Soaked lingonberries

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Since we will use syrup to soak the lingonberries, we will start working with it. You can make it without sugar, but the aroma of the spices that we will use (cinnamon, cloves) will be revealed better with the addition of sugar. Some people add vanilla, ginger, honey, etc. to the syrup, but this is a matter of taste. Put sugar and spices in a saucepan, add water and put on fire. When the water boils, stir until the sugar dissolves. Then turn off the heat and let the syrup cool.

2. STEP 2

   

   For soaking, it is better to use fresh lingonberries, but you can also make this preparation from frozen ones. The main thing is to sort the berries well, remove crushed and damaged berries, rotten ones, debris and leaves. But if a few leaves end up in the jar, then it’s okay, they also have useful properties. Wash the berries well in a colander under running water. Let the water completely drain from the berries.

3. STEP 3

   

   Place the berries in clean, sterilized and dried jars of the required volume. You can put half a jar or a full jar of berries, depending on how much you want to get ready-made berries and syrup, what volume the jars are used to prepare, the main thing is that the syrup completely covers them.

4. STEP 4

   

   Fill the berries with cooled syrup and close with sterilized lids or roll up with a machine. Store jars of soaked lingonberries in a cool place. After a week, you can open a jar of pickled lingonberries and try them, but they become tastier after a longer soak.

5. STEP 5

   

   In the refrigerator, soaked lingonberries (before opening the jar) are stored for up to six months, preserving all vitamins and beneficial microelements. After opening the jar, the berries also do not spoil for quite a long time, but it is better to use them quickly, because the aroma and taste will still become worse, and the beneficial properties will decrease. The berries can be used in baked goods, sauces, hot dishes and salads, or eaten as a dessert. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Vendetta

04.10.2023

4.7

I’ll share one more lingonberry recipe for the winter.

Natalia M

04.10.2023

4.5

I haven’t made pickled lingonberries for the winter yet and didn’t even know what they were) So I wanted to cook them. Of course, I couldn’t make it in large quantities, because this berry is rare here and not cheap. I took a small jar for testing and sterilized it in the microwave. I washed the frozen lingonberries and put them in a jar up to their hangers. I made the syrup using the calculations given by the author. There is just a little bit of sugar, I even doubted that it would turn out tasty. I cooked the syrup with the addition of two buds of cloves and half a cinnamon stick. After cooking, I put the jar in the refrigerator for a week. It was very interesting what would happen. I liked the result! The berries are saturated with the aromas of spices, they smell so pleasant. However, they remained intact, like red beads). They taste slightly bitter and slightly sweet. The syrup is absolutely gorgeous - fragrant and tasty. And all this splendor contains a lot of vitamins! I definitely recommend the recipe!