Strawberries for the winter

Strawberries in jars for the winter are a great way to prepare aromatic berries. There are several secrets to making delicious strawberry jam: the berries must be strong and sweet, preferably not very large, without rot or damage. Also, you should not choose early varieties of strawberries and give preference to imported berries.

Strawberries pureed with sugar without cooking for the winter

Fresh strawberry jelly can be stored for six months. This is an excellent vitamin mixture for adding to smoothies and ice cream, as well as for making pies and pancakes for tea.

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   How to prepare a delicious strawberry preparation for the winter? First, let's sort out the berries. We get rid of the tails and spoiled strawberries. We wash the berries. This can be done using a colander. Place clean strawberries in a saucepan.
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   Sprinkle sugar on top of the berries. Stir until the sugar reaches all the berries.
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   Grind strawberries using a blender. It should be puree. Mix well and leave for 60 minutes. We monitor the mass during this time, constantly stirring so that no grains remain.
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   While the strawberry puree is infusing, prepare the jars. We wash them with soda and sterilize them in any convenient way (this can be done in a slow cooker, in a steam bath or in the oven). Fill the nylon lids with boiling water for a couple of minutes.
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   Pour the mixture into jars and cover with lids. We put it in the refrigerator. Serve fresh strawberries with sugar with pancakes or tea pie.

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How to make delicious strawberry jam with whole berries?

Strawberry jam berries can be added to homemade yogurt, cheesecakes or cottage cheese casserole, and the remaining syrup can be poured over pancakes or homemade waffles.

Cooking time – 13 hours 30 minutes.

Cooking time – 1 hour 30 minutes.

Number of servings: 3-6.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 1 kg.

Cooking process:

1. Cut off the strawberry tails. Place in a colander and rinse, leaving to drain excess liquid.

2. Fill the bottom of a large pan with a small amount of sugar. Cover it with a layer of strawberries on top so that there are no gaps left. Sprinkle the berries with sugar and add another layer of strawberries. We continue the process until we have used all the sugar and all the strawberries.

3. Cover the mixture with a lid and leave for 6 hours or overnight. During this time, the strawberries will infuse and release juice.

4. When the strawberries are ready, turn on the stove and place the pan with the contents on the stove. The jam should boil. If there is sugar left at the bottom of the pan, stir the mixture until it dissolves. Cook for another 2-3 minutes, turn off the stove and let cool.

5.We wait until the berries are saturated with syrup (5-6 hours) and put them on the stove again. Bring to a boil. Stir constantly and skim off the foam.

6. After 10 minutes, turn off the stove. Pour the jam into jars (sterilize them first). Cover with lids and roll up. Store at room temperature.

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A simple and delicious recipe for five-minute strawberry jam

This jam is the most useful, since with quick cooking, almost all useful substances are preserved, and with prolonged cooking, most of the valuable vitamins and minerals in strawberries are destroyed.

Cooking time – 7 hours 30 minutes.

Cooking time – 1 hour 30 minutes.

Number of servings: 3-6.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 800 gr.

Cooking process:

1. We sort out the strawberries, rinse them with warm water and dry them. You can place the berries on paper towels to absorb excess liquid.

2. Place sugar and strawberries in a large bowl in layers (sugar layer - strawberry layer). Mix carefully with a spatula so as not to crush the berries.

3. Cover the bowl with a lid and leave for 5-6 hours so that the strawberries infuse and release their juice. This method allows you to avoid adding water: the strawberries will cook in their own juice.

4. Sterilize the jars. It is better to take small jars so that the jam can be eaten in two or three times, otherwise it will spoil. The lids also need to be boiled.

5. Place the strawberries ready for cooking on the stove and cook until boiling. Mix carefully and skim off the foam. After the jam comes to a boil, cook it for another 5 minutes. Turn off the stove.

6. Pour the syrup along with the berries into jars, cover with lids and close tightly. We leave it for storage in the refrigerator.

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Thick strawberry jam with lemon juice in a slow cooker

The method of cooking in a multicooker is convenient in certain conditions: for example, if you are in a country house where there is no stove. The jam is made with a small amount of sugar and slight sourness.

Cooking time – 2 hours 30 minutes.

Cooking time – 1 hour.

Number of servings: 2-3.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 700 gr.
• Lemon juice – 3 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. For jam, select unspoiled strawberries and rinse them in warm water (in a colander). We wait until all the water has drained and the strawberries have dried. Remove the tails.

2. Place the strawberries in the multicooker bowl and add sugar. Rock the bowl with your hands from side to side so that the sugar is evenly distributed over the berries.

3. Place the bowl in the multicooker and cover with a lid. To let the strawberries release juice, keep them in the heating mode for about 40 minutes.

4. The strawberries have released their juice. Now turn on the “Baking” mode and bring to a boil. Open the lid and simmer the jam for another 25 minutes. We remove the foam.

5. Towards the end of cooking (5 minutes), add three tablespoons of lemon juice. To make the syrup thicker, place the berries in a separate container and cook the syrup for 15-20 minutes. When it is covered with bubbles, return the strawberries back to the bowl and let the jam simmer for another 4 minutes.

6. Sterilize the jars and boil the lids as per your convenience. Fill the jars with jam and cover with lids. Turn the jars of jam upside down and wrap them up. Leave for 24 hours to cool. We leave it for storage in the pantry.

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Step-by-step recipe for making strawberry jam for the winter in jars

Strawberry jam can be stored either canned or uncanned.Two kilograms of strawberries will make an excellent vitamin mixture, the main thing is that the berries are undamaged.

Cooking time – 1 hour 30 minutes.

Cooking time – 1 hour.

Number of servings: 3-6.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 2 kg.
• Sugar – 2 kg.

Cooking process:

1. We sort through all the berries: we get rid of spoiled ones and remove the tails. Wash the strawberries and dry them. Place clean berries in a large saucepan and cover them with sugar. Shake lightly to distribute the sugar evenly.

2. Beat the strawberries with a blender to form a paste.

3. Turn on the stove and place the pan on the burner. Bring to a boil. Cook over low heat: the volume of jam should reduce by half. Stir it constantly and skim off the foam.

4. When the strawberry jelly is almost ready, we begin to sterilize the jars and lids. We check the readiness of the jam like this: take a little dessert into a spoon and pour it onto a plate. If the strawberry mixture does not spread, the jam is ready.

5. Pour jam into jars and cover them with lids. Roll up and leave to cool. As soon as the jam has cooled, put the jars in the pantry.

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Strawberries in their own juice for the winter in jars

In winter, there is a lack of vitamins and nutrients, which are found in large quantities in fresh berries. You can freeze them, but after defrosting the berries will become watery and not as tasty. There is an option to save all the “usefulness” in another way.

Cooking time – 8 hours 40 minutes.

Cooking time – 1 hour 40 minutes.

Number of servings: 1-2.

Ingredients:

• Fresh strawberries – 500 gr.
• Sugar – 250 gr.
• Citric acid – 1-2 tsp.

Cooking process:

1. Wash fresh strawberries to remove dirt and sand. The most convenient way to do this is in a colander.Leave the berries for a short time to drain excess moisture.

2. Pour the berries into a saucepan and add sugar. Add citric acid, just a couple of spoons (can be replaced with lemon juice). Leave for 7-8 hours. The strawberries will have time to release their juice.

3. Place the pan on the burner and turn on the stove. Bring to a boil, simmer the jam for another 15 minutes and at the same time remove the foam so that the sweetness does not sour after rolling.

4. Sterilize jars and lids in the oven.

5. Pour the finished jam into jars and roll up their lids. Wrap the jars and let them cool for a while. We store it in the pantry. The strawberry treat can be used as a filling for pancakes or pie.

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A simple and delicious recipe for strawberry jam with lemon

Lemon zest will give the jam an unusual, slightly spicy taste and smell. It is better to choose strawberries for delicacies that are not very large in size; if the berries are large, you can cut them into two or four parts.

Cooking time – 3 hours.

Cooking time – 1 hour.

Number of servings: 3-6.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 800 gr.
• Lemon – 1 pc.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the strawberries. Pour cold water into a large bowl and pour strawberries into it for 5 minutes. Then drain. We wash the berries again with running warm water. Place strawberries in a colander and place on top of a bowl to drain.

2. Dry the strawberries with a paper towel. Prepare the sugar.

3. Rid strawberries of rotten berries and tails.

4. We will need a large saucepan with a thick bottom and handles. Sprinkle a thin layer of granulated sugar onto the bottom of the pan. Next we lay out the strawberries. We continue to layer the sugar and strawberries. This will allow the strawberries to release more juice.Cover the pan with a lid and shake a little.

5. Leave in a cool place for an hour. In the meantime, prepare the lemon zest. Gently grate the lemon so that the white peel does not get into the zest. Squeeze the juice from the fruit into a separate container.

6. It's time to sterilize the jars and lids. We do this in the oven. Place the jars on the wire rack, turning them upside down, and lay out the lids. Sterilize for 15 minutes at a temperature of 150 degrees.

7. The berries have already released their juice. All that remains is to melt the sugar. Turn on the stove to medium heat and place the pan on the burner. Do not stir the contents, just shake the pan from side to side from time to time.

8. When foam appears, reduce the heat and continue cooking the strawberry treat for another 2-3 minutes. Shake the pan constantly and skim off the foam.

9. Turn off the stove and leave the jam for 60 minutes so that the berries are saturated with their own juice. Then turn on the stove again and cook the mixture over medium heat. After 5 minutes, add the zest and lemon juice.

10. When the jam boils, cook it for another 5 minutes over low heat, do not stir, but just shake the pan with the contents. Turn off the stove and leave the jam for 2-3 minutes.

11. Lay out a clean and dry towel on the kitchen table. We put the jars on it and put the lids next to it.

12. Pour the jam into the jars, put the lids on top and roll them up. Turn the jars over. Cover with a blanket or warm blanket and leave overnight. Then we put the cooled jars in the cellar.

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How to make wild strawberry jam for the winter?

Unlike garden strawberries, wild strawberries are small, but very fragrant. The stalks contain a large amount of vitamins, so they are often left in the process of making jam.

Cooking time – 31 hours.30 min.

Cooking time – 2 hours 30 minutes.

Number of servings: 1-2.

Ingredients:

• Wild strawberries with stalks – 4 tbsp.
• Citric acid – 1 g.
• Water – 1 tbsp.
• Sugar – 4 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Select undamaged strawberries and pour them into a colander. Rinse with cold water a couple of times. Place a colander on top of a deep bowl and let the excess liquid drain.

2. Cover the work surface with paper towels and place the strawberries on them to dry. If you don't have paper ones, you can use regular ones.

3. Take a saucepan with a thick bottom and pour strawberries into it. Pour sugar into it and shake the pan a little so that the sugar covers all the strawberries.

4. Dissolve a pinch of citric acid in a glass of water. Pour over strawberries and sugar.

5. Cover with a lid and leave for 5 hours so that the berries release their juice. After the allotted time, turn on the stove and place the pan with strawberries on the burner. Cook over low heat until boiling and after another 5 minutes, constantly skim off the foam.

6. Turn off the stove and leave the jam for 24 hours. A day later, cook the mixture on the stove again for 45 minutes. We prepare jars and lids and sterilize them.

7. Place the finished jam into jars and seal. Let it cool and put it in the pantry.

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Healthy and tasty strawberry jam without sugar

To make the jam appetizing, you need to choose sweet strawberries. For a more expressive taste, citric acid or lemon juice is usually added during cooking.

Cooking time – 3 hours.

Cooking time – 1 hour.

Number of servings: 3-6.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 1 kg.
• Citric acid – 2 tsp.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the strawberries thoroughly with cool water several times.We sort through and get rid of rotten berries, remove the stalks. Dry with a paper towel.

2. Cut the strawberries into medium-sized pieces. Pour into a deep bowl or salad bowl.

3. Now you need to choose convenient cooking utensils. You can take a pan with a thick bottom. Pour the strawberry mixture into it. Sprinkle it with citric acid (or lemon juice).

4. Place the pan on the burner and turn on the stove. Start cooking the strawberries over medium heat. We wait until the mixture boils and cook for another 5 minutes. Monitor the formation of foam and remove it with a tablespoon.

5. Then turn off the stove and remove the pan with the contents to a cool place. Leave for 50 minutes. We repeat the procedure again: heat, cook for 5 minutes and cool for about an hour. Warm it up again.

6. Sterilize jars and lids. Let's do this in the oven.

7. Pour the jam into jars one by one. Cover with lids and roll up using a special device. Wrap it up and leave it. Then we move it to the cellar for storage.

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Strawberry compote in 3-liter jars for the winter

Preparing a sweet drink is not difficult. But in winter you will enjoy the vitamins and nutrients that strawberries contain in large quantities.

Cooking time – 1 hour 30 minutes.

Cooking time – 1 hour.

Number of servings: 1.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 250 gr.
• Sugar – 200 gr.
• Water – 2 l.

Cooking process:

1. First of all, you should prepare a jar for the future compote. Clean it thoroughly with baking soda and rinse it.

2. Take a pan and pour water into it. We put it on the stove. Bring it to a boil over medium heat. In a separate container, boil a little more water for sterilization.

3.Wash the strawberries and place in a colander. Place on top of the bowl. We wait until the excess liquid drains. We get rid of tails and rotten berries. Dry and fill the jar 1/3 full. Sprinkle strawberries with sugar.

4. All manipulations must be done before the water boils, so that you can then pour it over the strawberries and sugar.

5. Now place a towel on the bottom of the container intended for sterilization. Place the jar and cover with a lid. Press down with a heavy object and leave for 30 minutes. The berries should float to the surface.

6. Roll up the jar and turn it over, cover it with a blanket until it cools completely.

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