Quince was popular in Ancient Greece, where it was baked with honey, after removing the core. Today delicious jams, preserves, compotes are made from it or added to meat dishes. This fruit will become a decoration on your table, in addition, it is extremely useful.
It is necessary
- - quince;
- - water;
- - sugar;
- - walnuts;
- - lemon.
Instructions
Step 1
You can make jam or jam from thinly cut quince slices. By boiling quince pieces in syrup, you can get transparent slices, pleasant to taste and aroma, light amber color. To do this, you must blanch the fruits for 10 minutes, pour them with the prepared syrup from sugar and water. When the mass is soaked (after about 3-4 hours), cook it. Finished jam can be garnished with walnut kernels and lemon slices on top.
Step 2
Another option for preparing the fruit is baked quince. Put the washed and halved fruits (previously peeled from seeds) on a baking sheet, sprinkle with sugar and put to simmer in a preheated oven. A small amount of cinnamon, vanilla or other spices can be added to taste and smell if desired.
Step 3
Quince is an almost universal product. A pie with this fruit will also turn out to be excellent (according to the cooking technology, it looks like a pie with apples). Just boil the quince first, as it is a little harsh.
Step 4
You can add fruit to various dishes, for example, to pilaf, where it will give a special aroma and flavor, or you can stuff a bird with it for cooking in the oven. It will not be superfluous to add quince to meat.
Step 5
In compote, quince will perfectly combine with other dried fruits, making the drink not only tasty, but also quite useful and vitamin.
Step 6
Quince juice is drunk for anemia, respiratory diseases and asthma. You can dilute it with apple juice if desired.
