Gooseberries for the winter

Gooseberries for the winter are not only “royal or emerald” jam, but also various delicious options for jams, compotes and chutney sauces for meat dishes. Honey gooseberries, also called northern grapes, are supplemented with citrus fruits in preparations, which creates a new taste. Popular options for harvesting gooseberries without cooking. In this topic, you are offered a selection of golden gooseberry recipes for the winter.

Gooseberry jam with oranges for the winter

Gooseberry jam with oranges for the winter has a special taste due to citrus fruits. It can be prepared without heat treatment, placing it in the freezer, or with cooking. In this recipe, we cook gooseberries with whole berries and by cooking them 3 times for 5 minutes each, with breaks for cooling.

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   How to prepare gooseberry preparation for the winter according to the golden recipe? Immediately, according to the proportions of the recipe, measure the amount of berries and sugar.
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   We sort the gooseberries, remove the stems from both sides, rinse the berries under running water and leave them in a colander to drain excess liquid. Peel the orange and cut the pulp into thin slices.
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   Pour the prepared gooseberries into a saucepan for making jam, put orange slices on top of it, add sugar and pour 100 ml of clean water.
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   Then we start cooking. Over medium heat, bring the gooseberries to a boil, skim off the foam, turn off the heat and leave the jam to cool completely. We repeat the cooking process for 5 minutes and with breaks for cooling 2 more times.
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   After the third cooking, pour the gooseberry and orange jam into a sterile jar, seal it tightly with a boiled lid, cool under a terry towel and store it in the basement or pantry. Good luck and delicious preparations!

Gooseberry compote for a 3-liter jar for the winter

Gooseberry compote in a 3-liter jar will give you a simple and quick way to prepare this berry as a drink for the winter table. Gooseberries are suitable both red and green. For a 3-liter jar, take 600 grams of berries and 300 grams of sugar. Compote is prepared without sterilization.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Servings: 3 l.

Ingredients:

• Gooseberries – 600 gr.
• Sugar – 300 gr.
• Water – 2.5 l.

Cooking process:

Step 1. We sort the gooseberries, remove the ends with small scissors and rinse the berries under running water.

Step 2. To ensure that the gooseberries remain intact in the compote, blanch them in a colander and blanch them in two batches for 30 seconds each in boiling water.

Step 3. Pour the blanched gooseberries into a clean 3-liter jar and cover with a boiled lid to keep them warm.

Step 4.In a saucepan, bring 2.5 liters of clean water to a boil, dissolve sugar in it and cook the syrup for a couple of minutes.

Step 5. Pour boiling syrup over the gooseberries in the jar.

Step 6. Then immediately seal the jar of gooseberry compote, place it on the lid, cover it with a warm blanket and, after completely cooling, transfer it to a place for storing homemade preserves. Good luck and delicious preparations!

A simple recipe for gooseberry jelly for the winter

Gooseberries contain a lot of natural gelling agent, so jelly from it is easy to prepare and hardens well. Gooseberries, preferably green ones, are crushed in any way, rubbed on a sieve and boiled only with sugar, and the ratio of these ingredients is always 1:1.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 1 l.

Ingredients:

• Gooseberries – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 1 kg.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Immediately weigh the gooseberries and sugar for the correct proportion of jelly. We sort the gooseberries, remove the ends, rinse well and shake off excess liquid in a colander.

Step 2. Pour the prepared gooseberries into any container and grind with an immersion blender to a puree.

Step 3. Transfer the gooseberry mass into a saucepan for making jam and dissolve all the sugar in it.

Step 4. Over medium heat, bring the mixture to a boil, remove the foam and cook over low heat for 20-25 minutes until thickened.

Step 5. Then grind the hot gooseberry mass onto a thick sieve to remove the seeds.

Step 6. Place the jelly into sterile jars.

Step 7. We seal the jars with gooseberry jelly with boiled lids, cool them upside down and under a “fur coat” for 24 hours, and transfer them to a place for storing homemade preserves. Good luck and delicious preparations!

Gooseberries without cooking for the winter

Everyone knows about the benefits and taste of gooseberry preparation without cooking. An important nuance of this option is the larger amount of sugar than for jam, otherwise the preparation may ferment. Gooseberries of any color can be crushed with any kitchen device, so cooking does not take much time, not counting peeling the ends of the berries.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Servings: 6.

Ingredients:

• Gooseberries – 400 gr.
• Sugar – 600 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Immediately measure the gooseberries and sugar in accordance with the proportions of the recipe and the volume of the workpiece you need.

Step 2. Using small scissors, trim the ends of the gooseberries.

Step 3. Then rinse the gooseberries thoroughly and dry them a little with a napkin.

Step 4. In a blender or food processor, grind the prepared gooseberries into a homogeneous mass, choose the degree of grinding to your taste.

Step 5. Pour the gooseberry mass into a separate bowl and dissolve the required amount of sugar in it. Leave the mixture with sugar for 20 minutes.

Step 6. Then place it in clean, dry and heated jars, leaving a little space on top.

Step 7. Cover the mixture completely and to the very top with sugar. Sugar soaked in juice will cover the jam with a thick crust and prevent air from penetrating into the dessert.

Step 8. Seal the jars of gooseberries prepared without cooking tightly and store them in the refrigerator. Good luck and delicious preparations!

Five-minute gooseberry jam

Five-minute gooseberry jam will be your next way to prepare this tasty and healthy berry for the winter. Whole gooseberries are boiled in sugar syrup three times for five minutes each with cooling periods of 1.5-2 hours.This short-term cooking preserves as much as possible all the beneficial properties of gooseberries. For jam, it is better to choose red or pink varieties, since it is practically impossible to preserve the green color during cooking.

Cooking time: 3 hours.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Servings: 0.5 l.

Ingredients:

• Gooseberries – 500 gr.
• Sugar – 300 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Immediately measure the gooseberries and sugar according to the proportions of the recipe and the volume of gooseberries you need.

Step 2. Peel the gooseberries from the ends and rinse well with cold water.

Step 3. Pour clean berries into a saucepan for making jam.

Step 4. Pour the calculated amount of sugar into them, mix with a wooden spoon and leave for 30 minutes so that the gooseberries release their juice.

Step 5. Bring the jam to a boil over medium heat, skim off the foam and simmer over low heat for exactly 5 minutes.

Step 6. Then cool the jam for 1-1.5 hours and cook two more times for five minutes each with a break for cooling. With this cooking, the gooseberries will remain intact, and the syrup will be thick.

Step 7. After the third cooking, pour the jam into sterile jars, seal tightly with boiled lids and cool completely. Covering with a fur coat is not necessary.

Step 8. Prepared gooseberry five minutes is perfectly stored in any dark place and will delight you with its aroma and taste in winter. Good luck and delicious preparations!

Gooseberry jam through a meat grinder for the winter

Gooseberry jam is prepared from this berry with sugar in a 1:1 ratio, without adding a gelling ingredient. Jam, unlike marmalade, is often crushed using any kitchen device. In this recipe we prepare jam without cooking, grind the berries through a meat grinder with a large wire rack and add orange to the taste.Gooseberries contain a lot of natural pectin, and the jam always turns out thick.

Cooking time: 40 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 1 l.

Ingredients:

• Gooseberries – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 1 kg.
• Orange – 2 pcs.

Cooking process:

Step 1. For jam, choose green gooseberries. We clean the berries from the ends, rinse and remove excess moisture with a napkin.

Step 2. Wash the oranges thoroughly and cut into small pieces along with the zest, removing the seeds.

Step 3. Twist the gooseberries with sliced ​​oranges through a meat grinder using a large or medium rack.

Step 4. Mix the twisted mass with a wooden spatula until smooth.

Step 5. Then pour sugar into it, mix again and leave the jam for 15-20 minutes so that the sugar is completely dissolved.

Step 6. Dry sterilize the jars and boil the lids. We put jam in them, filling the jars to the very top.

Step 7. Then seal the jars hermetically. We put the gooseberry jam prepared for the winter through a meat grinder for storage in the refrigerator. Good luck and delicious preparations!

Gooseberries with lemon without cooking for the winter

Gooseberries with lemon without cooking for the winter will be your option for raw jam, which retains all the beneficial properties of this berry, and in tandem with citrus fruits, the preparation turns out very tasty. The ratio of gooseberries to sugar is 1:1 and 1 lemon is taken per 1 kg of berries. Banks must be sterilized. In this recipe we infuse gooseberries for 5 hours.

Cooking time: 5 hours 20 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 1 l.

Ingredients:

• Gooseberries – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 1 kg.
• Lemon – 1 pc.

Cooking process:

Step 1.Selected ripe gooseberries, available in different colors, are cleared of rough ends, rinsed well under running water and excess moisture is removed with a napkin.

Step 2. Wash the lemon with a brush and cut into small pieces along with the peel.

Step 3. Place the prepared fruits in a separate bowl.

Step 4. Then we twist them through a meat grinder with a medium grid.

Step 5. To correctly calculate the sugar, weigh the twisted mass. Pour sugar into it (for 1 kilogram of twisted gooseberries, 1 kilogram of sugar) with a wooden spoon, mix well and leave for 5 hours. The amount of sugar can be increased for a sweeter dessert.

Step 6. During this time, stir the mass periodically.

Step 7. Dry sterilize jars with lids. After five hours, put the gooseberry mass into prepared jars, seal it hermetically and store it in a cool place. Good luck and delicious preparations!

Gooseberry compote “Mojito”

Gooseberry compote “Mojito” has become a popular preparation of this berry in the form of a refreshing and thirst-quenching drink. All versions of “Mojito” require the addition of fresh mint or basil to the compote and the taste is always complemented by citrus fruits. In this recipe, we prepare Mojito with mint and lemon, and take green gooseberries, it will be more beautiful.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 minutes.

Servings: 3 l.

Ingredients:

• Gooseberries - 3 tbsp.
• Sugar – 300 gr.
• Lemon – 4 mugs.
• Mint – 4 sprigs.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Peel the green gooseberries from the ends, rinse under running water and leave in a colander to drain all the liquid.

Step 2. Sterilize a three-liter jar or two one and a half liter jars with lids in advance.Pour prepared gooseberries into them, put lemon mugs with washed fresh mint. Pour boiling water over the gooseberries and leave for 5 minutes, covering the jars with lids.

Step 3. Then pour the water from the cans into the pan. Dissolve the required amount of sugar in it, bring to a boil, cook for 5 minutes and re-fill the gooseberries with hot syrup.

Step 4. Immediately seal the jars hermetically, put them on the lids and cover them tightly with a warm blanket.

Step 5. The prepared gooseberry compote “Mojito” is well stored in any dark place, and in hot weather it will delight you with its fresh taste. Good luck and delicious preparations!

Gooseberry meat sauce for the winter

Gooseberry meat sauce or chutney for the winter will be an alternative to tomato sauce and will perfectly complement various meat dishes on the winter table. This sauce has a pleasant sweet and sour taste, and gooseberries are always complemented with garlic, herbs and spices. In this recipe, we chop the gooseberries in a blender and cook them hot.

Cooking time: 40 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 minutes.

Servings: 0.5 l.

Ingredients:

• Gooseberries – 350 gr.
• Garlic – 4 cloves.
• Hot pepper – ¼ pod.
• Greens – 1 bunch.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
• Vinegar 9% – 1 tbsp.
• Sugar – 3 tbsp.
• Salt – ½ tsp.
• Ground coriander - to taste.
• Cloves - to taste.
• Paprika - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Immediately prepare, according to the proportions of the recipe and the volume of workpiece you need, all the ingredients for the sauce.

Step 2. Clean the gooseberries from small debris and fill them with cold water. Then rinse well and remove the ends.

Step 3. In a blender bowl at high speed, grind the gooseberries into a homogeneous mass.

Step 4: Peel and chop the garlic cloves and hot peppers.

Step 5.Add these ingredients to the chopped gooseberries and add a washed bunch of any greens. Grind everything again.

Step 6. Pour the resulting green mass into a saucepan and add two tablespoons of vegetable oil to it.

Step 7. Then add salt, sugar and spices, the amount of which you can change according to your taste.

Step 8. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook over low heat for 30 minutes. Towards the end of cooking, add vinegar to the sauce. Take a sample and adjust the taste.

Step 9. Then transfer the sauce into a sterile jar and seal tightly with a boiled lid.

Step 10. Store the sauce made from gooseberries in the refrigerator, but you can also store it in your home pantry. Good luck and delicious preparations!

Thick gooseberry jelly for the winter

Another option for winter harvesting gooseberries is jelly. Although gooseberries have a lot of natural pectin and harden well, it is better to add thickeners to them for a thicker texture. In this recipe we prepare green gooseberry jelly with gelling sugar.

Cooking time: 40 minutes.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 0.6 l.

Ingredients:

• Gooseberries – 1 kg.
• Gelling sugar – 600 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Peel the green gooseberries from the ends, rinse and chop into a homogeneous mass using any kitchen device.

Step 2. For the jelly, you need clean gooseberry pulp without seeds or skin residues, so pour the mass into a saucepan and heat it up a little.

Step 3. Grind the warm mass through a thick sieve. You should have 600 grams of pure gooseberry puree.

Step 4: Pour it back into the pan.

Step 5. Pour gelling sugar into this mixture in portions and at the same time stir with a spatula until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Step 6.Over medium heat, bring the gooseberry and sugar mixture to a boil and cook while stirring for exactly 5 minutes.

Step 7. Sterilize jars and lids in advance using a dry method. Pour hot jelly into jars and immediately seal tightly.

Step 8. Then cool the prepared gooseberry jelly and store it in a cool place. As the jelly cools, it will acquire a thick texture. Good luck and delicious preparations!