Soaked lingonberries. Homemade recipe for a 3-liter jar for the winter

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Soaking is an ancient preservation recipe for long-term storage of food. Fruits, vegetables and berries are suitable for the process. You can try to prepare lingonberries for future use at home, using one of the descriptions. This harvesting method will not only allow you to keep all the beneficial properties intact, but also increase them.

Traditional recipe in a 3 liter jar

You should start preparing pickled lingonberries with the classic version, which is used by most housewives.

Product set:

lingonberries – 3 kg;
granulated sugar – 300 g;
water – 3 l;
salt – 1.5 tsp.

If desired, you are allowed to add your favorite spices to the preparation.

Detailed Guide:

First of all, it is necessary to sort out the berries, since only ripe, firm fruits are allowed to be soaked.
They should be rinsed well with tap water, then allowed to drain off all the liquid and placed on a kitchen towel to dry the lingonberries.
Next, distribute the fruits among the jars in equal proportions.
At this time, you need to put an enamel pan with purified or well water on the fire.
When the contents of the dish boil, you need to add salt and sugar and stir until all the crystals are completely dissolved.
Now you need to remove the pan from the stove and set it aside, and when the syrup reaches room temperature, pour it over the berries.
In this state, you need to keep the lingonberries for 7 days, and then put them in a cold place.

In this form, the berry can be consumed as an independent dish or added to salads and sauces.

Recipe for soaked lingonberries without sugar in a three-liter jar

This recipe will appeal to adherents of proper nutrition. But if the preparation is carried out for a long period, then once a month they taste the water and, if there is sourness, the water is renewed.

You will need:

Kilogram of berries
3 liters – water
5 grams – salt
gram of cinnamon

How to cook:

1. Fresh, ripe lingonberries are sorted. The berries are thoroughly washed in cold water. Then they are thrown into a sieve and dried.

2. Lingonberries are placed in large jars. The optimal volume is 3 liters. It is filled with cold boiled water without sugar. You can add salt and cinnamon. Next, the jars are put in a cold place.

3. If you add this berry to dishes, they will have a spicy and sweet and sour taste. You can also make sauce from them. Lingonberry water quenches thirst well.

Bon appetit!

With sugar

Soaked lingonberries (a recipe at home adapted to modern harvesting methods) with sugar is an excellent option if you want to get more healthy berry juice. The berries can be used both fresh and frozen.

Soaked lingonberries, recipe with sugar.

Ingredients:

sugar – 200 g;
berry – 1.5 kg;
spring or purified water – 2 l.

You can add cloves and cinnamon to the composition, and replace sugar with honey.

Cooking process:

An enamel pan needs to be filled with purified water, set over high heat and brought to a boil.
Pour all the granulated sugar into the bowl, mix thoroughly until it dissolves, and turn off the stove.
The syrup must be set aside and wait until it cools completely.
During this time, you need to sort through all the lingonberries, putting aside all the crumpled, rotten fruits, but a few leaves that come across can also be used.
Now you should transfer the berries to a colander, rinse well and dry, spreading them on kitchen napkins.
When the lingonberries dry, they should be poured into a sterilized 3-liter jar and poured with cooled syrup so that it completely covers all the fruits.
Cover the neck of the dish with a piece of parchment paper, tie it and make a small hole.
The urination time will be 1 week.

Ready berries can be used for snack dishes or simply consumed in the required quantity. You can also express the juice, which has no less beneficial properties.

Beneficial properties of leaves and berries

Lingonberries have a number of effects on the human body, which I would like to list in more detail. This will make it easier for the reader of the article to understand whether this plant and its fruits are suitable for him to combat certain dangerous diseases and risks, or whether he should use other plantings and their harvest:

Lingonberries fight bacteria and infections that are caused by pathogens;
Due to the content of a component such as quercetin, lingonberries can reduce pain during inflammatory processes in the joints, arthritis or other chronic diseases;
Due to its beneficial qualities, lingonberries can slow down the growth of cancer cells. If you regularly eat fruits, you can generally organize a favorable practice for cancer diseases;
Brain processes are carried out much faster, a person’s memory and resistance to stress improve, feelings of anxiety decrease, mood and overall motivation to work improve;
Lingonberries are excellent for combating diseases of the cardiovascular system, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, and visual impairment;
If a person has kidney disease, then lingonberry tinctures are excellent for reducing pain and reducing the signs and symptoms of the disease. The most important thing is that lingonberries not only reduce symptoms, but also remove some of the reasons why abnormalities may develop.
If you regularly consume lingonberries, as well as teas and tinctures on the leaves, you can speed up metabolic processes. Lingonberries play an important role in organizing a diet; you can also use berries in case of increased blood pressure, as well as if a high level of glucose has been detected in the blood. Otherwise, this is an excellent and almost universal remedy, and we will talk about the intricacies of application and some recipes later.

Rules of use and contraindications

Before using lingonberries for food, it is recommended to consult with your doctor. The plant contains many positive substances, vitamins, and microelements. At the same time, it can cause allergic reactions if, for example, a person consumes berries in unlimited quantities without knowing the limits.

Among the contraindications are the following:

— Firstly, if the secret function of the stomach (acidity) is higher than normal, then the berries can provoke even greater acidification. This will lead to heartburn and pain. Especially in this case, it is not recommended to eat berries on an empty stomach, since this can cause stomach and intestinal disorders, and the person’s general condition will worsen.

— Secondly, for hypotension, lingonberries are contraindicated in large quantities, since initially the berries tend to lower blood pressure. This leads to loss of strength, fainting and general deterioration of the condition.

- Thirdly, if a person has been diagnosed with cholecystitis, then preparations based on lingonberry or its leaves may not have the most favorable effect on the mucous membrane.

In general, in principle, you should not treat berries as a delicacy and consume them unlimitedly - it is best to familiarize yourself with all the purposes, compare the capabilities of your own body with the effects of lingonberries and decide whether this product can be eaten at all. Considering the medicinal components of the berries, it is important to remember that in addition to their benefits, they can cause harm to the human body, and a responsible attitude and vigilance is what everyone should show when choosing lingonberries as a medicinal crop.

Benefits for women, men, children

Lingonberry is a very useful crop for both women, men and children.

For women's health, lingonberries are good because they help build the body for the possibility of getting pregnant, and also speed up the process of conception. In addition, lingonberries are an indispensable component in the fight against cystitis and infections of the genitourinary system. Professional doctors give their recommendations - they emphasize that lingonberries are quite useful during the onset of menopause, as they help smooth out some of the negative manifestations of the female body and body.
Men can eat lingonberries if they notice signs of prostatitis. In addition, lingonberry leaves can have anti-inflammatory, disinfectant and diuretic effects. You can eat a handful of berries every day not only to eliminate unfavorable symptoms, but also to prevent prostatitis. In general, male strength also becomes stronger, and some aging processes, which sometimes appear ahead of time, slow down.
But it’s a little more difficult with kids - it’s not recommended to give them fresh lingonberries, as this can cause allergic reactions. It is best to give children fruit drinks or drinks that contain lingonberries. Doctors recommend starting lingonberry complementary foods from the fifth month, but only under their strict supervision in order to monitor possible negative reactions of the child’s body.

In general, there are several beneficial properties of lingonberries for a child:

It can strengthen the baby’s immunity;
Heals minor injuries and wounds much faster, disinfecting and disinfecting them;
Helps to recover after surgery;
In the fight against viruses, lingonberries are an indispensable assistant;
Treatment of colds can be accompanied by tinctures with the addition of lingonberry leaves.

Lingonberries during pregnancy

During pregnancy, you should be very careful when eating lingonberries, as the berries are not considered hypoallergenic. During the second and third semesters of pregnancy, you can eat processed berries, but be sure to do this only after consulting a doctor. If a woman has edema during pregnancy, then you can drink lingonberry juice or fruit drink, which will softly and gradually remove excess moisture from the body. But at the same time, you should drink drinks for three weeks, no longer. Then the body can get used to this, and in this case show some not the most positive reactions.

IMPORTANT

In the first trimester, eating lingonberries in any form is strictly prohibited!

You may encounter serious problems, including complications during pregnancy and childbirth. Therefore, you should definitely listen to the recommendations expressed by experts and, of course, carefully read the current article so as not to encounter complications and adverse reactions from the body.

With sugar without cooking

The cold method of soaking lingonberries is best done under pressure. To do this, it is better to carry out the preparation process in a large container, and for storage, transfer the berries to jars along with all the juice.

Product set:

prepared fruits – 1.5 kg;
sugar – 1 kg;
chilled water (purified) – 3 l.

The amount of granulated sugar can be adjusted independently, but by reducing the volume, the shelf life of the product will decrease.

Step by step guide:

Carefully sorted and washed lingonberries need to be placed on the bottom of an enamel pan in an even layer.
Now you need to sprinkle them with granulated sugar so that it evenly covers the fruits.
It is necessary to install oppression on top. To do this, just put a plastic plate first, and place a filled liter jar on it. You need to be careful not to crush the berries.
For this recipe, only clean drinking water (ideally spring or well) that has been purified through a filter or cooled after boiling is suitable.
Pour the prepared liquid into a saucepan, cover with a lid and leave on the table at room temperature for 1 month.
Now it's time to transfer the berries to a jar, tie them with parchment and send them to the cellar.

The juice can be expressed and drunk as needed, and the fruits can be added to desserts, salads or baked goods.

Sugarless

Pickled lingonberries, the homemade recipe for which is described below, are more suitable for people with diabetes. You cannot add fruit to such a berry and fill it with plain tap water.

Compound:

ripe fruits – 1 l;
water – 2.5 l.

In this recipe, the composition should remain unchanged.

Step by step instructions:

It is necessary to take a responsible approach to the choice of liquid used. If it is well or spring water, then you do not need to boil it. Tap water must be passed through a filter (or left for 24 hours), and then boiled and cooled.
Lingonberries are suitable fresh or frozen. The berries must be carefully sorted so that there is no debris, wrinkled or overripe fruit left.
Now the fruits should be washed, drained in a colander, dried and placed in a 3-liter sterilized jar.
All that remains is to pour the prepared water over the lingonberries, close with a plastic lid with small holes and cover with a piece of gauze.
The dishes must be placed in a dark place for a week, and then put into the refrigerator or cellar.

This is a universal way to prepare healthy berries, since you can use the juice as medicine or make compotes from it. And unsweetened fruits will add a sweet, sour, spicy taste to hot meat and game dishes.

The best recipes for preparing pickled lingonberries at home

Strict adherence to proportions and a conscientiously carried out preparatory process will help preserve the gift of the forest with many benefits for a long time. To get the best quality lingonberries, time-tested harvesting recipes are used.

A simple recipe for the winter

Preparation for this recipe is simple, just put everything in a prepared jar and fill it with boiled water. It is enough to take a kilo of prepared berries, half a kilo of sugar, a teaspoon of salt and about 3 liters of water.

The forest gift is placed in a container for soaking, and the filling is prepared separately. Water is boiled with sugar and salt. Cool the marinade. The stacked berries are poured with prepared water with sugar and salt, placed under pressure, and covered with gauze. After 20 days the berry is ready.

Cold way

Berries soaked using this method are easy to store, and they are not difficult to prepare. Proper calculation of ingredients will help the product last longer.

The recipe differs in that the berries are filled with boiled water, without adding spices and herbs.

As a result, we get a drink with a natural taste, and the berries will be as fresh. For every one and a half kilos of berries you will need 4.5 liters of water.

The workflow is carried out like this:

Berries are placed in a third of the prepared container.
Fill with water to the top.
Cover with a lid with holes and place in a dark place for a week.

After 7 days, a sample is taken. You can consume as you wish, but do not forget to add the selected amount of liquid to the berries.

Sugarless

The filling in this recipe turns out to be very tasty; you can add it for daily use, as it is used up. It is worth remembering that after 2-3 months the berries and liquid will no longer be suitable for consumption. A jar with a capacity of 3 liters is prepared for soaking; about a liter of prepared berries is placed there. Boil 2.5 liters of water in a saucepan and cool to room temperature, pour it into a jar with lingonberries. The jar is closed with parchment or a nylon lid with holes. Place in a dark place. Additionally, it is advisable to cover the lid with gauze, this will prevent small insects from entering.

With salt

To prepare the urine, use very little sugar - the main taste will be provided by salt and selected spices. The most commonly used is cloves. For a kilo of berries you will need a liter of water, 30 grams of salt, sugar on the tip of a knife, and a bud of cloves. The berries are placed in a container for soaking, syrup is boiled from the remaining ingredients, cooled and poured over the berries. Under a nylon lid, store for 10 days in a room with a temperature of up to 10 degrees, then take it out to a cooler room.

With honey

In this way it will be possible to prepare the berries, as in ancient times - there was no sugar then. Instead, honey was used as a sweetener. Per kilo of product from the forest, take no more than 100 grams of honey, salt on the tip of a knife, and optionally, cinnamon and cloves.

The prepared jars are filled with berries up to their shoulders. The water is measured, the boiled and cooled liquid is poured into jars, and then poured into a common container. Add the rest of the ingredients and heat in a water bath. The cooled syrup is poured over the berries and placed in a cool place without light.

With sugar

How to soak lingonberries with sugar so that they are not cloying, but you can also feel the sweetness? We use the following recipe:

A kilo of berries are laid out in jars, leaving 5 centimeters short of the top.
Syrup is prepared from a liter of water, 250 grams of sugar, 2 grams of salt.
The cooled brew is poured into jars.
Cover with gauze in several layers.

Storage can be carried out at room temperature, but no more than a couple of months.

No cooking

Urine is carried out in the standard way, but it is not necessary to boil the syrup, just dissolve the sugar in water. For a liter of liquid, take a glass of sugar, fill the jars completely with berries, fill them with syrup, and cover them with a lid or gauze in several layers.

With honey

If you replace granulated sugar with honey, you can simply get a storehouse of vitamins for the winter. But in order not to lose them during cooking, you should exactly repeat all the steps in the description, because the bee product loses its beneficial properties during heat treatment.

Ingredients:

sorted lingonberries – 1.6 kg;
drinking water – 2.5 l;
honey – 0.15 l.

You can enhance the warming and flavoring effect by adding a little cloves and cinnamon.

Cooking process step by step:

It is necessary to put the berries in a colander, rinse under the tap, allow all the liquid to drain and spread on a kitchen towel, allowing to dry.
Next, you need to boil the water, after passing it through a filter, and let it cool quite a bit.
When the liquid reaches 60°C (approximately), honey should be completely dissolved in it.
Carefully pour all the berries into a sterilized 3-liter jar and fill it with sweet syrup. The water should cover the fruit by about 3 fingers.
The neck of the container needs to be rewound with a piece of gauze and the contents allowed to brew for 5 days.
Now you need to close it with a plastic lid and store the product in a cool place (cellar, refrigerator).

The preparation can be served as a healthy dessert with hot tea, the liquid can be strained, and the berries can be used as a filling for dumplings or open pastries. The remaining juice is best consumed to boost immunity during the cold season.

With salt

A recipe with added salt at home is suitable if the housewife decided to prepare pickled lingonberries only for adding to various dishes.

Product set:

water – 1.5 l;
lingonberries – 1.5 kg;
granulated sugar – 1 tbsp. l.;
salt – 2 tbsp. l.;
cloves – 1 pc.

You can exclude cloves from the composition and add a little more sugar.

Step-by-step preparation:

The washed and dried berries should be poured into a 3-liter jar, which has been sterilized in advance by any means.
Now you need to pour water into an enamel container, pour sugar, cloves and salt into it.
Place the pan over high heat, bring to a boil and immediately remove from the stove to cool to room temperature.
You need to pour the cooled syrup over the lingonberries so that the liquid does not reach only 4 cm from the neck.
Covering the jar with gauze, place it in a dark, cool place and leave for 7 days.
After the allotted time, you need to close the jar with a plastic lid with a small hole and send it to the cellar for storage.

It is customary to add berries strained from the juice to cold snack dishes to prepare hot meat.

Lingonberry sauce and meat seasoning recipe for the winter

The proposed recipe involves preparing a large amount of lingonberry sauce for meat. This sauce can be stored in jars in the refrigerator or cellar.

You will need:

Lingonberries – 450-500 g (selected and washed)
Cinnamon – 1.5-2 tsp. (can be replaced with sticks).
Starch (any) – 1 tbsp. (with a small slide
Table wine (preferably dry white) – 80-100 ml.
Sugar – 100-150 g (to taste)
Water – 1 glass (no more than 200 ml).

Preparation:

Place the berries in a saucepan and cover with water, boil
Cook the berries for about 5 minutes
After cooking, puree the mixture with a blender.
Add wine to the mixture and place on low heat
Add cinnamon and sugar, stir for a few more minutes
Add starch, mix thoroughly
Bring to a boil again and remove from heat

IMPORTANT: The sauce goes well with different types of meat. It can be either boiled or baked

It is best to season fried meat with sauce. Pleasant sourness neutralizes fat content and makes the process of digesting even the heaviest meat easier. In addition, the sweetness and acidity of lingonberries goes perfectly with pork; the sauce can also be combined well with grilled kebab, beef steak, lamb and especially duck breast. The sauce can be added as a dressing to warm salads. As a side dish you can use boiled vegetables, baked, boiled, stewed, fried potatoes, boiled cereals, asparagus, green beans, broccoli.

Lingonberry sauce for meat

With pears

The recipe for soaking lingonberries with pears will differ significantly from the previously described options. Here, instead of brine or syrup, the products will be filled with wort, which will give them a unique taste. It is necessary to select small, strong fruits that will easily pass through the neck of the jar and remain intact after cooking.

Compound:

pears – 1.5 kg;
lingonberries – 400 g;
curdled milk – 1 l;
drinking water – 1 l;
dry mustard – 1/4 tsp;
salt – 1/2 tsp;
black currant (leaves only) – 20 pcs.

Step by step instructions:

The first step is to prepare the wort, for which you pour water and yogurt into a convenient enamel container.
After bringing the mixture to a boil, add salt and mustard to the bowl and leave over low heat for about 5 minutes.
Now you should set the composition aside to cool completely.
At this time, you need to first deal with the berries, sort them out, wash them, and while they are drying, rinse the pears, wipe them and remove the core.
Next, starting with the fruits, place a row of fruits close to each other in a jar, sprinkle it with berries and cover with blackcurrant leaves. Repeat the process all the way to the neck.
This recipe requires a press, which can be made from 2 sticks by crossing them and inserting them into the jar.
All that remains is to pour the cooled wort over everything and cover with a rubber lid. First, you need to keep the dishes at room temperature for 10 days, and then put them in the refrigerator.
The pears and lingonberries will be fully prepared in 1 month.

In this form, it is recommended to eat fruits and berries as an independent dish or make a sweet filling from them or decorate ready-made desserts.

With apples

Pickled lingonberries (homemade recipes often contain apples) are included in the diet as a healthy dessert or used to decorate homemade baked goods.

Product set:

berries (pre-sorted and washed) – 1 kg;
sugar – 3 tbsp;
water – 1 l;
apples – 0.5 kg.

More often, Antonov or Chinese apples are used for the recipe, but you cannot use a store-bought product treated with paraffin. The preparation will be more aromatic if you add a little cinnamon to the syrup.

Step-by-step preparation:

Since the lingonberries should already be prepared by this point, you need to start cooking with apples, which you rinse thoroughly and cut large fruits in half. Whether to remove the core or not is up to you to decide.
Now, alternating rows, you should put the apples with the stem up and the berries in the jar. Instead of a press, it is better to insert 2 small sticks through the neck and secure them in a cross-shaped position.
Next, you need to boil water in an enamel container, pour all the granulated sugar into it, stir until it is completely dissolved and cool.
Pour cold syrup over the prepared apples and lingonberries, tie a piece of parchment on top and keep in a dark place for 1 week.
All that remains is to send the soaked products to a cold place, but you can try the contents of the jar only after a month.

You should put the required amount of food from the jar for self-consumption or for preparing a sweet filling.

Cold soaked lingonberries

In order to preserve all the benefits of lingonberries, as well as fully reveal their taste, you should use this recipe.

You will need:

2 kilograms – fresh berries
2 liters – water
A few mint leaves
Any spices - to your taste

How to cook:

1. First, 2 kilograms of berries are placed in jars.

2. Boil and cool 2 liters of water. A third of this volume can be reduced to ice.

3. Add mint and spices to the berries to suit your taste. Then ice is poured into the jar and water is added. The resulting mixture is infused in a cold place for one week to a month.

4. Both berries and water can be used for salads, drinks, and hot dishes.

Bon appetit!

Soaked lingonberries in bottles! That's possible too!

From frozen berries

This option is useful if you run out of pickled lingonberries in the middle of the winter season or this shrub does not grow in the immediate area and you have to buy the berries frozen.

Ingredients:

frozen fruits – 1.5 kg;
sugar – 3 tbsp. l.

You can use any recipe for frozen berries described above, you just need to follow the preparation rules.

Detailed description:

First, you need to remove the lingonberries from the freezer, pour them into a colander, which is placed over a deep plate, and leave overnight at room temperature, covering with gauze to prevent insects.
In the morning, pour the juice collected during thawing into an enamel pan. Add water there so that the total volume is 2 liters.
Now you need to boil the contents, add sugar or any chosen composition, and then cool completely.
You need to pour the syrup over the fruits, which at this point have been transferred to a clean, sterilized jar, and place in a dark place, covering the neck with a piece of parchment.
After 3 weeks, the container should be stored in the refrigerator.

The finished product is suitable for restoring immunity in winter or as an additional ingredient in hot dishes and cold snacks.

Storage rules

It is necessary to store pickled lingonberries in a dark, cool place where the temperature does not rise above 6°C. A refrigerator or cellar is suitable for this. In this case, the neck of the jar must be covered with parchment paper, a plastic or rubber lid. Under such conditions, the taste and quality of the product will remain at a high level for about a year.

If the recipe uses additional preservatives in the form of sugar and salt, then it is possible to enjoy the taste and aroma of the berry for up to 2 years. Fruits harvested in small quantities and will be consumed in a short period of time, it is permissible to leave them in a jar in a dark place at room temperature for up to 2 months. This is due to the fact that without yeast it does not have the ability to ferment.

The main condition for the established deadlines will be complete coverage of the berries with syrup or water. To do this, if you only need juice from the jar, you need to return the same amount of liquid (cooled syrup or boiled water) to the bowl.

Rules for storing pickled lingonberries

It is customary to store berries in closed jars in the refrigerator, in basements. Harvesting soaked lingonberries for the winter, despite tradition, does not necessarily have to be in such places. Due to its inability to ferment without the addition of yeast, it does not matter where it is stored, especially if it is not for long.

Lingonberries soaked in barrels are kept only in basements or on verandas. The main reason for this tradition is that such containers take up a lot of space.

Banks are stored in closets, refrigerators, basements. It is inconvenient to leave it in the room, and this way the berry is guaranteed to last indefinitely.

The main storage rule is that the berries must remain covered with liquid. If water is drained from soaked lingonberries for some reason, fresh water should be added.

Useful tips and tricks

Pickled lingonberries, a recipe for which can be easily spoiled by incorrect actions at home, require care.

You can avoid mistakes by reading the recommendations of experienced housewives:

Berries should be used, collected only at the end of August-September, carefully sorted. Rotten, soft, overripe fruits are not suitable for harvesting.
A few lingonberry leaves that come across will only add additional vitamins to the soaked product.
Utensils play an important role during cooking. For heat treatment and drying of products, only an enameled or stainless steel pan is suitable. For storage, it is imperative to sterilize glass jars and lids.

Almost every recipe for pickled lingonberries can be modified at home. So you can add spices and lemon zest to the syrup, and strain it before pouring it into the berry. Also, many chefs add several pieces of Antonov apples to the fruit, which reveal new notes of taste and aroma.