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Chokeberry is a very useful berry that is becoming more and more popular in winter harvesting. Syrups, compotes and jams are made from it. Often, to soften the slightly sugary taste of the black chokeberry, additional ingredients are added to the blanks, giving a pleasant aroma. Black chokeberry jam with cherry leaf is not only healthy, but also very tasty. If a person does not know what it is made of, then he will be unequivocally sure that he is consuming a cherry delicacy.
Rules for making black chokeberry jam with cherry leaves
It is necessary to collect blackberry for jam after the first frost. Then the taste of chokeberry is less tart. The berry should be fully ripe and bluish-black in color. Before making the jam, it is imperative to sort out the chokeberry and take away all sick and rotten specimens for disposal. It is necessary to rinse the product and take away all debris.
For cooking, you will need enameled dishes. In no case should you take aluminum cookware. The berries will acquire an unpleasant taste due to oxidative processes. Experts advise not even to collect the blackberry in an aluminum container, especially not to store it there.
Cherry leaves are needed small in size, the best option is the youngest, from a tree. Be sure to rinse them well.
For jam, you need to prepare and sterilize jars. Sterilization can be carried out both under steam and in the oven.
The classic recipe for black chokeberry jam with cherry leaf
Black chokeberry jam with cherry leaf according to the classic recipe is prepared using the simplest ingredients. Essential products for such a treat:
- blackberries - 2 kg;
- 200 g of cherry leaves;
- 1.5 kg of granulated sugar;
- 300 ml of pure water.
For many housewives, the cooking recipe seems troublesome, but at the same time it is very tasty and aromatic. Cooking instructions step by step:
- For 6 hours, pour boiling water over the washed blackberry.
- Rinse and dry the cherry ingredients.
- Put them in a saucepan and pour 300 ml of boiling water.
- Cook for 15 minutes over low heat.
- Pull out, pour granulated sugar into the broth.
- Cook, stirring slightly, until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Add the berry immediately and cook for 5 minutes.
- A foam is formed, which should be removed.
- Turn off the heat and leave the jam for 10 hours.
- After 10 hours, the delicacy should be boiled several more times, be sure to let it cool down during breaks.
- Arrange in jars and roll up hermetically.
After this, the treats should be wrapped in a blanket and allowed to cool for a day. Then you can safely lower it into the basement for storage.
Chokeberry jam: recipe with cherry leaves and apples
Chokeberry jam and cherry leaves go well with apples, pears and other fruits. There are many options for delicious recipes with a pleasant aroma.
One of the popular and simple options for treats includes the following components:
- 3 kg blackberry;
- 50 cherry leaves;
- 2 kg of apples and pears;
- 1.5 kg of granulated sugar;
- glass of water.
Cooking instructions:
- Rinse the berries, cut the fruits into large pieces.
- Boil cherry leaves in half a glass of water, then let cool;
- Pour blackberry with the resulting broth and cook for half an hour.
- Boil the fruits in the remaining water for 10 minutes.
- Put the fruits to the berries and cover with granulated sugar.
- Mix everything and cook for 5 minutes over low heat.
Pour everything into hot sterilized jars and then roll up hermetically. Store after cooling in a cool, dark place throughout the winter.
Black chokeberry with cherry leaf and citric acid
Chokeberry jam with cherry leaves can be pleasantly sour if you add a little citric acid. Jam ingredients:
- 1 kg of chokeberry;
- 1.4 kg of granulated sugar;
- 50-60 cherry leaves;
- glass of water;
- citric acid - a teaspoon.
Step-by-step algorithm for preparing a winter delicacy:
- Wash cherry leaves and berries.
- Boil half the leaves in a glass of water for 15 minutes.
- Pick the leaves from the decoction.
- Pour half of the sugar into the broth.
- Bring to a boil and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Put the berries and the remaining cherry leaves in the syrup.
- Remove the cherry leaves and cook the jam for another 5 minutes.
- Turn off the jam and put on for 3 hours.
- Add the remaining granulated sugar and citric acid during the second cooking.
- Cook for half an hour and then let cool.
Only after cooling down can the delicacy be poured into hot sterilized jars so that the berries are completely and evenly distributed over all containers.
Rules for storing black chokeberry jam with cherry leaves
Chokeberry jam with cherry leaves is perfectly stored under standard conditions for such blanks. It should be dark and cool. Any preservation does not tolerate direct sunlight. In winter, the temperature in such a room should not drop below zero. There is also a maximum temperature limit of 18 ° C. There should be no traces of mold and high humidity on the walls in the cellar, otherwise this will negatively affect the storage of the workpiece.
You can also store the treat in the apartment. An unheated pantry or a balcony with a dark cabinet that does not freeze in winter is suitable for this.
Conclusion
Blackberry jam with cherry leaf is an unusual recipe with a pleasant aroma and original taste. If cooked with the addition of apples or citric acid, then few people will pay attention to the slight astringency. Cooking such a delicacy is not difficult at all, and with proper storage, the jam will stand for the entire cold period. It is necessary to use quality ingredients, as well as sterilized jars. You can use jam in winter both for family tea drinking and for adding to baked goods, pies and desserts. The benefits of the berry are simply invaluable for health, perfectly strengthens the immune system and gives strength to the body.
