Lingonberry is one of the healthiest berries in the forest. It is rarely used for cooking any dishes, and this is wrong. For example, regular consumption of lingonberry compote helps a person cleanse the blood, get rid of anemia, return a blooming blush and cheer up.
Lingonberry compote
Lingonberry compote turns out to be a little sour, but this does not spoil it at all. Some people add sweet berries or more sugar to make the drink softer.
For cooking you will need:
- 2 liters of water;
- 1 kg of lingonberries;
- half a lemon;
- 400 ml granulated sugar.
Lingonberries need to be sorted out and poured into a clean jar under the very neck. Cut the lemon into wedges and add to the lingonberry. In advance, you should cook a syrup from sugar and water, and then pour it into a jar of compote and cook for 15 minutes at a temperature of 85 ° C. After the compote is cooked, it can be rolled into jars with boiled lids and stored in a cool, dark place. You can also serve it on the festive table.
Apple and lingonberry compote
This drink is rich in vitamins and is an excellent thirst quencher. It turns out to be a little sour, but very tasty. For cooking you will need:
- 1 kg of green apples;
- 2 kg of lingonberries;
- 1 kg of granulated sugar;
- 4 liters of water.
To prepare compote, you should take ripe lingonberries and rinse and peel them well. It is necessary to leave them for a while so that they dry out. Apples also need to be rinsed, allowed to dry and cut into several equal slices. The middle of the apple must be thrown away.
Add apples to boiling syrup of granulated sugar and water, cook for about 15 minutes. Then the slices should be removed and poured with lingonberries instead. You need to cook it until it changes its color to transparent, then get it out. Compote is ready. At the bottom of sterile jars, you need to put some apples and lingonberries, and then fill them with compote and roll up the lids.
Lingonberry compote in a slow cooker
For cooking you will need:
- 100 g of cranberries;
- 100 g of rose hips;
- 100 g lingonberries;
- 1 liter of water;
- 1 cup of sugar;
- 300 g of dried fruits.
Rosehip and used dried fruits must be thoroughly washed and put in a slow cooker. Top them with sugar and frozen berries of lingonberries and cranberries. To the last mark of the multicooker cup, you need to pour water, turn on the "Quenching" mode and wait about one hour.
After the multicooker stops stewing and a beep sounds, the compote is ready. Now the drink can be poured into a jar or a festive jug and served. You can also roll up a drink for the winter. For this, fruits and berries should be transferred to sterile jars and rolled up with lids. You need to put the drink in a cool dark place.
