How to make carrot juice for the winter at home, options for making a mixture of juices
Among the conservation reserves, every housewife will definitely have at least a few jars of juice. What kind of juice it will be depends on your culinary preference. Absolutely all juices are useful because they contain natural vitamins. And closing carrot juice for the winter at home is within the power of everyone, because there are no particular difficulties in this.
Preservation methods
- Hot spill.
- Pasteurization (or sterilization).
When using the hot pouring method, heat the juice well, strain and re-put on fire. After the juice boils, let it boil for a couple of minutes, pour into pre-sterilized glass containers and roll up. Turn over and wrap the juice cans.
The pasteurization method differs in that the carrot juice should not be allowed to boil - it is only heated, and 2 times. After the first heating, the juice is allowed to cool down. And after the second one, pour it into the jars to the very top, so that no void remains under the lid, and sterilize for 20 minutes.
Delicious carrot juice for the winter at home will only work when you use fresh, ripe (not overripe) vegetables. The fruits should not contain traces of damage by pests and cracks. Wash the carrots well, peel and remove the hard part.
To make carrot juice use:
- a meat grinder (you will have to make physical efforts and allocate time);
- a mechanical juicer (the juice extraction process is also manual, but not so long and it is much easier to twist a juicer than a meat grinder);
- an electric juicer (the dream of the hostess, since she only has to put vegetables, the rest will be done by the device).
Sterilized carrot juice
Most often, carrot juice is obtained using a juicer, and if it is not on the farm, the juice can also be “extracted” using a meat grinder and a press. To roll carrot juice for the winter, obtained from a juicer, you need carrots and sugar (to taste).
Cooking technology:
- Pass the peeled carrots through a juicer and let the resulting juice settle.
- Strain the settled carrot juice with cheesecloth into a saucepan.
- Turn on low heat and warm the strained juice well, not letting it boil. do this twice.
- Add sugar, stir and pour into jars.
- Sterilize cans of juice for 30 minutes, and then roll up.
Carrot juice with pulp
A mixer can be used to make delicious juice with pulp. This recipe for making carrot juice for the winter differs from the classic preservation method in that it contains water.
Ingredients:
- carrots - 2.5 kg;
- water - 2 l;
- sugar - 200 g
Cooking technology:
- Wash well-ripe vegetables, peel and grind with a blender (you can use a coarse grater instead of a blender).
- Add some water to the chopped carrots and cook until the vegetables are easily pierced with a fork. Remove the foam formed during cooking.
- Cool the finished carrot gruel a little and beat with a mixer.
- Prepare sugar and water syrup separately (100 g per 1 liter). Add it to the carrot pulp and let it cook for another 5 minutes.
- Pour into containers (sterilized), seal.
- Leave to cool.
Store carrot juice in a dark place for no more than a year.
Juice cooked carrot
If you need to prepare natural carrot juice for the winter, you can do it in a juicer. But it must be borne in mind that since the juice prepared in this way has a high concentration, it is better to dilute it with water before use. As mentioned above, the juice will turn out to be absolutely natural, since only carrots are taken for its preparation.
Cooking technology:
- Wash the juicer with hot water before use, boil the hose.
- Pour water into the base and bring to a boil.
- Then put the carrots cut into pieces and close the juicer. Shut off the hose.
- Juicing takes between 30 and 70 minutes.
- Pour the prepared juice hot into the jars and close.
Juice mix
To dilute the taste of carrot juice and make it less intense, you can mix it with other vegetables or fruits. Carrot-apple juice is very tasty. And the carrot-beetroot mixture is just a vitamin cocktail to raise hemoglobin. When using the juice, it is allowed to dilute it with water to eliminate the sharp taste.
Carrot and apple juice
Ingredients:
- carrots - 1 kg;
- apples - 3 kg;
- sugar - 1 tbsp.
Cooking technology:
- Peel the apples and carrots, spin through a juicer.
- Pour both juices into a saucepan, add sugar.
- Bring mixed juice to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.
- Turn off the heat, pour the juice into sterilized jars and roll up.
Carrot and beet juice
Ingredients:
- carrots - 1 kg;
- beet - 1 kg (slightly less, but not more);
- sugar to taste.
Cooking technology:
- Peel and twist the beets and carrots through a meat grinder or juicer.
- Mix juices and add some sugar.
- Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer for 4 minutes.
- Pour into glass containers, roll up.
Carrot-beet-apple juice in blend - video
Diet carrot and pumpkin juice
Carrots can also help you lose weight. On the basis of carrot juice, mixtures are prepared with the help of which excess weight goes away faster. Such juices are consumed both fresh and canned, preferably in the morning on an empty stomach in courses of 10 days. These include carrot and pumpkin juice.
Ingredients:
- carrots - 1 kg;
- pumpkin - 1 kg;
- sugar - 150 g;
- water - 1 tbsp.;
- citric acid - 10 g.
Cooking technology:
- Chop vegetables (carrots - grated, pumpkin - finely chopped).
- Place the carrots and pumpkin in a saucepan, add water and cook until soft.
- Grind the finished vegetables using a sieve until smooth.
- Pour the resulting mixture back into the pan, let it boil.
- Add sugar, citric acid and cook for 5 minutes, reducing heat.
- Pour the finished juice into glass containers, previously sterilized, and roll up.
It should be borne in mind that, despite the benefits they bring, there are restrictions on the intake of carrot juice. So, you cannot constantly drink juice, otherwise pain in the head, stool disturbances, even vomiting may occur.
Unlimited intake of carrot juice causes discoloration of the skin (yellowing).
It is better to take carrot juice as a snack between breakfast, lunch and dinner. Drink in small courses with interruptions, and just before use, add a few drops of olive or vegetable oil or a little sour cream to a glass of juice. This will help the juice to better absorb and give its vitamins.