Lingonberry is very useful. It is rich in tannins, vitamins and minerals. Use it in the treatment of atherosclerosis, hypertension and gastritis. Lingonberries are used to prepare juices, preserves, sauces and much more. In this article, we will look at how you can make lingonberry sauce that suits many dishes. The cooking process is quite simple. So let's get started.
Cowberry Sauce: A Classic Recipe
The main ingredients :
- fresh lingonberry (500 g);
- allspice (2 g);
- greens (basil, parsley);
- nutmeg;
- sugar (400 g);
- honey (1 tbsp. l.);
- clove of garlic;
- ginger;
- sea salt;
- cinnamon.
Cooking technology
My lingonberries and grind in a blender (you can in a meat grinder). We take the pan and pour the resulting mass into it. We fall asleep with sugar. Put on fire, heat until sugar dissolves, but bring to a boil. Next, add pepper, chopped garlic and herbs, ginger, nutmeg, sea salt. Mix everything thoroughly.
Leave it to cool a little. Then pour into a saucepan and serve. Cowberry sauce is best prepared the day before serving, as it will infuse during this time, it will become tastier and more aromatic. Store in the refrigerator for no more than two weeks.
Lingonberry meat sauce
The main ingredients :
- lingonberry berry (glass);
- honey;
- meat broth;
- potato starch ;
- wine vinegar (1/2 tbsp. l.).
Cooking technology
Mash the berries until mashed. Use a strainer or blender. Then add honey (if not, replace with regular sugar). Pour a portion of the meat broth into the lingonberry puree . Pour the lingonberry mass into the pan and add wine vinegar. Put on the stove. When everything boils, pour the starch dissolved in the broth. Continue to boil the sauce further. Stir constantly with a spoon (about five minutes). Everything is ready! You can not wipe the mass, but simply cook from whole berries, but this is someone who loves. Sauce can also be watered with fish, poultry dishes. And they say that cranberry sauce goes well with ice cream. Any of your dishes, rest assured, with this sauce will be a culinary masterpiece!
What can be made from lingonberry
From the berries you can make not only sauce, but also preparations for the winter: jam, marinade, juices, jam.
Consider the simplest option - juice. You will need ripe berries. Wash them thoroughly. Fill lingonberries in a three-liter jar with a layer of 5 cm. Tamp with a wooden pestle until juice appears. Pour another layer. Tamp the berry again. Continue these steps until the whole jar is full of lingonberries. Leave it in a cool place - after two days the juice should stand out. Squeeze it through cheesecloth. Pour into a pan, add mint leaves and heat to 60 degrees. Cool a little and then pour into sterilized bottles. Close them with corks. Lingonberry juice can be stored for about a year at room temperature. When serving, you can add honey or sugar to the drink.
Lingonberries can also be dried for the winter. To do this, sort, wash and dry the berries. Then place on a baking sheet and place in a hot oven. Dried berries are usually kept in clay jars. Such lingonberries can be ground in a coffee grinder. The resulting powder is stored for more than five years in cans of tea or coffee. Shredded lingonberries are an excellent raw material for various confectionery, stewed fruit, juices, sauces, fruit drinks and so on. What to cook from lingonberries and how, decide for yourself. The main thing is to experiment!