Once prickly bushes of this berry shrub grew only in the royal gardens. Now "northern grapes" can be found in almost every suburban area. Unlike ordinary grapes, gooseberries are ready to eat at any stage of their maturity. An unripe berry makes an excellent jam with a pleasant acidity, and a ripe one will be an ideal addition to cakes and other desserts.
Pick your recipe
Gooseberry jam is indisputably tasty, but too commonplace. Try to use this useful berry in an unusual way.
Cocktail
Gooseberries make a great cocktail teeming with vitamins. For this, you should take the berries of medium ripeness. Grind them with a blender and rub through a sieve. Put the resulting puree mass into glasses and add sparkling wine to them. Gooseberry cocktail is ready!
Sauce
You can use gooseberries in the preparation of the original sauce for meat dishes. To do this, you need a stewpan, 500 g of gooseberries, onion, a slice of ginger, 150 g of sugar, 2 garlic cloves, a pinch of chili pepper, 80 ml of apple cider vinegar and salt. All of the listed ingredients must be mixed in a saucepan. Onion should be pre-chopped, ginger grate, and garlic through a press. The sauce should be cooked over low heat for two hours. During this time, he must acquire a uniform consistency.
Pies
Ripe gooseberries are a great addition to any open fruit pie. Your dessert will benefit from this!
Jelly
Peerless jelly can be made from this berry. To do this, put 250 g of gooseberries in a stewpan, it is advisable to take very ripe berries. Add 250 g of water to them, bring to a boil and boil for about 20 minutes. Cool the berries a little and wipe them through a sieve or colander. Add to your future jelly sugar to taste and gelatin, which must be soaked in advance in water. Then put the mixture on the fire again, warm it up slightly and then pour into the molds. Gooseberry jelly - healthy and tasty!