A simple recipe for apple compote and plums for the winter
You can grab a piece of summer in winter with the help of blanks. The variety of vegetables and fruits grown on the plots, when performing simple preparations, is perfectly harvested for the winter. Housewives also make compotes from plums and apples. Even a person ignorant of this area can cope with recipes. Everyone can prepare a drink while retaining the maximum benefit and taste.
Cooking features
To properly prepare compote according to recipes, you should familiarize yourself with certain rules and requirements. Their implementation guarantees a long shelf life of compote, the preservation of the vitamin complex that is part of the fruit, the taste and aroma of the fruit:
- If small apples are canned, they are left intact.
- All fruits are peeled and cored. There are exceptions to this rule. Some varieties are not canned with skin. Large specimens are divided into 8 parts, those that are smaller - into 4.
- To preserve the structure, before cooking, the fruit pieces are kept in a slightly acidic or slightly salted solution for 30 minutes.
- To preserve their volume and color, the apples are blanched. And the liquid remaining after this procedure is used to prepare the filling.
- To preserve vitamins, fruits are dipped in water to which citric acid has already been added.
- The less time the workpiece boils, the more benefits will remain in the finished drink.
Over time, when the hostess has been preparing compote for several years, she will bring out her own rules for preparing a drink for the winter.
How to choose plums and apples for compote
Properly selected fruits will make the drink tasty, beautiful and healthy. To do this, you must follow several selection rules:
- Apples for this type of drink are selected from fresh specimens of hard and sour varieties. Preferably not overripe and of one variety.
- All possible damage to the fruit is excluded, only whole and healthy apples and plums.
- It is important to sort the fruit properly before using it for compote.
- Plum is suitable for any kind, if it is sour, add a little more sugar. The use of prunes is also possible.
- It is better if one of the main ingredients is sour, the other sweet. This will create a certain contrast in tastes.
If you fulfill these requirements, you get an excellent compote for consumption or canning in the winter.
How to cook apple and plum compote for the winter
To properly prepare a drink, you should carefully study the recipe. Perform all necessary actions and strictly follow the recipe.
Method 1
Preparing a sweet drink for the winter is not at all difficult. For this you will need: 7 plums, 2 apples, 0.2 kg of sugar.
First you need to prepare the container. It is advisable to use liter cans. Wash, sterilize and dry well. Fold in them cleanly washed plums. Pour boiling water over, close the lid tightly and leave for 15 minutes.
Divide the apples into 4 equal parts. Cut out the core, the skin is better left. Cut into thin slices.
Drain the liquid from the jar into a container, leave the plums. Add apples and sugar to the water. Bring to a boil, cook for 5-7 minutes. After the mixture is ready, add it to the plums, roll up.
It is advisable to wrap it well, leave to cool completely at room temperature.
Method 2
Compote is prepared in a 3-liter saucepan. For him you will need: 5-6 plums, 3-4 apples, 2.5 liters of water and sugar to taste (about 100-150 g), citric acid to taste.
Remove the seeds from the plums, the core of the apples, chop everything. Boil water in a saucepan, add all the ingredients. Boil for 3 minutes. Adjust sweetness and acidity to taste by adding citric acid or sugar. Remove from heat, leave to infuse until it cools completely. Compote is ready to eat.
It is easy to brew the drink, but there are a lot of benefits from it. Especially for those who cannot eat these fruits fresh. You can use it immediately, or leave part of it, and roll up part.
How to store
The shelf life depends on the correct preparation of the compote. It is better to store it in a special room. Storage temperature from 0 to +20 ⁰С.
At subzero temperatures, the drink freezes and deteriorates.
Relative humidity not more than 80%. The shelf life of the compote to which citric acid is added is 12 months. Other compotes are stored for up to 2 years.
Plum is rich in vitamins, it helps to remove cholesterol, has a diuretic effect and removes excess salt and water, and this is not the whole list of properties of the fruit. Apples are rich in iron and other nutrients. Their combination makes it possible to stock up on vitamins for a long period of the cold season. The workpiece is simple to perform, and the taste will appeal to many gourmets. Including children.
