On cold winter days, everyone dreams of a vacation, of the sun, of delicious fruits and berries. You can feel the taste of summer with the help of homemade preparations, namely, a bright and rich compote or fruit drink. Each berry or fruit has its own merits, and in order to reveal them, you need to know what goes with what and what taste you get.
Let's first figure out what tastes are given by berries in compotes. For a rich taste, use - apples, for a unique and subtle - raspberries and strawberries, for a pleasant and slightly tart - quince, for fragrant and sweet - a pear, for sour - red currants and gooseberries, but, and for an unusual - mint and sea buckthorn. Experiment on the taste of the compote yourself, try to mix different berries and you will surely find for yourself the perfect recipe for making an assorted compote. To help housewives in preparing blanks, we offer several successful step-by-step recipes with photographs, from which you will learn classic recipes for compotes and some tricks in preparation.
The classic recipe for compote plums and apricots for the winter
You can make a drink only from plums or apricots, but for a bright taste it is better to mix them. If you add a handful of cherries to the mixture of berries, you will get a fragrant and bright preparation of an assorted compote for the winter.
Ingredients:
- Apricots - 250 grams;
- plums - 250 grams;
- cherry - 150 grams;
- water - 2, 4 liters;
- sugar - 300 grams.
Preparation:
- Rinse and sterilize the 3 liter jar. Boil the lid for 1 minute, cover the jar with it to keep out dust.
- Wash out all the berries that are indicated in the recipe. The fruits must be free from damage and pests. Dry the berries for a couple of minutes and send them to the jar.
- Pour boiling water over the berries to the top of the jar, cover the jar with a lid and leave for 15 minutes. When the berries are warm, drain the liquid into a saucepan. Add granulated sugar and simmer for 2-3 minutes after boiling.
- Pour the syrup over the steamed berries and seal the jar. Turn the compote over onto the lid and wrap the jar in a blanket to cool slowly.
A simple recipe for an assorted compote with citric acid
Any berries that are available will work for this recipe. Mix them in any proportion, add the total amount of fruits to the jar. This recipe with a single fill and without sterilization, citric acid is responsible for the safety of the compote.
Ingredients:
- Berries - 400 grams;
- citric acid - 1 tsp;
- water - 2.5 liters;
- granulated sugar - 300-400 grams.
Preparation:
- Mix sugar and water and place on the stove. The amount of sugar depends on which berries you use.
- Wash and dry the berries, pour them into a sterilized jar. Add a teaspoon of citric acid to the fruit immediately.
- Pour the syrup over the berries, cover and roll up. Place the jar of compote upside down under the blanket.
There are recipes for one-time pouring of compote without preparing syrup, with the addition of sugar directly to the jar. In this case, use clean and high-quality berries, good granulated sugar.
A step-by-step recipe for a concentrated assorted compote for the winter
The drink according to this recipe will turn out to be rich, sweet, similar to berry syrup. Concentrated compote is used in confectionery: for making jelly, jelly, marmalade, as well as for impregnating biscuits. This recipe is convenient for those who have few utensils for storing workpieces.
Ingredients:
- Apricots - 350 grams;
- plum - 350 grams;
- peaches - 3-4 pieces;
- cherries - 1 glass;
- water;
- granulated sugar - 600 grams;
- citric acid - 1 tsp
Preparation:
- Rinse the berries and fruits, put the fruits on a clean and dry towel, dry the ingredients.
- Boil water, no more than 2 liters. Sterilize the jar, pour boiling water over the lid.
- Place large fruits and berries in the jar first. Pour smaller fruits on top. Pour boiling water over the berries for 5 minutes.
- Drain the liquid from the jar into a saucepan, boil and refill the fruit. Cover the fruits with a lid, let the berries steam for 7-10 minutes.
- Drain the water into a container, add granulated sugar, put on the stove. Bring the sire to a boil and boil for a few minutes, add citric acid to a jar of steamed fruits.
- Pour syrup over the compote and roll up tightly with a lid.
Delicious assorted compote for the winter with sterilization
This method is used when the compote is rolled up in small jars. The recipe is given for a three-liter jar.
Ingredients:
- Berries, fruits - 1200 grams;
- granulated sugar - 400 grams;
- water - 2 liters.
Preparation:
- Sterilize the jar. Rinse berries and fruits, pour into a jar.
- Boil the syrup, pour over the berries and cover. Place the jar in a pan with a pre-laid bottom, pour hot water up to the shoulders of the jar.
- Turn on the stove and start sterilization. Timed 10 minutes after the water in the pan boils, gently remove the jar by the neck and roll up the lid tightly.
"Autumn" assorted compote for the winter
Pears and apples, combined with grapes, perfectly reveal their taste and an interesting drink is obtained.
Ingredients:
- Apples - 3 pieces;
- pears - 3 pieces;
- grapes - 200 grams;
- water;
- granulated sugar - 1, 5 cups;
- citric acid - 3 grams.
Preparation:
- Cut apples and pears into quarters. Use a knife to cut the seeds into the core. Place the fruit in a sterilized jar. Rinse the grapes and pour over the fruit.
- Pour boiling water over the fruit and leave to warm for 5 minutes. Pour the liquid into a container, add granulated sugar and boil for 3 minutes. Turn off the heat and add citric acid to the syrup.
- Pour the syrup over the fruit and seal the jar with a lid. Flip the jar over your neck and cover with a blanket.
