Ingredients for - Strawberry jam with mint and ginger
How to cook deliciously - Strawberry jam with mint and ginger
1. Stage
Pick, wash and dry the strawberries and put them in a pot. Add half the sugar and allow to drain for 1 hour.
2. Stage
Wash and dry 3-4 sprigs of mint. Separate the leaves, 10-15 pieces, or the number - as desired and to taste. Prepare the ginger root. Cut off a piece of 2 cm (or larger), and then peel.
3. Stage
After the juice appears, stir the berries and put the pot on medium heat. Add grated ginger and finely chopped mint.
4. Stage
Stir well and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring, 25-30 minutes.
5. Stage
Then mix the remaining sugar with pectin (or other jam thickener) and add to the jam. Mix well. The amount of thickening agent to be added should be determined by the instructions on the package.
6. Stage
Boil until it thickens, this will take 2-3 minutes. Longer is not recommended, otherwise the pectin will lose its properties and the jam will remain liquid.
7. Stage
Pour hot in sterilized jars and close with lids. After cooling, store in a cool place.
