Juicing currants without a juicer

Differences between red, black and white currants

All three currant species are botanically very closely related, which is why their cultivation conditions hardly differ from one another. The most important difference is the taste:

• Red currants have a strong acidity that makes them ideal as a base for jelly, cakes or other sugary dishes. Many, however, are not afraid of the sour taste and like to eat the fruit straight.
• White currants are a milder variant: except for the color, they are identical to the red Variant, but usually taste much less sour, but also less aromatic than the red ones Relatives.
• The black currant, also known as cassis, is particularly bitter: raw it is rarely eaten; With their intense taste, black currants are particularly popular as a base for drinks.

Juice the currants in a saucepan

Purchasing a juicer, whether it's a juicer, steam extractor or centrifugal juicer, can be very costly. If you don't make juices regularly or don't want to have another device standing around in the kitchen, you can use the following method. All you need is a saucepan, sieve, cheesecloth and bottles to fill.

1. Wash the fresh currants thoroughly under running water and let them dry on a kitchen towel.
2. Remove any leaves on the panicles. You don't need to remove the green stems before juicing, which saves you a lot of manual labor and time.
3. Put the currants in a sufficiently large saucepan and add a little water. You can also add sugar if desired.
4. Boil the currants and let them cook for about a quarter of an hour.
5. Put the cooked mixture in a colander and rub the currants through with a spoon.
6. If there are still pips or peel residues in the juice obtained in this way, repeat the procedure, but this time with a sieve covered with a cheesecloth.
7. When you've filtered the juice this way, it's ready and will keep in the refrigerator for a few days.
8. To preserve the juice, boil it again and fill it with hot sterile bottles, which you close immediately. The currant juice can now be kept for several months.

The red currant juice obtained in this way can be enjoyed pure, as a base for lemonade or others Use or process drinks, for example by making a tasty jelly from them Cook.