Gelatin - a substance of animal origin,which is quite actively used in cooking. It has no smell, color and taste. In the production of gelatin, tendons, ligaments and bones of cattle are used. It is thanks to these ingredients that gelatin is used to prepare various jelly dishes, jelly, jelly and much more. But in order to prepare a really delicious dish of the right consistency, you need to know how to properly dilute gelatin.

How to dissolve gelatin

There are no secrets. It is enough that gelatin is dissolved in cold water, after which, usually, some liquid is added to the desired volume and heated.

When preparing a dish of a certain consistency, you need to know how to dissolve the gelatin correctly.

  • Observe the proportion. To get the so-called "trembling jelly" you will need to dilute just 20 grams of pure gelatin in a liter of water. If you want to get a more dense jelly (roughly, as in a cold), use about 50 grams of gelatin per 1 liter of water.
  • During warming, do not allow the solution to boil, otherwise gelatin will lose its properties.
  • When preparing fruit jelly, try to cut the fruit as small as possible. Otherwise, jelly from fruit will easily flake.
  • Do not cool the mixture in the freezer. The dish does not become gelatinous, but simply crystallizes.
  • When buying a pack of gelatin, always pay attention to the expiration date of the product. Overdue gelatin loses its properties.

The recipe for jelly

Here is one of the simplest cooking recipesjelly. As a basis, you can take any jam, fresh fruit or juice. First, take 15 grams of gelatin and dilute in 100 grams of water, after which, add 1.5 cups of pre-warmed juice. After that, you need to send the mixture to a small fire for 15 minutes, then pour it into molds and let it freeze. Now you know how to grow gelatin.

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