Boil blackberry jam after infusion with sugar in 1 dose for 30 minutes .
How to make blackberry jam
Products
Blackberry – 1 kilogram
Sugar – 1 kilogram
How to cook blackberry jam
1. Sort and wash the blackberries, put them in a saucepan for cooking jam, pour sugar into the same place and mix.
2. Leave for half an hour so that the blackberries give juice.
3. Then put the jam on a quiet fire, bring to a boil and cook for half an hour after boiling.
4. Pour the finished jam into warm sterilized jars and roll up.
Calorie blackberry jam – 200 kcal / 100 grams of jam.
Five-minute blackberry jam
Products
Blackberry – 1 kilogram
Sugar – 500 grams
Citric acid – on the tip of a knife
Preparing five-minute blackberry jam
1. Wash 1 kilogram of blackberries in a deep bowl (filling in and draining water 3 times).
2. Pour the blackberries into a colander and let the water drain.
3. Put 500 grams of blackberries in a saucepan and add 250 grams of sugar.
4. Put another 500 grams of blackberries on top of the sugar layer and cover with 250 grams of sugar.
5. Set aside the blackberries with sugar for 5 hours, until the berry gives juice.
6. Put the pan with blackberries and sugar on a small fire and bring to a boil.
7. Stir the berries in syrup gently, trying not to damage them.
8. From the moment of boiling, cook the jam for 5 minutes, add citric acid at the end of heating.
Divide jam into jars and refrigerate.
How to cook blackberry jam with oranges
Products
Blackberries – 1 kilogram
Oranges – 2 pieces
Sugar – 1 kilogram
Lemon – 1 piece
How to make blackberry jam with oranges
1. Wash and peel oranges, cut the zest into noodles.
2. Squeeze the orange juice into a saucepan for making jam; do not use the pulp for jam.
3. Add zest, sugar to orange juice, mix well and put on a quiet fire.
4. Bring the jam to a boil and cool at room temperature.
5. Sort the blackberries, wash them, put them in cold syrup, leave for 2 hours.
6. Put the jam on the fire, cook for half an hour over low heat, stirring occasionally.
7. 5 minutes before the end of cooking, pour in the squeezed lemon juice, then cool the jam and pour into jars.
Tasty Facts
– Blackberries are rich in a whole range of vitamins: vitamin A improves vision, C and E strengthen the immune system, PP is responsible for the functioning of the heart and blood circulation, and regulates cholesterol levels in the blood. Blackberries contain all the B vitamins, which play an important role in the metabolism of the body. In addition to vitamins, blackberries contain a number of useful minerals: potassium, iron, phosphorus, copper, manganese, magnesium. For such a rich composition, the berry is considered medicinal. Blackberries will help to quickly cope with acute respiratory disease, reduce fever. It is recommended to use it regularly for the prevention of cancer and vascular diseases. Fresh blackberry juice will help with insomnia.
– Blackberries are recommended to eat to normalize bowel function. Berries contain organic acids – citric, malic, salicylic, which stimulate the secretion of juice in the gastrointestinal tract and improve digestion. But it is worth knowing that ripe berries can slightly weaken the stool, and unripe ones can fix it.
– Blackberries can be included in the diet, as it has a low calorie content – 36 kcal / 100 grams. Due to the large amount of pectin substances – good sorbents, blackberries remove salts, heavy metals and radionuclides from the body.
– Blackberry jam can be cooked without pits. To do this, you must first hold the berries in hot water at a temperature of 80-90 degrees, without boiling, for 3 minutes. Rub the softened berries through a metal sieve – the bones will remain in the sieve, and boil the blackberry puree with sugar.
– So that when cooking blackberry jam, the berries remain intact, you should not wash them before cooking, but while cooking the jam, gently stir it with a large wooden spoon. Even better, boil the jam in a wide bowl and, instead of stirring with a spoon, shake the bowl in a circle.
– To make the jam thicker and more aromatic, at the beginning of cooking, you can add juice and ground lemon or orange zest to it.