Composition and calorie content of red sea buckthorn. Useful properties, alleged harm and contraindications to the use of buffalo berries. Recipes for dishes with silver shepherd. In addition to the above useful properties, it is important to remember that the berries of Shepherdia silver have a diuretic and choleretic effect on the body.
Contraindications and harm to shepherdia silvery
Despite its many medicinal properties, buffalo berry does not benefit everyone, in addition, it is an allergen due to the red color of the fruit.
Who needs to refrain from eating the fruits of shepherdia silver:
- People prone to allergic reactions … This category of the population should consume berries very carefully, and it is also worth considering the sensitivity to certain elements that make up the red sea buckthorn.
- Pregnant and lactating women and babies … Before the introduction of berries into the diet, as well as before treatment with the fruits of red sea buckthorn, it is imperative to consult a doctor.
- Patients with gastric and duodenal ulcers … During an exacerbation of these diseases, you need to eat dietary products, and berries are not.
Recipes for food and drinks with red sea buckthorn
A pleasant sour taste with a piquant bitterness, a wonderful aroma and a beautiful red color - thanks to all this, buffalo berries are in great demand in cooking. They can be eaten fresh and dried, frozen, prepared wines and liqueurs, compotes, mousses, preserves, jams and marmalades. The bitterness makes the fruit a component for sauces and marinades. And, of course, they make an excellent filling for pies. In addition, the berries are pickled for the winter.
Recipes with Shepherdia Silvery delicious food and drinks:
- Red sea buckthorn jam … We wash the berries. We fill them with sugar in the proportion of 1 kg of fruit and 700 g of sugar. We stand for several hours so that they let the juice out. Put on the stove, bring to a boil and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. We put the finished product in sterilized jars, cork, wrap until it cools. Enjoy your tea in winter!
- Jam without heat treatment … We wash 1.5 kg of berries, dry them and pass them through a meat grinder. Add 3 kg of sugar, mix well and put in sterilized jars. You can seal them or close them with nylon caps for preservation.
- Red sea buckthorn jam … We wash 1 kg of berries, grind them with a blender. Add 1, 2 kg of sugar, pour in 1, 2 liters of water and cook over low heat, stirring constantly. At the end of cooking, add 1-1.5 tbsp. lemon juice. We spread the jam in sterilized jars, and then, as usual, clogging, wrapping.
- Silver shepherdia compote … We wash the red sea buckthorn berries, put them in a sterilized 3-liter jar (300 g). Cooking syrup: boil 2 liters of water, add 0.5 kg of sugar, bring to a boil and pour in the fruits. We roll up the container. We wrap it up. This compote can be stored for 2 years.
- Buffalo berry drink … It will perfectly quench your thirst on hot summer days, and will also act as a diuretic on the body. We wash 0.5 kg of berries. We fill them with 2 liters of water. Bring it to a boil. Add 300 g of sugar. Drink to your health. It will be better than any store-bought sweet drink.
- Biscuit … We wash 300 g of silver shepherdia berries and pass them through a meat grinder. Add 400 g of flour, 0.5 g of powdered sugar, 3 eggs, 1 teaspoon of soda and a little salt to the berry mass. If desired, for a more lush dough, it is recommended to pour 2 tablespoons of starch into it. You need to bake the biscuit at a temperature of 180-200 degrees, for about 45 minutes.
- Shanki with red sea buckthorn … The first step is to make yeast pancakes or tortillas. To spread on our shanks, wash the fruits of the red sea buckthorn, pass them through a meat grinder, add sugar and starch, mix all these components well and spread on pancakes, and in the oven for 30 minutes. A product with an unusual name is ready.
- Silver Shepherdia sauce … We wash 200 g of berries and pass them through a meat grinder. We spread this mass in a saucepan, add salt, sugar and pepper to taste. Mix 2 tablespoons of flour in a small amount of water (this will add thickness to the sauce) and add to the ingredients. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally. The result is a semi-liquid mass - the sauce is ready! You can add a little butter. It goes well with meat, pasta or mashed potatoes.
- Red sea buckthorn sauce with spices … Take 10 g of dry ginger, 5 g of turmeric, 10 g of ground red pepper and salt, 5 g of dry thyme and 10 g of dry tarragon. They were spices. We need 1 kg of berries, and 400 ml of water. From this amount of products, we get 300 g of sauce. First of all, we wash the sea buckthorn, fill it with water and boil it for 5 minutes. Then we make mashed potatoes from it with the help of a crush and cook for another 5 minutes. Then we cool the mass, pass it through a sieve and put it on fire again for 10 minutes. Add spices, cook for another 10 minutes and put in jars. The sauce is ready! An excellent addition to meat.
- Shepherdia silvery tincture … We wash 500 g of ripe berries and dry them. We crush the fruits with wooden pushers and put them in a jar. Add 150 g of liquid honey or 75 g of sugar. Pour 0.5 liters of vodka. Close with a tight lid, shake everything well and insist for 30 days in a dark, warm place. After a month, we filter the liquid and pour it into bottles.
- Vitamin salad … First, wash, peel and rub finely 400 g of carrots. Then grind with a blender half a glass of red sea buckthorn berries and cranberries, add 0.5 kg of sugar. Mix all components and fill with vegetable oil. This is a delicious and healthy salad.
- Garlic salad … We wash 2 carrots, peel and grate. We pass 2 cloves of garlic through the garlic. Grind 0.5 cups of berries with a meat grinder or blender. We mix the components. Salt and add sugar to taste. We fill with 150 g of sour cream. This salad will boost your immune system and help fight colds.
Note! Silver Shepherdia berries are a delicious filling for pies, cakes and dumplings.
Interesting facts about buffalo berry
The plant got its name in 1818. Botanist Thomas Natol named it after his friend John Shepherdy, who at the time was director of the Botanical Gardens in Liverpool, England. But that was just the discovery of a new bush, and that was all. And only in 1904, in the state of Dakota, they began to make the first plantings of this plant and cultivate it. And after a while, the Americans discovered the healing and taste qualities of red sea buckthorn berries.
The Indians used the fruits of shepherdia silver both in cooking and for medicinal purposes.
This shrub has males and females, so they need to be planted side by side to get a harvest.
In Russia, Ukraine and many European countries, red sea buckthorn shrubs are used for decorative purposes due to their resistance to low temperatures. They make hedges, planted in parks and gardens. Watch the video about shepherdia silvery:
So, the fruits of shepherdia silver have a lot of useful properties. Whether they are fresh or dried, in the form of a tincture - these berries will help to cope with various ailments. And the taste and aroma are unusual and pleasant, it will add zest to your feast. Blanks for the winter will make it possible to enjoy jam and compotes on long winter evenings. And if you grow red sea buckthorn in your garden, then the berries will be much more useful than purchased ones.
