In the impression of many people, strawberries are the fruit of summer. But if I were to tell you in advance here, there aren't many days when you can eat fresh and delicious strawberries! First of all, the best temperature for strawberry growth is about twenty degrees, more than thirty degrees, strawberries are easy to rot and deteriorate; then, strawberries need sufficient light, greenhouse planting is the most ideal state, although natural conditions can also let strawberries grow fruit, but the consequence period of the results is quite short, a slight delay will rot into the ground, and it is difficult to preserve, increase the cost, not to mention, the economic risk is also quite large. So almost all of the strawberries we eat are greenhouses. I can eat for a few days now, but after that time I have to wait until next year.
Although the strawberry cannot be eaten for a few days, we have a way to seal and preserve its delicious taste, that is, to make strawberry jam, so that strawberries can be eaten in the remaining three seasons of the year without strawberries. And now the strawberries are not only fresh and delicious, but also can be particularly cheap, then you can buy more and make strawberry jam that can be eaten for a whole year!
Although the production of strawberry jam needs to be boiled in the pot, it is not directly cut into the pot to cook, and even boiled, so that the production of jam is said to be a "big taboo", it is easy to destroy the various nutrients of the fruit, not to mention, the taste and texture of the production are also very bad. To make authentic strawberry jam, there is one step that must not be omitted, and that is "pickling". How exactly? Let's take a look!
First of all, the strawberries you buy must be soaked in water for about 30 minutes, and then washed with water 3 times, so that you can better wash away pesticide residues and dirty things. The cleaner the strawberries, the better the taste and texture of the strawberries, and the better they sell! Washed strawberries also need to be watered for later.
Then, remove the leaves and stalks from the tail of the strawberry, cut them with a knife, and if you want to make the strawberry jam more delicate, cut into small pieces. Cut it and put it in a small pot, add white sugar according to the ratio of 3:1, if you want to eat sweet, you can put more white sugar appropriately. Stir well and seal with plastic wrap and refrigerate for more than 4 hours.
After the strawberries are pickled, a lot of juice will ooze out, which is the best state needed for boiling, and there is no need to add water or water at all. At this time, you can directly put it on the fire to heat, wait until boiling and then reduce the heat while slowly stirring while simmering, about 5-8 minutes or so, the strawberries are boiled into soft rotten, basically boiled.
If you want to make the taste more authentic, you can also add the right amount of lemon juice, when adding lemon juice, you must wait until the strawberry jam is boiled, turn off the heat at the moment to add, then the sour flavor of lemon juice can be better integrated into the strawberry jam, adding flavor to the strawberry jam.
The boiled strawberry jam is placed in a sealable bottle and refrigerated in the refrigerator for a long time. Strawberry jam can not only be eaten alone, but also used as a condiment for many foods, such as sandwiching bread, making ice cream, making yogurt, and so on. If you've ever tasted your own strawberry jam, you'll find it much better than the one you bought at the supermarket!
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