Compote is a drink made from berries and fruits. It is obtained in the process of cooking them or when pouring boiling water. In the hot summer months, it is worth preparing a compote, as it perfectly quenches thirst and is one of the most useful soft drinks. The process of preparing it is very simple, and anyone is able to brew a delicious drink for themselves.
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You can also use dried fruits or frozen berries in the winter. For compote, apples, pears, apricots, plums, peaches and any berries are ideal. You should not take pomegranates, persimmons, bananas, quinces for the preparation of the drink. In any compote, to improve its taste, you can add orange or lemon peels, which are placed during cooking and removed from the cooled drink.
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Preparing fruit for compote consists in slicing them to approximately the same size. Large cut smaller, larger larger. Also, when slicing takes into account the hardness of the fruit. Berries are put in the compote whole. If all the fruits that you have prepared are sweet, then it is worth balancing the taste by adding a little acid. For this, frozen cranberries, sour, currants, gooseberries and cherries are best suited. In their absence, you can use lemon.
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To make compote you will need a steel or enameled pan of 3-5 liters. A quarter of its volume is filled with fresh berries and fruits prepared for cooking. Then sugar is added to taste. The standard sugar norm is about 150 grams per liter, but you can always adjust this figure, focusing on the taste and acidity of berries and fruits used to make compote. The pan is filled to the top with water and placed on medium gas.
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Compote should be boiled, sometimes stirring it, the cooking time depends on the ingredients. For example, pears and apples are boiled for about half an hour, other fruits - about 15 minutes. The fruits should become soft, but stay intact, not boil. The cooked compote can be drunk immediately after cooking, but its taste is most pronounced after 10-12 hours, when it finally cools down, and the fruit is saturated with sugar syrup.
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Making compote from frozen berries is even easier. A glass of sugar is added to a five-liter pan with water, and the water is brought to a boil. Frozen berries spill out into boiling water, and the water should boil again. Then the compote is cooked for 5 minutes on low heat. After that, the pan is covered and removed to the side for 30 minutes. The compote is cooled and filtered if desired.