A Uzvar is a drink popular in Ukrainian cuisine made from fresh or dried fruits. It is much more concentrated than ordinary compote, includes a variety of spices and honey. In order for the uzvar to acquire the desired taste, after cooking it is insisted in a cold place from 2 to 5 hours.
Pick your recipe
You will need
- Pear Uzvar:
- - 2.5 liters of water;
- - 700 fresh pears;
- - 200 g pitted raisins;
- - 1 cup of sugar;
- - 3 tbsp. tablespoons of honey;
- - 8 clove buds;
- - 1 teaspoon of cinnamon;
- - 0.5 tsp of citric acid;
- - 2 teaspoons of lemon peel.
- Dried fruit Uzvar:
- - 1.25 liters of water;
- - 50 g of dried apples;
- - 50 g of dried pears;
- - 50 g of raisins;
- - 50 g of cherries;
- - 50 g of prunes;
- - 0.5 cups of sugar;
- - 0.5 cups of honey;
- - 4 buds of cloves;
- - 0.5 lemons;
- - 0.5 tsp of cinnamon;
- - 1 teaspoon of lemon peel.
- Fresh berry uzvar:
- - 1.25 liters of water;
- - 1 cup of sugar;
- - 500 g of fresh berries;
- - 0.5 lemons;
- - 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon;
- - 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves;
- - 3 tbsp. tablespoons of honey.
Instruction manual
1
Decide which drink you will prepare. The uzvar can be cooked from one type of fruit with the addition of raisins. Such drinks have a milder taste. There are also prefabricated Uzvari, for the preparation of which they use pears, apples, cherries, plums, dried prunes and fresh berries. Try adding blueberries, strawberries or raspberries to the drink - the uzvar will acquire an unusual and very pleasant taste. Modern recipes also include more original ingredients - for example, dried rosehips or fresh chokeberry berries. Experiment by inventing your own flavor combinations based on classic recipes.
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Pear Uzvar:
Select ripe sweet pears, rinse them in warm and then cold water. Peel the fruits, remove the seeds, cut the pears into pieces. Sprinkle them with sugar, insist for half an hour. Pour the pears with boiling water, put on the stove, bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Then add raisins and continue cooking. After 10 minutes, add the lemon zest, citric acid, cinnamon, clove buds and honey to the pan. Stir everything, boil for another 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and insist in a cold place for about 5 hours.
3
Dried fruit
Rinse the dried fruit thoroughly in several waters. Pour water into a large pot, add sugar and place on the stove. While stirring, let the sugar dissolve, bring the water to a boil and remove the resulting foam. Put the dried pears in the syrup, after 5 minutes add the apples, after another 5 lay the dried cherries, raisins and prunes. Reduce heat and simmer for 15-17 minutes. When the fruit is soft, add cloves, lemon zest and ground cinnamon. Squeeze the juice from half a lemon and pour it into the pan too. Cook for another 5 minutes, and then remove from the stove. Add liquid honey to the pan and mix well. Allow the drink to cool at room temperature, and then refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
4
Fresh berry pattern
Sort strawberries, raspberries and blueberries, remove damaged copies. Rinse the berries in several waters and discard in a colander and put in a pan, Pour sugar and leave for 20 minutes. Boil water in a separate container, pour candied berries with boiling water and put in an oven heated to 160 ° C for half an hour. Add honey, spices, and freshly squeezed lemon juice to the hot squid. Let the drink stand in a cool place for about 2 hours, then strain it and refrigerate.