Frozen black currant does not lose its useful properties, but only when it is properly harvested. How to do this in order not to violate its chemical properties, read in a step-by-step recipe with a photo. Video recipe.
Black currant is both a source of vitamins, and a berry for decorating desserts, and just a delicious delicacy, both on its own, and as additions for baking, etc. To replenish your body with useful substances, it is enough to consume only 20-25 per day berries. Moreover, it is useful in any form, both fresh and frozen. Also, fruit drinks and compotes are obtained from frozen fruits. It is enough to eat only 30-40 berries a day in order to replenish the body with the daily requirement of vitamin C. Also in currants there are vitamins of group B, D, E, K and other healing microelements. The berry strengthens well weakened immunity, it is able to kill disease-causing viruses and the flu virus.
To enjoy currants all year round, they must be frozen for the winter for future use. Therefore, such a preparation should be taken care of in advance. If the berry is properly frozen, it remains as healthy as fresh fruit. However, not everyone knows how to freeze it correctly. In this review, we will learn how to properly freeze black currants with a whole berry so that it retains its taste and valuable vitamins for a long time.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 44 kcal.
- Servings - Any Amount
- Cooking time - 15-20 minutes of active work, plus time for freezing
Ingredients:
Black currant - any amount
Step by step preparation of frozen black currant, recipe with photo:
1. Carefully sort out the black currant, removing the leaves, twigs and foreign debris. Choose berries for freezing dry, large, dense and not overripe. Since overripe currants lose some of their beneficial properties. Place it in a sieve and rinse under running water. Leave the berries to glass the water.
2. Place the currants on a towel to dry well.
3. Arrange the berries in a single layer on a tray, baking sheet, plank, or other flat surface and place in the freezer for several hours. Include a quick shock freeze at -23 ° C. The faster the berry freezes, the better the nutrients will be preserved in it.
4. Gently transfer the frozen berries to a special bag or plastic container for freezing. Cap tightly to remove all air and continue to store it in the freezer at a temperature not lower than -15 ° C.
You can cook the same dishes from frozen currants as from fresh berries: cook jelly, bake a pie, make mousse, stick dumplings and more …
See also a video recipe on how to freeze black currants for the winter.
