Redcurrant syrup for sorbet

Name: Redcurrant syrup for sorbet
Total time: 1 h
Yield: about 1 litre
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: 1.5 kg ripe red currants; 3-4 screw-top jars or bottles of 300 ml; a tea towel for the bottom of the pot; sugar to taste (when making ice cream); 1 lemon (optional)

Time: 1 hourabout 1 litreapprox. 80 kcal / serving (estimated)approx. 1 g protein / serving

Redcurrant juice for ice cream preserves the taste of summer for winter: pure, genuine fruit juice from which you can make homemade ice cream, sorbet, sauce or syrup. Sterilising in a water bath is easy, and the key is to cool the jars slowly. Tart and bright red.

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Ingredients

1.5 kg ripe red currants
3-4 screw-top jars or bottles of 300 ml
a tea towel for the bottom of the pot
sugar to taste (when making ice cream)
1 lemon (optional)

Method

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Wash the currants and remove the stems, then press them through a sieve with a wooden spoon (or blend and then strain). Pour the juice into clean, sterilised jars, leaving 2 cm free at the top.
Close the jars tightly (with screw lids or corks tied with string).
Line the bottom of a large pot with a tea towel (so the jars don't clink), set the jars on it and pour in cold water to come two-thirds up the jars.
Bring to the boil and hold for 5 minutes from the point of boiling (sterilisation). It should not boil violently.
Remove from the heat and take the jars out only when the water has cooled completely, so the glass doesn't crack.
Stored in a cool, dark place it keeps for 1 year. For ice cream, dilute with sugar and water to taste, then freeze in an ice-cream maker. It also works as syrup or sauce.

Based on: Malatinszky Fanny szakácskönyve (a classic Hungarian cookbook), modernised. Calories and protein are estimated.

Tips

Let the jars cool completely in the water.
Use ripe, red currants for colour.
For ice cream, add sugar and water.
Sterilise raspberry juice for 6 minutes.

Frequently asked questions

How long does it keep?

Sealed, in a cool, dark place, for 1 year.

With other fruit?

Raspberries, sour cherries and strawberries work similarly.

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