Aronia Michurina or black chokeberry is a record holder among berry crops in terms of the content of macro- and microelements, vitamins. So, ascorbic acid in it is the same as in lemon, and bioflavonoids (vitamin P) are 20 times more than in apples and oranges. The blackberry is also rich in iodine; in its content, it bypassed gooseberries and raspberries. There are many recipes for making black chops that allow you to preserve most of the nutrients.
Blackberry compote without sterilization
Ingredients:
- chokeberry - 400-500 g;
- sugar - 500-700 g;
- water - 1 l.
Prepare the sugar filling, i.e. boil water with sugar, make sure that the sugar is completely dissolved. Pour the freed from the stalks and washed berries into jars and pour in the hot filling. Quickly roll up the cans and wrap them up in blankets or old fur coats. Leave to cool completely.
You can add variety to the recipe by adding apples, plums, raspberries or cherries to the ingredients list. Compote will only benefit from this, i.e. will not be so tart. You can also use apple or raspberry juice instead of sugar pouring. Some housewives pre-soak rowan in cold water to remove excess astringency. However, it should be remembered that with soaking, useful substances also leave the berries. In a word, whether or not this procedure is carried out is decided individually.
Blackberry jam
Ingredients:
- chokeberry - 1 kg;
- sugar - 1.5 kg.
Chokeberry is a fairly hard berry. Therefore, in order to more deeply impregnate the berries with syrup, it should first be frozen. To do this, place the washed blackberry in the freezer for 3-4 hours. When frozen, the water contained in the cells of the berries turns into ice crystals, which with sharp edges will tear apart the delicate cell walls. Through the numerous microcracks formed in this case, the syrup will penetrate into the berries when cooking the jam.
Transfer the frozen chokeberry to a prepared dish (saucepan, basin), fill it with hot syrup, bring to a boil and cook over medium heat for 12-15 minutes. Then turn off the stove, cover the jam with a lid or towel and leave for 6-8 hours. After that, cook the mountain ash for 10-15 minutes, transfer to sterilized jars, close the lids. When the jam has cooled, put it in a cool, dark place.
Blackberry tincture
Ingredients:
- chokeberry - 200 g;
- cherry leaf - 100 pcs.;
- sugar - 2 glasses;
- vodka - 700 ml;
- water 1, 5 l.
Pour rowan berries and cherry leaves with water, put on fire and cook after boiling for 15-20 minutes. Strain the broth, add sugar, pour in vodka and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved. Pour into bottles, close tight lids and store in the cold. In a month you can take it to the festive table.
Hot black chokeberry seasoning
Ingredients:
- chokeberry - 0.5 kg;
- garlic - 1 head;
- salt - 2 tsp;
- sugar - 2 tablespoons;
- table vinegar 9% - 1 tablespoon;
- ground black and red pepper, basil, coriander, cinnamon to taste.
Peel the garlic, rinse the mountain ash and mince together with the garlic or chop with a blender. Add salt and sugar, vinegar, spices and herbs to taste. Mix everything well, transfer to a clean jar and put in the refrigerator. Spicy seasoning is served for meat and fish dishes, for dumplings, mantas.
