A simple recipe for preparing black currant for the winter without sugar in its own juice
Not everyone loves sweet jam. Many people appreciate the true taste of berries, so they try to preserve them in such a way as to please themselves with a tasty and healthy dessert in winter. Canning black currants for the winter in their own juice without sugar has become popular. This delicacy can be used as an independent dish, as well as for preparing various pastries, adding to cereals or decorating ice cream.
The subtleties of cooking
Such preparations require careful preparation of ingredients and containers so that the prepared dish does not spoil within a few days.
The main feature of cooking berries in your own juice is that it is cooked in one go and for a short interval, after which it is immediately rolled up.
Ingredients for blackcurrant in own juice
Whatever the currant recipes, you will need water, as well as various spices to taste (cinnamon, vanilla). But to get the effect of fresh berries, it is better to do without them.
Product selection rules
First, you should choose the best berries: large, firm, without obvious damage. However, the main thing is that the berries are of a rich dark color. This indicates their ripeness. They are sorted out, discarding twigs and leaves, transferred to a container and filled with water. All small impurities will rise to the surface.
Then the water is drained and the currants are poured again. Such processing guarantees high-quality cleaning of the berries before rolling.
Preparing dishes
To prepare the container, it must be sterilized. To do this, pour water into the container, and put the jar in it with the neck down. Banks are processed for a different amount of time:
- half-liter - 20 minutes;
- liter - 25 minutes.
Do not fill containers immediately after sterilization. Currants are poured into cooled jars.
Cooking process for the winter
Cooking currants in their own juice does not take much time. The sequence of actions is as follows:
- Currants are poured into prepared hot jars to the very edges.
- Cover the bottom of a large pot with a cloth. After that, cans with contents are placed in it.
- Water is poured into the pan up to the neck of the cans. Cover with a lid on top and bring to a boil. After boiling, the fire decreases. The entire sterilization process can take 15-17 minutes.
- If the currants have sagged a lot, you can add more berries to the jars to keep the jars full. You can cheat and simply combine the contents of two cans into one.
- The resulting blanks are covered with lids and rolled up.You can check the quality of the spin by turning them on one side. If liquid does not flow from the neck, it is closed properly.
After twisting, the jars should be turned upside down and left to cool for several hours. As an alternative recipe, you can use the option of preserving currants in juice prepared from it in advance.
In this case, the jars are filled with currants, filled with juice and placed in a saucepan with cold water.
The berries are boiled for 10 minutes, after which they are rolled up with a key. The finished twists are turned over and cooled. Then the banks are sent to storage.
Further storage of workpieces
Store the resulting workpieces only in a cool place. The best option is a refrigerator. But if this is not possible, you can send the cans to a cold cellar. In this case, the preservation should be checked periodically to prevent damage to the covers.
The berries prepared in this way can be used in any dish, successfully replacing fresh currants.
