Currants For The Winter: Jam, Jam, Jelly And Compote

Currant is a very useful berry! 20 fresh currants are enough to replenish the daily intake of vitamin C in the body.

Currant is a very useful berry! 20 fresh currants are enough to replenish the daily intake of vitamin C in the body. But even more of it is found in the leaves!

 

In addition to pleasant taste and vitamin C, currants are rich in vitamins E, B, K, PP, A. Currants also make incredibly tasty jam and luxurious jelly for the winter.

We offer to prepare currants for the winter. We will tell you how to cook compote and jam, dry leaves for vitamin relaxing tea. 

Blackcurrant jam "Five minutes"

 

Fragrant and very tasty jam! 

Pour currant berries with sugar and lightly crush with a crush. Add lemon juice and boil for 5 minutes. Let the jam cool, then bring to a boil and simmer for another 5 minutes. Repeat the process. Pour hot jam into sterile jars and store in a cool place. Enjoy! 

See how to make Pyatiminutka currant jam >>>

Red currant jam

 

Bright in color and taste jam with sourness! 

Ingredients:

1 kg of red currant; 650 g of sugar; 2 tbsp. water.

Sort the berries and wash. Then prepare the syrup: bring the sugar and water to a boil, stirring constantly so that the sugar is completely dissolved. Add red currants, bring the jam to a boil and simmer for 7 minutes. Pour hot jam into sterilized jars, roll up and store in a dark, cool place.

Blackcurrant jam for the winter

 

Delicate, thick, fragrant jam with a noble sourness. 

Pour the berries with water, put on a strong fire, bring to a boil and boil for 10 minutes. Then add sugar, stir, bring the jam back to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Pour hot jam into sterilized jars and store in a cool place. Help yourself! 

A step-by-step recipe for making blackcurrant jam for the winter >>>

Red currant jelly

 

Have you tried currant jelly?

Ingredients:

3.5 kg of red (black, white) currants; 2 kg of sugar.

Sort the berries and wash. Transfer the currants to a heat-resistant dish, cover with a lid and put in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees, for 10 minutes. The berries will become softer and release juice.

Then rub the berries through a sieve. Pour currant juice and sugar into a saucepan, put on a slow fire and cook until the sugar is completely dissolved. You should get a very thick mass, which should be poured into jars and closed. Leave the jars in a cool place until completely cool and try! 

And from the remaining pulp of the currant, you can cook compote. 

Red currant compote

 

A favorite sweet and sour drink! 

Ingredients:

1 kg of red currant; 500 ml of water; 250 g sugar.

Wash the berries well. Arrange the berries in jars and pour over the syrup: completely dissolve the sugar in boiling water. Close the jars with lids and sterilize for 20-25 minutes in a saucepan with hot water (the jars should be in water up to the "neck"). Then turn the cans of compote over and store in a cool place.

Currants with sugar for the winter without cooking

 

Pour currants and a small part of sugar into the pan, crush with a potato masher so that the juice stands out. Then add the remaining sugar, cover the pot with jam and leave at room temperature for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour the finished jam into sterilized jars, pour sugar on top, close the jars with lids and store in a cool place.

Recipe for currants with sugar for the winter without cooking >>>

Redcurrant jam for the winter

 

Sort the red currant, rinse and put in a saucepan. Pour the berries with water and bring to a boil, boil for a few minutes and remove from heat. Using an immersion blender, grind the currants until smooth, add sugar, return the pan to the fire and cook the jam for 30-40 minutes. Pour hot jam into sterilized jars and store in a cool place. 

See how to make redcurrant jam for the winter >>>

Currant jam with cherry leaves

 

Pour cherry leaves with water, bring to a boil and boil for 10 minutes. Strain the cherry broth, pour over the berries, put on the fire and cook for 10 minutes. Add sugar, bring the jam back to a boil and boil. Pour hot jam into sterilized jars and store in a cool place. Try! 

Step-by-step recipe for currant jam with cherry leaves >>>

Dried currant leaves

 

The recipe is simple: collect beautiful (not dry, without defecation) currant leaves and rinse well, then dry with paper towels. Lay the leaves in a single layer on gauze or newspaper and dry in the fresh air or at home for several days, periodically turning the leaves over. You can also dry currant leaves in an oven or a special dryer for fruits, berries, vegetables at 40-50 degrees Celsius. In the latter case, drying will take less time. Store dry leaves in a cloth bag in a dry place. 

Prepare delicious vitamin tea with dried currant leaves! 

For a cup of tea:

2-3 dried currant leaves; 1 small pinch of green tea; 1 slice of lemon; honey to taste.

Put tea leaves and currant leaves in a mug, pour boiling water and let it brew for 5-7 minutes. Then choose a tea leaves, add lemon and honey to your tea to taste. Happy tea! 

 

Do not forget that currants can be frozen, both as individual berries and whole branches, which are beautiful to decorate refreshing or alcoholic drinks, pastries and desserts. 

To do this, spread the washed dry berries in one layer on a baking sheet or plastic lid and send to the freezer overnight. The next day, put the berries in a bag or container and store in the freezer until use. So the berries do not crumple, do not stick together and retain their structure.