Harvesting compote is one of the easiest ways to save vitamins for the winter. In addition, it is a very tasty flavored drink. Any fragrant fruits and berries are suitable for harvesting in different proportions and combinations, which are limited only by your imagination. Let’s make blackcurrant compote.
The twist is prepared without sterilization, the berries are poured twice with hot water and retain all the useful substances. Compote is suitable for serving for lunch or dinner; on its basis, you can make delicious jelly, jelly, use it to soak biscuits and as a component for cocktails and smoothies. For the recipe, any variety of blackcurrant is suitable. For flavor, a little lemon is added to the compote (at your request). Additionally, additives from mint leaves, lemon balm, lemon or orange peel, a pinch of cardamom are allowed. The amount of sugar can be increased or eliminated. The recipe is based on a 1.5 liter jar.
Ingredients:
- Lemon – 5 g.
- Citric acid – ¾ tsp.
- Sugar – 50 g.
- Black currant – 500 g.
How to cook:
1. Sort blackcurrant, remove twigs, leaves. Tails can not be cleaned. Rinse the berries in cold water, drain in a colander.
2. Wash the blank jar with soda. Pour 50 ml of water into it, install (you can lay it on its side) in a microwave oven. Sterilize for three to four minutes, drain the remaining water. Scald the workpiece cover. For one jar of a sterilized jar, pitted lemon slices.
3. Lay blackcurrant on top.
4. Pour in sugar.
5. Sprinkle citric acid.
6. Pour the workpiece with boiling water. Do not tightly close the lid and wrap in a thick towel and leave for 40 minutes to warm up.
7. Using a lid with holes, pour the infusion into a saucepan.
8. Boil the infusion, pour the workpiece again. Baku hermetically close the lid, set upside down, wrap in a warm blanket or blanket. Leave until cool.
Transfer the finished compote to a dark, dry place. You can store it for 3 years in a city apartment. Compote still has a rich ruby color and a pleasant medium sweet taste with sourness. The drink can be chilled before serving.
Bon appetit!