Lingonberry jam

Spring is red and hungry, autumn is rainy and satisfying. Very soon, friends, this time will come. And despite all its weather vagaries, the deciduous season is beautiful. And not only with its beauty, but also with the vitamin delights that autumn generously gifts us with.

If you are a resident of northern, or even central Russia, then you are incredibly lucky. Visit the forests or tundra part of our homeland, because it is there that the juicy blueberries grow on the hummocks, from which we love to make jam. And very soon, lingonberries, incredible in their taste, will spread out like red beads there.

And let the magic berry show its potential to the maximum. To do this, just make aromatic jam from it: it can be created in 5 minutes, and also in the classic way. Make dessert in your own slow cooker according to a delicious recipe, on the stove without a drop of water, with juicy apples and nuts.

Experiment with the food by creating a universal jam from it. Or you can prepare a vitamin dish without cooking. Learn about the benefits and contraindications of lingonberry jam and the secrets of its creation.

With such a delicacy, your health will be all right. Grab a generous collection of recipes and wait until September. Soon he will delight you with a rich harvest of berries.

Amount of sugar and cooking time

According to the classic recipe for lingonberry jam, berries and sugar are taken equally or 20% more of the latter. It depends on personal taste.

Important! A large amount of sugar makes the jam thicker in consistency and allows it to be stored longer, but it interrupts the natural taste of lingonberries.

There are options with less sweetener.

To make lingonberry jam for the winter, you need to take more sugar.

There are different technologies for making lingonberry jam. The classic recipe involves long cooking, sometimes in several stages, to produce a thick delicacy that will keep well even outside the refrigerator. In total, cooking time should not exceed 40 minutes. If you cook in one go, the berries will become soft. If you take breaks, allowing the future jam to cool completely, the fruits will retain their structure.

A very common option is five minutes. The cooking time is implied in its name, 5 minutes are counted after boiling. This delicacy is considered more useful, since the berries retain more of their properties with minimal heat treatment.

There are recipes for so-called jam without cooking or berries mashed with sand. This dessert cannot be stored for a long time, and it must be kept in the refrigerator.

Classic recipe

Classic lingonberry jam is prepared from the following ingredients:

lingonberries – 1 kg;
sugar – 1.1 kg;
water – 1 glass.

Preparation consists of the following steps:

Keep the processed berries in boiling water for two minutes.
Prepare the syrup in a large saucepan by adding sugar to the water and boiling for five minutes until the crystals dissolve.
Drain the water from the lingonberries, place the berries in syrup, heat to a boil, remove from the stove, and let cool completely.
Place the pan on the fire, after boiling, cook for 10 minutes, remove and leave until tomorrow.
Heat the contents of the pan to a boil and cook until the syrup begins to thicken. It will take approximately 15-20 minutes.
Transfer the jam into sterile jars while it is hot and close the lids.

Soft, tender and very tasty. Northern berry jam is good not only for tea drinking, but also as a sauce for meat, fish and other main courses. This is an original culinary “must have” that everyone should have in their pantry.

You won't regret this versatile way to use red and classy food. You'll see.

Required components:

1 kg granulated sugar;
2 kg of peeled berries.

Making Jam:

1. As always, peel and rinse the berries in warm water. Place them in a thick-bottomed pan.

There is no need to dry the berries, since with this method of creating a delicacy, water will not prevent it from becoming correct and healthy.

2. Pour granulated sugar into a bowl, take a masher or pestle and crush the bright fruits into a homogeneous mass. At the same time, this way you will thoroughly mix them with sand.

Or you can wear latex gloves and crush the contents directly with your hands.

The main task is not necessarily to press all the berries, but to ensure that they release juice and do not burn during cooking.

3. Place the pan over medium heat and cook its contents until it boils. Try to always be near the pan and stir the food. As soon as it begins to bubble, lower the burner and cook the dessert for another 10 minutes, again while stirring.

4. Remove the dishes from the stove and let the sweet cool completely. Then put it on the fire again and simmer the dish until it reduces by 1/3 of the total volume.

How to check if the jam is ready? Take a chilled plate and drizzle the dessert onto it. If it does not spread, then the delicacy is ripe.

5. Place the food in a sterile glass container and close with lids. Cool under a thick, warm cloth. The dessert can be stored not only in the refrigerator, but also at room temperature for 1.5 years.

Have you already figured out what you will serve ruby jam with? Everyone will be delighted with his original presentation. Relatives will ask you to add delicacies to the gravy boats more often to enjoy the interweaving of taste with your favorite aromatic dishes. Enjoy the delicious pleasure of eating them!

With apples

Lingonberries and apples are a great combination. And if you add cinnamon, you get a delicacy with an incredible taste and aroma. It is especially delicious to eat with Russian pancakes.

There will be very few ingredients:

1 kg sweet and sour apples;
1 kg fresh lingonberries;
glass of water;
sugar to taste;
cinnamon to taste.

Step-by-step preparation of lingonberry-apple jam:

Pour sugar into a bowl and add water, heat until boiling.
Throw in the lingonberries and wait until they boil again. Cool and bring to a boil again.
Peel the apples, cut out the core with the grains, and cut into fairly large slices.
Place the apples in a bowl, sprinkle with cinnamon to taste, and cook until tender.
Transfer the jam into jars.

A fragrant dessert with noble sourness can be served with pancakes, pancakes, toasts

With pears

Drinking tea with this jam is a pleasure. It can also be used as a filling for pies, buns, bagels and large open pies.

For jam you will need three ingredients:

lingonberries – 1.5 kg;
sugar – 1.8 kg;
sweet pears – 1.2 kg.

How to cook lingonberries with pears:

Disassemble the lingonberries, rinse in a colander from the tap, and dry.
Wash the pears, cut them in half, remove the center with grains and the tail, and slice thinly.
Pour the berries and granulated sugar into a saucepan and heat over low heat.
Cook for approximately 20 minutes, stirring gently until the sugar dissolves.
Place the pear slices into the pan and continue cooking for another 15 minutes.
Transfer the jam into jars and close the lids. Once cooled, transfer to a pantry or other cool place.

Sour, bitter berry and honey pear – an excellent duet

Jam with lingonberries and orange

If you add orange to lingonberry jam, you will get a very aromatic and incredibly healthy yummy for tea. Today I will show you how to cook this for the winter.

The recipe is simple and quite quick. A sprig of rosemary added to this potion adds a delicate and subtle charm. Let's start already!

Ingredients:

Lingonberries – 500 grams;
Orange – 1 piece;
Granulated sugar – 450 grams;
Rosemary – 2 sprigs.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the orange and lingonberries. Let the excess water drain from the berries and sort them out so that there are no bad ones.

Remove all the zest from the fruit.

2. Then squeeze the juice out of it.

3. Add the zest taken from one orange to the nectar squeezed from one orange. Mix everything.

4. Place the lingonberries in a saucepan and add sugar. The proportion should be one to one.

But if you like it sour, then add less sand.

5. Then pour the orange juice mixed with its zest into the pan with it and granulated sugar.

6. Place the pan on the stove and turn on the heat. We begin to heat our lingonberries with sugar and juice.

Mix everything until the sand dissolves.

7. Then bring our berries to a boil.

8. When it boils, foam will appear. Carefully remove it with a spoon.

Simmer for twenty minutes, stirring occasionally so that the beads do not burn.

9. Wash jars. Then we sterilize them, just like their lids.

10. Take two sprigs of fresh rosemary and place them in containers one at a time.

11. Pour the jam hot into sterilized containers.

12. Seal the jars with sterilized lids.

We check that nothing is leaking by turning the container upside down and twirling it in our hands.

13. Turn them upside down and place them on the lids. In this position, let them cool completely. After this, it must be stored in a dark, cool place.

A very cool potion with orange is ready. Enjoy your tea!

Five minutes

Jam prepared using this technology retains more vitamins and is distinguished by its freshness and berry aroma. It is ideal as a tea treat.

For this recipe you will need a kilogram of lingonberries and granulated sugar and a glass of water.

The cooking process is quite simple and quick:

Pour the prepared lingonberries into a stainless steel pan and add water.
Heat to a boil, reduce the gas and start adding sugar in small portions, remembering to stir all the time. When the sugar has dissolved, bring to a boil and cook for five minutes.
Place in sterile jars and seal.

Store for five minutes in a cool place.

Lingonberry jam for the winter - five-minute recipe

The first recipe for a super-vitamin treat makes it so due to minimal heat treatment. And the speed of its creation will push you even more to prepare the dish.

By adding only granulated sugar and clean water to the sweetness, you will get a fragrant and super-healthy dessert.

Ingredients (for approximately 1 liter of finished product):

500 gr. berries;
500 gr. granulated sugar;
100 ml. filtered water.

Cooking technology:

1. Well done! Such a beautiful harvest appeared in your kitchen. Let's quickly weigh the required number of berries, take 2 deep containers and pour into one of them everything that we collected in the forest or purchased at the market.

2. Rid the fruits of debris and low-quality berries: those with rotten fruit and crushed ones go into a separate bowl. Good and whole, we send them to the second bowl.

3. Then place the container in the sink and rinse the bright ruby balls in warm running water. If any more debris floats to the surface of the berries, drain the liquid and rinse them again.

4. Take out the colander and transfer everything that you washed into them. Let excess water drain from them. After this, you can lay the fruits on a towel or rag so that the water is absorbed into the fabric. You can also blot the berries with paper towels.

5. Prepare your lifesaver, that is, a blender. Open its bowl and move the bright fruits into it. Close it with a lid and chop the berries. If you have an immersion blender, you can use that too.

It is not necessary to turn the main component into puree. Pieces of berries will look beneficial and appetizing in a dessert.

6. Place the ruby mass into an enamel pan and pour granulated sugar into it. Mix the ingredients and leave them for half an hour. During this time, you can periodically stir them with a wooden spatula so that more juice is formed.

7. Then turn on the stove over medium heat and place the container with the treat on it. Bring it to a boil and reduce the burner to low. Cook the mixture for another 5 minutes and you can distribute the contents among the jars.

Don't forget to skim off any foam while cooking. It may contain forest litter in the form of blades of grass and leaves. The cleaner and fresher the berry, the less foam will form.

8. While the dessert is brewing, sterilize the glass container. Boil the water. Place the jars with lids in a basin or bowl. Pour boiling water over them, place the container on the table and let it dry.

Or use any other method of sterilizing containers.

9. Carefully pour the thick hot mixture into the jars and seal them with lids. Place the filled container on the floor and cover it with thick cloth. As soon as the dessert has cooled, put it in the cellar or refrigerator.

I usually keep this jam in the refrigerator. There it is perfectly preserved and is always thick and tasty.

This is how a super-vitamin dish will turn out. Sweet, thick and most healthy, melting in your mouth. Be sure to save some sweets for your next tea party. Let it charge you with excellent health and a warm mood.

In a slow cooker

This is always a simple solution that makes the housewife’s work easier. Before cooking jam in a multicooker, you need to remove the steam valve from it.

Recipe:

1 kg strawberries;
1 kg sugar;
200 g apples;
350 ml water.

Stages of work:

Immerse lingonberries and sliced apples in boiling water for 10 minutes separately.
Place the berries and fruits in a multicooker bowl, pour in water, and add sugar.
Set the “Extinguishing” program for two hours. After the beep, let the jam cool, then resume cooking and bring to a boil.
Place the jam into jars and seal tightly. Place the workpiece in a cool place.

In a multicooker, jam can be prepared in the “Stew” or “Multicook” modes

The simplest and most delicious recipe for lingonberry jam with lemon in a slow cooker

Here’s another delicious and simple recipe that will pour into a transparent container and leave behind a lot of energy and good Siberian health. Rewarding you with a boost of vitamins. This dessert will benefit from equally healthy lemon.

And we’ll cook it in a convenient and reliable multicooker. This will make creating a forest dessert even more convenient, preserving the precious composition in it.

Ingredients (for about 1 liter of dessert):

550 gr. red berries;
320 gr. granulated sugar;
1 medium lemon.

Cooking method:

1. First of all, prepare the multicooker for intensive work.

2. Clean the berries from debris and rinse them in warm water. Place the beads in a bowl and pour boiling water over them, then drain them. As already mentioned above, this will free her from excessive bitterness.

3. Prepare lemon juice. To do this, rinse the citrus in water. Take a knife and cutting board. Place the fruit on it and, pressing lightly, roll it over it, then divide it into 2 parts. Prepare your cup. Using your hands or a manual juicer, squeeze the juice out of the fruit into a bowl.

You can strain it through a sieve so that the seeds do not get into the sweetness.

4. Transfer the ruby beads to the mixing bowl. Cover them with sand and pour lemon juice. Mix the mixture thoroughly.

5. Close the bowl of the equipment and press the “Stew” button on its panel, and set the timer for 1 hour. Be sure to remove the steam valve from the equipment; if this is not possible, then turn it so that the evaporating water flows out.

6. Periodically remove the lid of the multicooker and stir the food, remembering to remove the foam from it. As soon as an hour has passed, switch to the heating mode, setting the time on the display to 1.5-2 hours.

7. Pour the finished treat into sterile jars and roll up the lids. For the first 24 hours, store it on the floor under a thick, warm cloth. A blanket or large towel will do.

Then put it in a dark place and store it there.

Your whole family will be impressed by the delicious dish. Its taste will leave a pleasant and unlike anything else sweet aftertaste. Put dessert on the table more often and let it become a healthy habit for every meal.

With nuts

This recipe requires pine nuts in an amount of 350 g. The main ingredients are lingonberries (1 kg) and sugar (0.6 kg).

The jam is prepared as follows:

Place the prepared lingonberries in a saucepan, throw in the pine nuts and stir.
Add sugar, let stand for one hour, put on the stove over low heat.
Cook while stirring constantly. When it boils, cook for about 7 minutes. Remove from the stove and cool.
Put the pan back on the fire and repeat the process from step 3.
Do the same for the third time and after finishing cooking, pour the jam into jars with lids. Cool and store.

Swedish lingonberry jam

Swedish jam is legendary! It is almost not cooked, so the beneficial substances of lingonberries will be fully preserved. Delicate, very pleasant to the taste, the jam is liked by everyone, which is why it is popular. This cooking technique is called “silt”, and any berry can be processed.

How to cook:

Berries – 1 kg.
Sugar – 0.6 kg.

How to cook:

Rinse and dry the berries. Place in a saucepan and place on the stove.
Quite quickly the berries will begin to release juice. If this does not happen for a long time, crush some berries with a spoon or masher. But don’t get carried away, most of the berries should remain intact. I advise you not to stir the contents.
When the process is active, simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. And only then add sugar.
Stir the contents, being careful not to injure the lingonberries, until the sweet crystals dissolve completely.
Fill sterilized jars and seal. Store in the refrigerator.

With lemon

To cook a fragrant dish with citrus, you need to prepare the following ingredients:

lingonberries – 1 kg;
lemon – 2 pieces;
sugar – 1 kg;
vanillin – 2 g;
cinnamon – 5 g.

Step-by-step preparation of delicious jam with a fresh taste:

For cooking, you need to choose dishes with a large diameter, but shallow. It could be the pelvis.
Pour the berries into a container, level them, add sand, which should completely cover the lingonberries. Let stand for several hours until the juice comes out of the fruit.
After a sufficient amount of juice appears in the basin, put it on fire.
Bring to a boil over medium heat with constant stirring, add vanillin, cinnamon, lemon juice and zest. Boil for about five minutes, but no longer.
Cool the jam, put it in glass containers and seal it tightly.

With honey

This jam is not just a sweet treat, but also a healing product that strengthens the body. It is prepared without cooking.

The list of ingredients is as follows:

1 kg of lingonberries;
half a glass of water;
0.5 kg of natural honey;
a pinch of cinnamon;
1 teaspoon lemon zest.

Making jam without cooking:

Pour boiling water over the lingonberries, hold in it for two minutes, drain and cool.
Place the berries in a glass bowl, pour in liquid honey, add cinnamon and lemon zest, and stir.
Seal the container and store it.

With orange

For this exotic delicacy you need to prepare:

1 kg of lingonberries;
1 kg of oranges;
1 kg sugar.

The preparation is simple:

Cut each orange into 8 slices without removing the peel, remove the seeds. Grind in a meat grinder or grind in a blender.
Mix lingonberries with granulated sugar and let stand until juice appears. Put on fire, cook for 15 minutes after it boils.
Add orange pulp and cook for another 15 minutes.

Orange adds citrus notes to lingonberry jam, an excellent combination of northern berries with tropical fruits

Video on how to make lingonberry jam with pears

Not only in Russia they prepare a delicacy from the northern berries. It is also brewed in the Baltic states. For example, in Estonia it is traditionally prepared with pears. Each housewife makes her own proportions, but most often the berries are 3 parts, and the pears are 1. For example, for 3 kg of berries, 1 kg of fruit is taken.

In this case, the delicacy receives additional taste and aroma, which directly depends on the type of fruit used. I tried this dessert, and I will tell you that it is very good.

And here is a master class in the form of a video. The recipe is simple and quick, and you get a lot of jam. Enough for the whole winter.

You can experiment and cook with other fruits and citruses. I heard that the sweetness is very tasty with orange. I'm going to try this recipe soon.

Friends, try it too. And if you have already done this, then share your impressions and experience with us. Or maybe you have an example of combining berries with other fruits and berries.

With pumpkin

Jams with the addition of pumpkin and zucchini have become popular among the people for some time. These neutral-tasting vegetables pair well with sour fruits, such as lingonberries.

What you will need for this dessert:

1 kg of lingonberries;
250 g sugar;
500 g pumpkin;
2 g cloves;
5 g cinnamon.

The cooking process will be as follows:

Mix the prepared berries with sugar in a low and wide saucepan.
Place the container on the stove and cook for 30 minutes, remembering to stir occasionally.
At this time, start peeling the pumpkin and cutting it into small cubes. Throw the vegetable pieces into the pan with the future jam.
Add spices to the dish - cinnamon and cloves.
Cook until the pumpkin softens.
Pour the finished delicacy hot into a glass container and close. Place the workpieces in a cool place.

A dessert with the addition of zucchini is prepared in the same way as with pumpkin.

How to make lingonberry and blueberry jam

An incredibly healthy berry is lingonberry. Everyone knows about its properties. Doctors advise eating as much of it as possible during the season, and of course, storing it for the winter.

I rarely make jam with blueberries and lingonberries. I'm sorry to languish these beads. We eat them just like that. In my opinion it is much healthier and tastier.

Ingredients:

Blueberries – as much as you can eat;
Lingonberries - as much as you can eat;
Sugar - a little more than berries.

Progress:

1. Peel the berries from leaves and stems. Rinse and place in a saucepan in which you will cook the jam.

2. Cover them with sugar and leave overnight until the fruits release their juice.

Take sand in a ratio of 1:1, or a little more.

For example, for 1 kg. beads – 1.2 sugar.

3. Then place on low heat until the remaining sugar begins to melt and the juice begins to simmer slowly.

4. Bring the jam to a boil. Skim off the foam.

At this time, place the jars and lids to sterilize at the same time.

5. Cook for at least half an hour after boiling. Boil the berries until they are thick enough. Then pour hot into containers.

It is incredibly healthy obtained from these berries. But in addition to its benefits, it has an indescribable forest taste and deep color. This is suitable for true connoisseurs.

With cranberries

Two northern berries in one jar: cranberries - distinctly sour, lingonberries - bitter. Together they make excellent jam: aromatic, moderately sweet, slightly sour.

For a kilogram of berries, which are taken equally (0.5 kg each), you will need 1 liter of water and 1.5 kg of sugar.

The jam is prepared in the following order:

Separate the cranberries and lingonberries, rinse and let dry.
Make syrup from water and sugar.
Simmer over medium heat for 30 minutes (after boiling).
Prepare dry, clean jars, transfer the jam, and close with nylon lids.

How to make lingonberry, apple and walnut jam at home, step by step?

Remove shells from walnuts. Ultimately, the weight of the nucleoli should be at least 250 grams.

Rinse the berries thoroughly and sort them.

Remove all spoiled berries. Also try to wash the berries carefully so as not to damage them.
Wash the apples and cut into quarters. Remove the cores.
Mix them with berries. Also add the shelled nuts immediately.
Place everything in a cooking bowl and cover evenly with sugar.
Put it on a small fire. As soon as the jam gives juice, immediately reduce the heat.
Cook the jam for about an hour until it becomes smooth.
Take several sterilized jars and fill them with jam. Twist it right away.
The jam is completely ready. Serve it with tea or with fresh scones.

Anna Shavi: 05 Feb 2021 at 09:03

How interesting. I've never seen a recipe like this. I myself make something between jam and marmalade from plums and apples. But this jam, I think, will be no worse. The only thing is that we get lingonberries late, if only we had apples at this time. And regarding sugar, I have a question: isn’t there a lot of sugar per kilogram of berries and apples? However, no one bothers to add a little less.

Evgenia: 09 Jan 2021 at 13:26

I can only imagine how delicious it is. But, alas, we don’t have lingonberries, and if it’s not in the store, I won’t be able to cook such a delicious dish.

Lingonberry jam with apples is a fragrant sweet and sour delicacy that is loved by many for its unique taste.

Apples will highlight the taste of the berries and give the jam the necessary thickness.

With carrots

And another unusual lingonberry jam, this time with carrots.

The ingredients you will need are the following and there are only three of them:

1 kg of lingonberries;
300 g carrots;
400 g sugar.

Making this dessert is not at all difficult:

Peel the carrots and grate them as coarsely as possible.
Place the prepared lingonberries in a suitable container, mix with grated carrots, then add granulated sugar and put on fire.
Total cooking time is 30 minutes. During this time, the contents of the pan or basin need to be mixed several times.
Transfer the hot jam into sterile jars and seal.

With pine cones

If you want something new and unusual, you can try this original option.

In addition to 0.5 kg of green pine cones, you need lingonberries (0.5 kg), sugar (1 kg), water (1.5 l).

Procedure for making jam with pine cones:

Place the green cones in water and keep them in this state for one day.
Drain the water from them, add sugar, pour in water, put on fire and after boiling, cook for an hour and a half over low heat.
Throw in the lingonberries and simmer for another ten minutes, descaling.

This jam is considered a healing agent. To prevent colds, it is recommended to eat a teaspoon every day in the morning.

With rhubarb

Another jam that deserves attention is with lingonberries and rhubarb. The following ingredients will be required:

1 kg of lingonberries;
0.7 kg sugar;
0.5 kg rhubarb;
100 ml water;
200 ml orange juice.

The original jam is prepared as follows:

Wash and dry the lingonberries.
Chop the rhubarb, previously washed and peeled.
Place all ingredients in a saucepan, add water and orange juice.
Let it cook. As soon as it boils, turn the heat to the lowest setting and cook for 50 minutes, remembering to stir from time to time.
Cool the dessert slightly and place in half-liter or liter jars.

To the meat

This jam is served with roast. It includes the following products:

0.8 kg lingonberries;
0.4 kg sugar;
0.4 kg of honey;
3 pcs. carnations;
a piece of cinnamon.

In addition, you will need candied orange, apple, pear, and pumpkin to taste.

Cooking principle:

Pour boiling water over the lingonberries in a colander three times.
Peel the apple, pumpkin and pear.
Mix with sugar and honey, cook while stirring.
Add chopped candied fruits, pear halves, apple quarters, thin slices of pumpkin, cloves and cinnamon, continue to cook until tender.
Store the jam in a cool, dark place.

Lingonberries with cones: unusual jam

Green pine cones have long been known for their medicinal properties. They are often used in folk medicine. And jam made from such fruits is a real treasure trove of health benefits. The delicacy is rich in vitamins and other nutrients. Boosts immunity, has a beneficial effect on the body, restores vigor and much more.

Let's prepare a set of components:

half a glass of lingonberries;
green pine cones - 2 kg;
4 kg sugar;
2.5 liters of water.

Process step by step:

Combine sugar and water in an enamel pan. Bring to a boil.
We wash the cones and add them to the syrup. We pass the lingonberries through a blender/juicer or any other chopping device; a regular potato masher will do.
Add lingonberry puree to syrup with cones. Cook everything together for about 3 hours.
Then pour the jam into jars.

On a note! Don't have a suitable vessel? Cook the confiture in a slow cooker. The most suitable mode is “quenching”. And don’t forget to periodically open the lid to stir the mixture.

How to store

Classic jam, hermetically sealed, can be kept at room temperature, in a pantry, underground or cellar. Sugar and long cooking allow it to be stored longer at higher temperatures.

Important! Five-minute dessert with a small amount of sugar must be placed in the refrigerator; it has a shorter shelf life.

Lingonberry jam is delicious on its own, but it can also be used as a filling for pancakes, buns, bagels, and pie. It goes well with cottage cheese and cereal casseroles, cheesecakes, and porridges. This sour-bitter delicacy can be served with ice cream or used to decorate various desserts and pastries. Moreover, jam with a small amount of sugar is served with meat dishes as a sauce.