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Perhaps everyone has heard that five-minute red currant jelly is a healthy and tasty product. At the same time, it is very easy to make it yourself in a short period of time. Knowledge of cooking technology and basic secrets will help you make jelly even tastier and come up with your own family recipes, which in the future may be passed down from generation to generation. Five-minute jelly can be used not only as an independent product, but also to make juices, fruit drinks and even alcoholic cocktails based on it.
Features of preparing five-minute redcurrant jelly
In order to prepare high-quality and tasty five-minute redcurrant jelly, you need to remember the following nuances:
- Red currant berries must be fresh, picked from the branches. They need to be sorted out first, otherwise rotten fruits that begin to deteriorate may get into the jelly, and the five-minute fruit will quickly ferment and spoil. This process should also not be neglected because the possible ingress of bush branches can give the final product bitterness and an unpleasant aftertaste;
- Thanks to the pectin contained in red currants, already in the process of cooking the berries with sugar, a jelly-like mass is obtained. However, in order to get a real jelly, thick and holding its shape, you need to add agar-agar or gelatin;
- Gelatin is the most popular ingredient used in almost all recipes. When adding it, you must strictly follow the instructions: first soak a bag of the substance in chilled boiling water for 30 minutes, then mix thoroughly, dissolving all the grains, and only then pour into the finished jelly. The thickener is added immediately before pouring the five-minute mixture into jars;
- To add a special taste and aroma, before cooking red currant jelly for five minutes, you can add vanilla, citrus juice, or even small slices of orange and lemon to the berry mass;
- Jelly should only be poured into dry containers, so jars that have been sterilized over steam must be dried.
5-minute redcurrant jelly recipes
Any housewife, even a completely inexperienced one, can make delicious redcurrant jelly in 5 minutes. Dessert recipes are simple and easy to remember. There are two main ways to prepare five-minute soup - with and without cooking.
Recipe for five-minute redcurrant jelly without cooking
Making jelly without cooking is great for summer residents who want to prepare a redcurrant preparation immediately after picking the berries.
Required components:
- Red currant – 800 g;
- Granulated sugar – 900 – 1000 g.
Cooking method:
- Thoroughly crush the collected and prepared berries with an ordinary masher (preferably a wooden one) until all the seeds are separated.
- Place the resulting mass in portions on a piece of gauze rolled up in several layers, roll it up and squeeze thoroughly until only dry mass, without juice, remains on the fabric.
- Mix currant juice and sugar in equal proportions.
- Stir the resulting mass until a homogeneous thick mixture is formed, which should be left for 35 minutes. This is necessary for the sugar to completely dissolve.
- Afterwards, pour the finished jelly for five minutes into sterilized jars.
Five-minute redcurrant jelly for the winter with cooking
In order to prepare five-minute currant jelly from red currants according to a recipe that involves boiling the product, you will need a pan with a thick bottom, but not made of aluminum. When berries and sugar interact with this metal, an oxidation process will occur.
Required components:
- Red currant – 2kg;
- Granulated sugar – 2 kg.
Cooking method:
- Pour the berries into the pan and lightly crush them with a masher.
- Close the lid and put on fire. The berries will begin to crack and juice will be released.
- Grind all the berries through a fine sieve, leaving only thick juice in the pan without pulp or seeds (you can make a compote from the remains of the fruit).
- Add sugar and cook over medium heat for 20 - 30 minutes. Remove the resulting foam with a spoon.The readiness of the jelly can be determined by color and consistency: it should be thick and brownish-burgundy.
- Warm five-minute jelly should be poured warm into sterilized jars and closed with sterile lids.
You can prepare five-minute jelly without sterilization: not all housewives like and know how to properly sterilize jars, which is often the reason why many refuse to prepare preparations for the winter. However, red currant jelly is convenient to prepare without this scrupulous process.
Required components:
- Red currants – 1 kg;
- Granulated sugar – 800 g.
The sequence of actions is as in the recipe given above. But after the sugar has completely dissolved in the berry juice, the resulting jelly should be immediately put into jars. Then place the jars in a large saucepan with a towel on the bottom. Fill the pan with water so that it does not reach 1.2 - 2 cm to the edge. Cook over high heat for 15 minutes. If foam forms, it must be removed. After the cooking time has passed, remove the jars of jelly one by one and roll them up.
Calorie content
Five-minute red currant jelly is a storehouse of vitamins, among which the highest content is vitamin C. However, it is important to remember that the calorie content of the product is quite high - due to the large amount of sugar it contains.
Table of the content of energetically important substances in 100 g of five-minute red currant jelly and their percentage of the daily value:
Calories | 271 kcal | 17,32% |
Squirrels | 0.4 g | 0,43% |
Fats | 0 g | 0% |
Carbohydrates | 71 g | 49,65% |
Alimentary fiber | 0 g | 0% |
The diagram of the ratio of proteins, fats and carbohydrates in the finished product clearly demonstrates its peculiarity: the predominance of carbohydrates with a low calorie content of the dessert.
Terms and conditions of storage
To store red currant jelly, it is better to choose cool, dark rooms (a refrigerator is perfect). For better preservation, the dessert can be sprinkled with sugar on top, in a layer of 1.5 - 2 cm. Five minutes covered with granulated sugar can be stored in the room, but then the consistency of the dessert will become too liquid. Then, before using the jelly, you will need to put the jar in the refrigerator for several hours to get a denser jelly. Five minutes of red currant can be stored for 1 year.
Conclusion
Five-minute red currant jelly is a healthy and very tasty preparation that is easy to make. Quickly preparing the dessert helps preserve all the beneficial substances contained in fresh berries. Jelly can also be used as a treatment for colds, sore throats, and also for the prevention of infectious diseases.
