Simple gooseberry jam

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 40 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make gooseberry jam? To make gooseberry jam for the winter, take equal amounts of berries and sugar. To do this, weigh the gooseberries. You will also need some water (about a third of a glass). It is better to use gooseberries when they are ripe and fresh, preferably immediately after harvest. Any variety of gooseberry will do, either red or green. Red contains more vitamins and nutrients.

2. STEP 2

   

   Rinse the gooseberries well under running water and dry with paper towels. Cut off dry ends and remaining stalks. Ordinary nail scissors work perfectly with this.

3. STEP 3

   

   Place the prepared gooseberries into a saucepan with a thick bottom. Pour in 5 tablespoons of water (1/3 cup) to prevent the gooseberries from burning to the bottom of the pan. Place the pan over medium heat.

4. STEP 4

   

   Gooseberries release juice very quickly. Cook the berries until soft, about 10 minutes.

5. STEP 5

   

   Then remove the pan from the heat and puree the gooseberries using an immersion blender. You can also use a meat grinder.

6. STEP 6

   

   Add sugar to the berry puree and mix well. Place the pan back on the heat.

7. STEP 7

   

   Boil winter gooseberry jam over medium heat for 15-20 minutes. At first, until the sugar is completely dissolved, constantly stir the jam with a wooden or silicone spatula.

8. STEP 8

   

   While gooseberry jam for the winter is being cooked, prepare the jars. Wash them with baking soda. It is not necessary to sterilize. The main thing is that they are clean and dry. But just in case, I always warm up the jars a little over steam using a special metal ring that fits onto a pan of water, and boil the lids for five minutes. Pour the hot jam into the jars and immediately screw on the lids. Cover the jars with a blanket or towel and leave to cool.

Comments on the recipe

Valeria

19.09.2023

4.5

It turns out sour, beautiful color! Thick and very tasty jam. You can also make this kind of jam from gooseberries for the winter. A royal treat!

Anet

19.09.2023

4.6

Thanks for the recipe. I will definitely try to make jam this way. This year I ground gooseberries through a meat grinder. And cooked it with sugar. It turned out better than last year. Then I boiled whole berries in syrup. I'll try this again. The result will be a homogeneous consistency, without seeds and peel. Exactly what I was looking for.

Yulia Morozova

19.09.2023

4.5

Today I made simple gooseberry jam for the winter using this wonderful recipe. I liked the ease of preparation; the jam turned out thick, rich and very tasty. Thank you very much for the recipe!

annashilina1505

19.09.2023

4.7

Tasty. The photo shows such a beautiful jam. But mine turns out liquid. Moreover, I have been preparing this recipe for 2 years in a row. I can’t understand what I’m doing wrong?

annashilina1505

19.09.2023

4.7

Thanks for the advice. But it seems like I was too hasty with my comment. Everything is fine. After some time, the jam acquired the desired consistency.

rose

19.09.2023

4.5

Great recipe, great results! Thank you

Alya

19.09.2023

4.7

Gooseberries are a very tasty fresh berry and healthy! But making delicious jam from it is not so easy, just the fuss with cleaning the tails is worth it. Many recipes are labor-intensive, and the results are not always appropriate. This same method of making jam won me over. The mass turns out homogeneous, you don’t even feel the seeds, and it doesn’t flow off the spoon - real jam! The color is bright, the taste is pleasant, sweet with a slight sourness. This kind of jam - even in spoons, even in cookies, even on a bun!