Compotes are decoctions of fresh, dried or frozen fruits or berries, boiled in water or in sugar syrup. They are very tasty and healthy, as they retain a large amount of vitamins and nutrients.
It is necessary
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- Berries or fruits
- sugar
- water
- pan
- spices to taste.
Instructions
Step 1
Regardless of what fruit or berries the compote will be prepared from, first cook the syrup. The ingredients are calculated as follows: if the berries or fruits are sour, then put 200 grams of sugar per 1 liter of water. If the berries are sweet, then 150 grams of sugar per liter of water will be enough. Bring the syrup to a boil and make sure the sugar is completely dissolved in the water.
Step 2
Then prepare the fruit or berries. Remove seeds from apples, pears or quince, rinse and cut into wedges. First sort out dense berries (cherries, gooseberries, sweet cherries), then wash, remove the stalks, if necessary, put in hot syrup and boil. Sort soft berries (raspberries, strawberries), put in vases and pour warm syrup. These berries are not boiled. Wash the plums, cut them in half, remove the seeds and pour into boiling syrup.
Step 3
If you cook dried fruit compote, then keep in mind that they are laid in a certain sequence. First, also sort out the dried fruits, wash them well, sort by composition and bring the syrup to a boil. Then put the pears first, boil them for a few minutes, then add the apples, cook for a few more minutes and at the end put the prunes, dried apricots and raisins.
Step 4
In order to improve the taste of the compote, add a little wine to it. Citrus peels (lemon or orange) will also improve the taste, just be sure to remove them at the end of cooking so that they do not add excessive bitterness to the compote. To enhance the taste, add nuts or spices (vanilla, cinnamon) to the compote.
