Hi all. I know this will sound really really stupid but how do I cook blackcurrants so I get juice? I tried putting some in a bowl with sugar in the microwave but it just came out a horrible coloured mush. I do this to cook blackberries and it comes out lovely. I want the blackcurrants so I can spoon the fruit with juice over plain yogurt.........well that's how I like it. Thanks.
twinkletoes
Not everything takes to being microwaved. Try it in a saucepan on the hob.
valmarg
Thanks valmarg. I take it I should put a little water and sugar in - like rhubarb?
twinkletoes
Depends how much juice you want - I tend to cook mine just by themselves with some caster sugar, but I do mash some of the berries to releash the juice.
I wouldn't bother with any water. Just sugar and the currants. Let the currants macerate with the sugar for a while, then slowly dissolve the sugar, cook gently for a while, then sieve.
Oh and weight for weight sugar to currants, ie 1lb currants to 1lb sugar.
valmarg
Thanks all - cooked them at the weekend...................wicked!!! Just how I like them. They're in the freezer now. Thanks again.
twinkletoes