Thick strawberry jam with whole berries - recipe with video

Products to prepare for the winter:

• strawberries – 2 kg;

• granulated sugar (white) – 2 kg.

How to make thick strawberry jam

First, we need to put the berries in a deep bowl and fill them with cold water. Then, carefully wash each berry with your hands, simultaneously removing the sepals and putting them in a large colander to drain excess water.

Pour the dried berries into a spacious bowl (enamel or stainless steel) to prepare jam.

Then, you need to evenly sprinkle the berries with granulated sugar. To do this, we will pour sugar in small parts. After adding each piece of sugar, shake the pan vigorously so that the sugar penetrates to the bottom of the pan.

The preparatory stage of making jam is completed. We need to cover the container with the berries with a linen napkin and leave at room temperature for a day.

As time passes, we can see that the strawberries have released a large amount of juice, and the sugar has partially dissolved and partially settled at the bottom of the pan.

Now, we need to bring the jam to a boil and, gently stirring with a wooden spatula, boil for five minutes over low heat. When stirring, try to lift the sugar from the bottom of the pan so that it does not burn. During the cooking process, be sure to remove the foam from the jam. Cover the pan with hot jam with a linen napkin and leave to steep for 24 hours.

The next day, you need to boil the jam again, collect the foam from it and, again, boil for five minutes over low heat. After this, cover the pan with a napkin and leave the workpiece in this form for another day.

A day later, the strawberry jam, through the process of boiling and infusion, acquired the required color and aroma, and the berries remained intact. It just needs a little thickness to reach the desired consistency. To make the jam thick enough, at the last stage we need to bring it to a boil and, stirring, cook for half an hour.

We collect the last foam from the surface of the pan, turn off the heat and wait until the jam stops boiling intensely. Hot, place thick strawberry jam with whole berries in sterile jars, cover with lids and store in a cool, dark place.

The owner of the “GermaCook” channel demonstrates the cooking process described above in her video recipe.