Step-by-step recipe for a delicious compote from currant and cherry for the winter
There are many ways to prepare currant and cherry compote. To improve the taste, spices, honey, nuts are added to it. The billet is stored for a long time, so you can enjoy the aroma and taste of healthy berries all winter.
Cooking secrets
There are several secrets of preserving compote that help preserve the taste and benefits of the drink.
Tips:
- use filtered water for brewing drinks;
- it is better to put fresh fruits in boiling water, as they release more juice;
- do not boil drinks over high heat - there is a change in the consistency of the pulp of the fruit;
- to preserve vitamins in the compote, put a little citric acid;
- to enhance or change the taste, you can add wine, herbs, spices, vanilla, nuts;
- do not use fruits with loose flesh.
You can also add honey to drinks, but this should be done when the syrup has cooled slightly.
Products for the recipe
To prepare compote from cherries and currants, ripe fruits are chosen, without signs of rotting.
Ingredients:
- cherry - 0.5 kg;
- currants - 200 g;
- sugar - 500 g;
- water.
You can use both red and black currants for the drink, add lemon balm, citric acid, citrus fruits, mint, cinnamon and other spices.
Selection and preparation of ingredients
In order for the compote to turn out tasty, aromatic and retain vitamins for a long time, it is important to choose the right fruit.
Black currant ripens in July. If you pick berries in your own garden, it is better to do this in the morning.
Depending on the variety, the berries should be large, dense, bright red or dark in color, easily removed from the branches.
Some cherry varieties ripen at the end of June. The berries should be dark red in color, with soft and juicy pulp, sweet and sour taste.
Before cooking, the berries are removed from the stalks, sorted out, soft, rotten, insect-damaged fruits are removed. The fruits are washed several times with running water.
Cookware preparation rules
Long-term preservation of taste and quality of drinks is ensured by sterilized dishes. For seaming compotes, glass jars with a volume of 1 to 3 liters are used. The container is thoroughly washed with baking soda, rinsed and sterilized.
Sterilization options:
- in a saucepan of boiling water;
- using a kettle;
- in the oven;
- in a multicooker or double boiler.
For seaming, metal covers with rubber bands or threads are used. They are placed in a pot of hot water and boiled for 5-7 minutes. Do this just before closing the cans.
How to cook cherry-currant compote correctly?
Cooking cherry-currant compote will not take much time:
- The berries are sorted out, debris removed, washed well.
- They are laid out in jars or glass bottles with a wide neck.
- Pour boiling water over, infuse for 5-6 minutes.
- The colored water is drained, sugar is added and boiled until it is completely dissolved.
- Re-fill containers with berries, roll up lids.
Freshly prepared jars with a blank are placed upside down and covered with a blanket. In this form, they are left for a day until they cool completely.
Further storage of treats
Compotes prepared in compliance with all the rules are stored for 2 years. If the pits were not removed from the cherries, the drink should be consumed within a year. The reason is that the nuclei release toxic substances and the drink can negatively affect health.
Despite the fact that compotes tolerate heat well, it is better to keep containers in a dark, cool room. Store only uncorked jars in the refrigerator. An opened container must be consumed within 1 week.
