Cowberry is very useful.It is rich in tannins, vitamins and minerals. It is used in the treatment of atherosclerosis, hypertension and gastritis. From cowberries prepare juices, jams, sauces and much more. In this article, we will look at how you can make cowberry sauce, which is suitable for a variety of dishes. The process of preparation is quite simple. So, let's get started.
Cowberry sauce: classic recipe
Main Ingredients:
- fresh cranberries (500 g);
- sweet pepper (2 g);
- greens (basil, parsley);
- nutmeg;
- sugar (400 g);
- honey (1 tbsp.);
- a slice of garlic;
- ginger;
- sea salt;
- cinnamon.
Technology of preparation
My cranberries and grind in a blender (you can inmeat grinder). Take the pan and pour in the resulting mass. We fall asleep with sugar. We put on the fire, heat until the sugar dissolves, but do not bring to a boil. Next, add pepper, chopped garlic and greens, ginger, nutmeg, sea salt. All carefully mix.
Leave, let cool a little.Then pour into the saucepan and serve. It is best to cook the cranberry sauce the day before serving, as it will infuse during this time, it will become tastier and more fragrant. Store in the refrigerator for no more than two weeks.
Lingonberry sauce for meat
Main Ingredients:
- cowberry berry (glass);
- honey;
- meat broth;
- potato starch;
- wine vinegar (1/2 tbsp. l.).
Technology of preparation
Grind the berries to the state of mashed potatoes.Use a strainer or blender. Then add honey (if not, replace with regular sugar). In a cranberry puree pour a portion of the broth. Pour the lingonberry mass into the pan and add the wine vinegar. Put on the stove. When everything boils, pour in the starch dissolved in the broth. Continue cooking the sauce. Stir constantly with a spoon (about five minutes). All is ready! You can not wipe the mass, but simply cook from whole berries, but this is someone who loves them. Sauce can be watered as fish dishes, poultry. And they say that lingonberry sauce goes well with ice cream. Any of your dish, be sure, with this sauce will be a culinary masterpiece!
What can be made from cowberries
You can make not only sauce from the berries, but also preparations for the winter: jam, marinade, juices, jam.
Consider the simplest option - juice.You will need ripe berries. Wash them thoroughly. Pour the lingonberries in a three-liter jar with a layer of 5 cm. Tamp with a wooden pestle until juice appears. Pour another layer. Tamp the berry again. Continue these steps until the entire pot is filled with lingonberries. Leave in a cool place - after two days the juice should stand out. Press it through gauze. Pour into a saucepan, add mint leaves and heat to 60 degrees. Cool a little and then pour into sterilized bottles. Close their traffic jams. Lingonberry juice can be stored for about a year at room temperature. When serving, you can add honey or sugar to the drink.
Lingonberries can also be dried for the winter.To do this, sort out the berries, rinse and dry. Then spread out on a baking sheet and place in a hot oven. Dried berries are usually kept in clay jars. This lingonberry can be crushed in a coffee grinder. The resulting powder is stored for more than five years in the banks of tea or coffee. Crushed lingonberries are an excellent raw material for various confectionery products, compotes, juices, sauces, fruit drinks and so on. What to cook from lingonberries and how, decide for yourself. The main thing - experiment!
