can dilute it with water to taste before serving. In that case, it's fine to slightly over-salt and over-sweeten the product.