Gooseberries "Black Negus" - good for health and tasty on the table!

. On private plots recently, it was not green, but black gooseberry - "Black Negus" that began to occur. During fruiting, the bushes are covered with dark berries with shiny skin, which gives some chic to this cultivar. This type of gooseberries is medium-sized, but even if somewhat late with harvesting, the flavoring qualities of the fruit will not be affected, and the berries will remain hanging on the branches, even when they are ripe.

Black gooseberry has an original taste and has a number of useful properties.

Characteristics of the plant

The bush of the "Black Negus" is tall, the branches form wide "paws" and are covered with dense prickly thorns. Its leaves are quite large, painted green. This plant is highly resistant to diseases and well tolerates Russian winters, so it is ideal for growing in any region of our country.

As you can see in the photo, the fruits of black gooseberries are small in size. They evenly cover thick shoots, do not crack and are resistant to rain. The taste of fruits is very rich, sweet and sour, pulp and red juice.

Thanks to its excellent taste and rich color, the berries of black gooseberry are ideal for making wines, compotes and jams.

How useful are black berries?

As you know, the darker and more saturated the shade of berries, the greater the benefit of their use. This is the case with the gooseberry Black Negus. In general, its qualities are similar to ordinary gooseberry, but by the amount of vitamin C it significantly exceeds its "green brother".

Note! A high percentage of ascorbic acid content is indicated by the sour taste of the shell - it is in it that the record quantity of this valuable substance is contained!

Let's find out what is good for our health.

• With the use of this variety, the work of the nervous system will be adjusted - B vitamins and important microelements such as calcium, potassium, copper, iron, iodine, sodium, cobalt, zinc and manganese will help.
• Vitamins P and C will take care of the health of the vessels, strengthening their walls and thus preventing internal hemorrhages, and also improve the blood composition.
• Folic acid will prevent the development of anemia and will ensure the normal formation of the fetus during pregnancy.
• Vitamin A will have a beneficial effect on the skin.
• Pectic substances contribute to the removal of harmful substances such as heavy metal salts from the body.
• Serotonin will provide protection against the formation of tumors.
• Anthocyanins, being anti-sclerotic substances, will help in cleansing from cholesterol, stabilize blood pressure and prevent the formation of atherosclerotic plaques.

Berries of black gooseberries will help to eliminate swelling and will become an excellent prevention of kidney disease

Thanks to this rich composition, the fruits of gooseberries "Black Negus" can exhibit the following useful properties:

• mild laxative;
  
• choleretic;
• is a diuretic;
• antioxidant;
• restorative;
• is an anti-inflammatory drug.

In addition, these fruits can include people with diabetes in their diets, as they have an insignificant amount of carbohydrates in their composition and a wealth of valuable fiber.

We also remember about contraindications!

But do not forget that gooseberry "Negus" can be useful not for everyone.

1. A large amount of vitamin C in the composition can cause allergies.
2. Fresh berries are not recommended to include in your diet people with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract during an exacerbation.
3. It is not advisable to consume these fruits with yoghurt, as their laxative effect will be increased, and this can provoke diarrhea.

"Black Negus" in Cooking

Having dealt with the effect of this variety on our body, it is impossible not to mention what can be prepared from black gooseberry. Possessing an incredible thick taste and color, it was rightly recognized as a wine berry, so we can not ignore the recipe for making home-made wine. In addition, this gooseberry produces an incredibly aromatic jam, and pork in combination with it. ...mmmm. .. But about everything in order.

Jam without cooking

This product is valuable because berries of gooseberries will be packed in cans without heat treatment. And this means that all useful properties will be preserved to the fullest. This delicacy will be indispensable in the outbreak of seasonal colds - it will help to quickly overcome a runny nose and cough, and if you start using it in advance, that the cold is guaranteed to pass by.

Prepare ingredients:

• 1 kg of black gooseberries berries;
• 500-600g of sugar.

Take note! Everyone knows that for jam sugar and berries are usually taken in the same proportion. But the pulp of black gooseberry is so sweet that it can save a lot on the sweetener!

The cooking process.

1. Fruits of gooseberries wash in several waters, remove stems, leaves, then decompose the berries on a towel so that excess liquid has left.
2. Put the dry gooseberry in a bowl, cover with sugar and rub with a pistil for mashed potatoes.
3. When the sugar is completely dispensed, pour the mass over sterile jars, cover with lids and put it in the refrigerator for storage.

This delicacy is considered the best savior for sinusitis and rhinitis

Recommendation! Black gooseberries gave excellent harvest this year? Then, following the same recipe, you can prepare jam for the winter too! Just before you roll it with lids, boil jars of jam for 5-10 minutes! Such a dessert will stand and wait for its turn about 2-3 years!

Wine

Homemade wine is one of the most popular blanks produced by own hands. Undoubtedly, grape usually claims the role of the main component, but our black gooseberry is no less aromatic and juicy.

Be sure to prepare this wine and see for yourself its highest taste!

Prepare ingredients:

• 1 kg of fruits of black gooseberries;
• 1.5-2 cups of sugar;
• 1 liter of water.

The cooking process.

1. To start, the berries must be collected from the bush. Do not be surprised, it is with this process that the preparation of this drink begins. The fact is that when preparing wine, black gooseberry is not washed, but only sorted. Therefore, a significant role is played by the purity of the fruit, carefully collected from the bush.
2. Gooseberries carefully mash.
3. Boil the syrup - put the saucepan on the fire with water, add the sugar and bring it to the boil. When the sugar is completely dispersed, remove the container from the plate, cool the syrup.
4. In a clean jar, pour the pulp and juice that formed during the grinding process, pour in the syrup.
5. Use a wooden spatula to mix the contents of the jar, cover its neck with a cut of gauze or linen cloth and transfer it to a warm place for a week.
   

   Tip! Since the fermentation process will occur quite intensively, the jar should be installed in the pelvis. And that the juice does not pour out, then the container should be selected in such a way, when all the ingredients will occupy no more than 2/3.

6. After a while, the surface of the mash will rise - it should be removed with a wooden spatula, and pour the liquid into a clean container with a water seal.
7. After this drink is left in a warm place for another 2 months. About the stopping of fermentation you will be informed by a water trap.
8. Young wine is filtered and bottled in convenient bottles, then transferred to a cool place for 6 weeks for final ripening.

Fragrant wine made from black gooseberries will become the contender for the central place on the festive table

Pork with "Black Negus"

Prepare the ingredients:

• 700-800 g of pork;
• 250-300 g of black gooseberries;
• 2 heads of onions;
• 130-150 g of crushed walnuts;
• 2-3 cloves of garlic;
• 100 ml of cognac;
• 2-3 tablespoons lemon juice;
• lemon peel;
• two sprigs of fresh mint and thyme;
• a pinch of black ground pepper;
• salt;
• vegetable oil.

The cooking process.

1. Cut the meat into small pieces, you can dice with a side of 2-3 cm. If you have pork on the bone, then cut it into appropriate portions.
2. Make marinade - combine cognac with lemon juice. Marinate meat for several hours.
3. Preheat the oven to 200 ° C.
4. We cut the onions in half rings, chop the garlic with a knife and fry everything in a frying pan, in which the meat will be baked in the oven.
5. In a separate frying pan, give the meat a golden crust, shift it to vegetables, add herbs, gooseberries, lemon peel, nuts, pepper and salt.
6. The container is closed with a double foil or lid and put in the oven for half an hour.
7. After 30 minutes, remove the cover, turn on the grill mode in the oven or simply move the tank to the uppermost shelf and lower the temperature to 180 ° C.
8. Bake for about 10 minutes.

Serve pork with young wine and arrange a real holiday.

. Black gooseberry is a very grateful variety, both in agrarian and culinary terms. Be sure to plant this plant on your site, and every year it will please you with its harvest and will only benefit health! Be healthy!