Raspberry syrup
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Raspberry syrup is excellent for desserts—it can top vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, pastries, and cream cakes. Moreover, you can make wonderful cold and hot drinks and cocktails from raspberry syrup. And raspberry syrup is very easy to prepare! Simply boil the berries, strain the resulting syrup, add sugar, and bring to a boil. Quick and easy. Serve chilled.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Remove stems and stalks from raspberries and rinse under running water.
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Step 2
2. Place the washed raspberries into a medium-sized saucepan.
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Step 3
3. Pour water over the raspberries and bring to a boil. As soon as the mixture starts boiling, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes. Skim off any foam that forms on the surface.
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Step 4
4. After 20 minutes, drain the syrup into another saucepan, do not crush the berries!
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Step 5
5. Discard the berries. Add sugar to the syrup, place over heat, and stir until it comes to a boil. Simmer the syrup for another 5 minutes, skimming off the foam.
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Step 6
6. Let the ready raspberry syrup cool. Then pour it into clean containers with tight-fitting lids. Store in the refrigerator.