How to cook five-minute blackcurrant jam

Five-minute blackcurrant jam for the winter is one of the most popular homemade recipes. It is prepared very simply and, most importantly, quickly.

How to cook five minutes of blackcurrant

Methods for preparing “five minutes” can be different. They differ among themselves in the quantity and composition of ingredients, technological features. But the cooking time is always about the same – it’s 5 minutes. This is not only the fastest way, but also the most gentle. Minimal heat treatment makes it possible to preserve the taste of fresh berries and most of its useful properties.

Blackcurrant in terms of vitamin C content is second only to lemons and some other fruits, such as sea buckthorn, red currants. These black, shiny berries contain almost all the necessary vitamin and mineral substances, organic acids. With short cooking, vitamin C and other substances are preserved almost in full (70% or more).

Thanks to this composition, jam has many therapeutic and prophylactic properties and has a beneficial effect on the body, having the following effect:

• restorative;
• diuretic;
• anti-inflammatory;
• diaphoretic.

These fruits are useful for hypovitaminosis, gastritis, high blood pressure, hepatic (renal) colic. However, it should be remembered that blackcurrant tends to thicken the blood. Therefore, for older people who are prone to thrombosis, the fruits should be eaten in moderation. In addition to a high concentration of vitamins and minerals, berries contain a lot of essential substances, which gives them a unique flavor.

It is convenient to measure the ingredients for five-minute blackcurrant jam (regular, jelly) in glasses. In many recipes, you can see how the number of berries and other components is indicated not in kilograms and liters, but in the form of clearly fixed volumes such as glasses, cups. The most used proportions for 5 minutes of blackcurrant jam are 6 (currant): 9 (sugar): 3 (water).

What dish to cook in

To prepare blackcurrant jam, it is best to take a pan with a thick, wide bottom, low sides or a special basin. So it is more convenient to mix the berry mass during cooking. It will be better distributed on the bottom surface and will warm up evenly. Moisture evaporates more intensively, which means that the cooking process is faster and it becomes possible to save more vitamins.

Recipes for five-minute blackcurrant jam

There are many ways to keep the harvested blackcurrant crop until winter. But the most delicious is to cook jam.

Five-minute blackcurrant jam without water

Composition:

• fruits – 1 kg;
• granulated sugar – 1 kg.

Sprinkle prepared berries with sugar. Wait until the mass releases enough juice. This will take at least an hour. Boil over medium heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

Five-minute blackcurrant jam with water

Composition:

• fruits – 1 kg;
• granulated sugar – 2 kg;
• water – 2,5 cups.

Pour water into a saucepan, add half a serving of sugar. After boiling, pour in the berries, cook for 7 minutes. Add the rest of the sugar, boil for 5 minutes. Immediately roll into banks.

Recipe in Finnish

Ingredients:

• berries – 7 tbsp.;
• sugar – 10 Art .;
• water – 3 tbsp.

Send the fruits and water to the pan, cook for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat, add sugar and stir until completely dissolved. Do not remove the foam during cooking. When the berry mass has cooled, roll it into jars.

For another recipe, you will need the following ingredients:

• fruits – 1 kg;
• sugar – 1 kg;
• water – 1 cup.

Next, currant jam is subjected to four cooking:

1. Transfer the fruits to a saucepan, combine with sugar, water. Leave overnight, and in the morning, over low heat, dissolve the remaining sugar. In this case, do not bring to strong heating, stir all the time. Leave for a couple more hours.
2. Reheat to no more than +60 degrees and allow to cool completely.
3. Put on the stove and keep just until the boil begins. Cool everything.
4. On high heat, bring to +100 degrees and cook for 5 minutes.

Next, remove the foam, still not cooled, lay out in jars and cover with paper. After the berry mass has completely cooled, roll it up. You can let the jam cool down in the pan, and only then close it.

Jelly jam 5-minute blackcurrant

Ingredients:

• berries – 0,5 kg;
• sugar – 0,5 kg;
• water – 0,07 l;
• gelling agent – according to the instructions.

Five-minute blackcurrant jam can be prepared in the form of jelly. Place clean and sorted fruits in a saucepan (stewpan). Pour a little water into the bottom, close the lid and boil for a couple of minutes. The fruits will steam well and let the juice go. Strain everything through a sieve and separate the pulp. It can be used to make drinks.

Pour strained juice with pulp back into the pan, add sugar and gelling mixture. Stir, put on fire and after boiling, cook for 5 minutes. The fire must be intense, so the jelly must be stirred all the time. Remove the foam with a slotted spoon and discard.

Pour the jelly into sterile jars. At first it will be liquid, but as it cools, it will acquire the desired consistency. Five-minute jam, made from blackcurrant according to a jelly recipe, is good to use as a layer for a biscuit, for making toast and much more.

There is one more option. Ingredients:

• berries – 5 cups;
• granulated sugar – 5 cups;
• water (purified) – 1,25 cups.

This five-minute jam recipe can be obtained from 5 glasses (cups) of both blackcurrant berries and sugar. Mix the fruits with water and boil for no more than 3 minutes. Add sugar, wait for the moment of boiling and count another 7 minutes of cooking.

Five-minute blackcurrant jam in syrup

Ingredients:

• berries – 1 kg;
• sugar – 1,5 kg;
• water – 0,3 l.

Sort currants, while removing twigs, leaves, green or spoiled berries. Throw in boiled sugar syrup. Wait until the contents of the pan boil again, and after five minutes of cooking, turn off the gas.

Recipe 6:9:3

Ingredients:

• berries – 6 cups;
• sugar – 9 cups;
• water – 3 cups.

Five-minute blackcurrant jam is conveniently measured in glasses or cups. Cook in the same way as in the previous recipe. Pour into jars, cover with clean paper on top. When it cools down, roll up the “five-minute” jam.

Five-minute blackcurrant jam through a meat grinder

Ingredients:

• berries – 1 kg;
• sugar – 2 kg.

Sort the berries, wash and dry. Grind in a meat grinder, mix with sugar. In a saucepan with a wide bottom, cook for 5 minutes from the moment of boiling. With a wooden spoon, continuously stir the berry mass so that it does not burn. Jam 5 minutes from mashed blackcurrant close hot.

Five-minute blackcurrant jam in the microwave

Ingredients:

• berries – 0,5 kg;
• sugar – 0,4 kg;
• pepper (pink) – 1,5 tsp.

Pour the properly prepared berries into a 2,5 liter container with high sides. Mix with sugar and leave until juice appears. Mix the moistened mass again well and put in the microwave on a powerful mode, so that it boils for 5 minutes. Then add pepper and repeat the cooking process again.

Five-minute blackcurrant for the winter with raspberries

Ingredients:

• currants – 1,5 kg;
• raspberries – 2,5 kg;
• sugar – 4 kg.

In the recipe for 5 minutes of blackcurrant, you can use oranges, raspberries, strawberries and some other berries. It is worth considering the method of cooking with raspberries. Mix the berries of both types, after sorting and washing. Add sugar, half of the recommended dose in the recipe. Wait until the raspberry-currant mass releases juice. Transfer to a blender, beat until smooth. Pour into a saucepan, add the rest of the sugar and stir for a long time until it dissolves. Cook from the moment of boiling for five minutes.

Recipe with raspberry juice

Ingredients:

• currant (black) – 1 kg;
• raspberries (juice) – 0,3 l.

Get juice from raspberries. This can be done with a blender, mixer or by grinding through a sieve. Combine raspberry juice with currant berries, mix everything gently and put on fire. Bring to a boil and cook for five minutes. Without cooling, roll into jars.

Terms and conditions of storage

Jam “five minutes”, prepared in accordance with all technological standards, can be stored for a year or more. If the spoilage of the product occurred quickly, then the basic rules of canning were violated. The reason may be:

• damaged raw materials;
• insufficient amount of sugar;
• insufficient cleanliness of cans;
• poor storage conditions.

Jam “five minutes”, depending on the recipe, can be stored both at room temperature and in the refrigerator. The latter option is used more for cold-prepared jam, without boiling, and also with a low sugar content.

If the berry mass has passed the heat treatment corresponding to the recipe, the jars and lids have been sterilized, the amount of sugar is sufficient, then such “five-minute” jam can be safely stored at room conditions somewhere in the pantry, in a cool room, away from heating units and direct sunlight.

Conclusion

Five-minute blackcurrant jam for the winter is prepared very easily and quickly. Sweet fragrant mass is good for making toast, as a filling for sweet pastries and other culinary products.