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Lingonberry is a northern berry with a lot of useful substances. Great for helping with colds. A decoction of berries is an anti-inflammatory agent. But even in simple cooking, this berry is used everywhere. Lingonberry kissel is not inferior to cranberry juice in terms of usefulness and nutritional value. There are several recipes for every taste.
Rules for the preparation of lingonberry jelly
For cooking, lingonberries are needed. You can use both fresh and frozen raw materials. If fresh raw materials are used, then it is necessary to sort out all spoiled, sluggish specimens, as well as diseased and immature specimens.
It is also necessary to rid the raw material of twigs, leaves and dirt. If the fruits are frozen, then it must be used immediately. It is not recommended to freeze and thaw fruits several times.
If additional ingredients are used, then they must be taken in strict accordance with the recipe. To give the desired consistency, it is important to carefully avoid the formation of lumps when dissolving the starch. Not many people like lumps and clots in a treat.
Frozen lingonberry kissel
To prepare lingonberry jelly according to a frozen recipe, you will need raw materials per liter of water 250 g of fruit and 100 g of sugar. For density, you can use starch about two tablespoons.
Algorithm cooking:
- Put all fruits into boiling water.
- Cook for 10 minutes.
- Strain the liquid so that there are no pieces of berries.
- Bring the strained liquid to a boil, add starch and sugar.
- As soon as the liquid with starch boils, turn it off.
- Leave for about an hour.
After the drink thickens, you can safely pour it into mugs and invite your family to try the delicacy.
Cowberry kissel with starch
This is a classic recipe for which you can use both frozen and fresh berries. Ingredients:
- water 1 liter plus an additional 100 ml;
- 250 g of fruit;
- 4 tbsp. tablespoons of granulated sugar;
- starch – 1-4 tbsp. spoons, depending on the desired consistency.
The recipe is as follows:
- Pour raw materials with a liter of water.
- Add sugar, boil, turn off immediately after boiling.
- After half an hour, drain everything through a sieve and discard the berries.
- Separately, pour cold water into a mug and dissolve starch in it.
- Pour, stirring, into the strained drink.
- Bring to a boil, turn off.
After a few minutes, you can pour the drink. Lingonberry jelly according to the recipe for cooking with starch is used most often, this taste has been familiar to many since childhood and will delight any family member.
Cowberry kissel with cranberries
Lingonberries with cranberries will give the drink a pleasant taste and a large number of useful properties. This drink is brewed easily and without problems according to the same classic recipe. The only difference is that part of the main ingredient must be replaced with cranberries. The ratio in any case remains the same: 250 g of berries and 1,1 liters of water.
Lingonberry jelly with apples
Another version of a flavored drink with an additional ingredient. The components needed are:
- 150 g of berries;
- 3 medium apples;
- granulated sugar – 200 g;
- half a glass of potato starch;
- 2,5 liters of pure water.
Step-by-step recipe for making cranberry jelly:
- Pour into a saucepan and put water on fire.
- Wash apples, peel and cut into small pieces.
- Pour washed berries and chopped apples into boiled water.
- Bring to a boil, and reduce the fire.
- Pour starch into cold water and stir.
- In a thin stream, stirring constantly, pour into a saucepan with liquid.
- Boil until the first bubbles appear.
You can serve this delicacy with or without fruit.
Oatmeal jelly with cranberries and spices
In this case, the drink turns out to be very beautiful and fragrant. You need more ingredients than in the classic version:
- 300 g oat flakes;
- 250 ml cream;
- Xnumx g of granulated sugar;
- 100 g of berries;
- litere of water;
- juice from half a lemon;
- cinnamon stick;
- 2 vanilla pods.
Algorithm for preparing a fragrant drink:
- Soak oatmeal overnight in cold water. Part of the flakes, in a small amount, must be fried in a pan for decoration.
- Strain the oatmeal mixture through a sieve. Pour this liquid into a saucepan and add sugar.
- Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Add all spices and cranberries.
- Stir, put on fire and bring to a boil.
- Cook while stirring for 5 minutes.
- Remove from stove to cool.
- Whip the cream with a small amount of sugar in a dense foam.
- Pour the drink into mugs.
- Garnish with foam and toasted cereal.
Instead of cream, you can use cream from a spray can, and to give the necessary consistency, just add water to the finished recipe if it turned out to be too thick.
How to cook lingonberry jelly in a slow cooker
For housewives who have a multicooker in the kitchen, the task is simplified, since a delicacy can also be prepared in it.
Ingredients for cooking:
- a tablespoon of starch;
- 3 art. spoons of fruit;
- 2 Art. spoons of sugar;
- half a liter of water.
The cooking algorithm is simple and looks like this:
- Pour water into a bowl and add berries.
- Add granulated sugar and set the “steaming” mode.
- Withstand 15 minutes.
- Grind the mass with a blender in a slow cooker.
- Dissolve starch in water.
- Pour the starch into the slow cooker and cook for another 10 minutes in the same mode until the jelly is ready.
Now the delicacy can be served at the table. It is prepared quickly, and the right temperature will help prepare a drink with optimal taste.
Conclusion
Lingonberry kissel is a healthy and fragrant drink that the whole family will drink with pleasure. Berries can also be used frozen, so this drink is easy to brew even in winter, if there are enough blanks in the freezer. Only 250 g of berries and a liter of water can give vivacity and enough vitamins in the winter. The drink will help with colds and serve as a strengthening agent for immunity.