How to make strawberry jam
The proportions of strawberry jam
1 kilogram of wild strawberries requires 1 kilogram of sugar.
How to make strawberry jam
1. Put the strawberries in layers in a steel pan, sprinkle each layer with sugar.
2. Cover and place the pan in a dark place for 8 hours.
3. Then put the pan on the fire, cook the strawberry jam 15 minutes after boiling, stirring and skimming.
4. Cool the strawberry jam.
5. Pour the jam into sterilized jars.
6. Store the jars with strawberry jam upside down until cool, then in a cool place.
Strawberry jam recipe in a slow cooker
1. Sort out the strawberries, clean them of debris.
2. Put the strawberries in a slow cooker, sprinkle with sugar.
3. Pour in 100 ml of water.
4. Set the multicooker to the "Stew" mode and cook strawberry jam for 30 minutes.
5. Pour strawberry jam into jars, close the jars and cool upside down with a lid.
Strawberry jam in a bread maker
Cook strawberry jam in a bread machine for 25 minutes on the "Jam" mode.
Fusofacts
- Small dense berries are more suitable for making strawberry jam, since large and juicy ones boil and lose their shape. In order for the jam to contain whole large strawberries, it is recommended to use a gelling agent, for example, apple syrup, in which to insist and boil the berries.
- When cooking wild strawberry jam, it can be difficult to remove the sepal tails. They do not need to be removed, they will boil up and practically will not be felt in the jam.
- The calorie content of strawberry jam is 220 kcal / 100 grams.
- If the strawberry jam is bitter, - either this is the variety of berries, or the jam is overcooked. Cook strawberry jam in 1 step - then there will be no bitterness. When preparing strawberry jam, you can put raw peeled carrots in the pan - it will take away the bitterness.
The jam can also taste bitter if wild berries are used. It is recommended to pick wild strawberries only in dry, sunny weather.
- You can make strawberry jam without cooking, then you should grind the strawberries with sugar: for each kilogram of berries, provide 1.3-1.5 kilograms of sugar.
