How to brew compote of gooseberries for the winter - photo recipe
Compote of gooseberry has a very delicate taste and aroma, but many recipes assume the addition of some other ingredients, usually berries and fruits in different proportions.
In addition, there are a lot of different options for how to brew compote of gooseberries: with sugar or sugar-free, on water or berry juice, with and without pasteurization.
How to cook compote only from berries of gooseberry?
If you want to prepare compote only from gooseberry, then even in this case you can find a variety of recipes with a photo and a detailed description.
The simplest and most common recipesuch "solo gooseberries with sugar" suggests using berries in a technological stage of different sizes, from which sepals and stems are cut. They are sorted, washed, several times punctured with a stainless steel fork and stacked in cans.
Separately, 40% sugar syrup is prepared and pouredthey gooseberries, a little bit to the edge. Covered with lids and pasteurized: half-liter cans -10 minutes, liter-15 minutes. Another option for harvesting the krytovinnogo compote - hot filling without pasteurization. In this case, the berries, pre-packed in jars, pour hot water or syrup, leave for 5 minutes and drain the liquid.
The procedure must be repeated two times, and afterThe third filling of the jar is capped. In addition to water and syrup, compote of gooseberries can be cooked in berry juice - raspberry, strawberry, strawberry, currant, etc. This recipe assumes the preparation of 40% sugar syrup on berry juice, which is then poured cooked fruits of gooseberries in accordance with the above recommendations.
Assorted assortment of gooseberries
Compote of assorted gooseberry can also be cookedin sugar syrup of various concentrations or completely without sugar. In this case, before brewing compote of gooseberry, it is recommended first to prick the berries or cut a little. Then gooseberry must be poured for a couple of minutes with boiling water, drained and cooled in cold water.
After straining the fruits are ready for furtheruse. If the recipe includes apples, then they are prepared according to a recipe for the usual apple compote: the core is removed and cut into slices. The rest of the berries (currants, raspberries, strawberries, cherries, etc.) are simply washed. All ingredients are layered into cans and then prepared in one of the above ways. Similar recipes are used to make assorts of gooseberries without sugar.
Such compote is very useful for diabetics,as well as for those people who constantly monitor their weight. In this case, it is recommended to fill berries and fruits with hot aronia. Cooked in this way gooseberries can be used for making jelly, and juice - for dressing salads.
Very original taste and aroma is differentcompote of gooseberry with orange. His recipe is quite simple, especially if guided by a photo. On a half-liter jar of gooseberries one must take one unrefined orange, cut into slices. And do not brew or pasteurize such compote from gooseberries, it is enough to use sterilized cans and pour berries with boiling 40% syrup.
How to cook a tasty and healthy stewed fruit compote?
Many housewives prefer to cook compote of gooseberries with the addition of sweet fruits, as by itself, gooseberry gives a lot of acid and requires a lot of sugar.
In addition, if the concentration is too highThe drink should be diluted with water when consumed, and this significantly reduces its taste. To keep the compote of gooseberries for a long time, it is recommended to cover the jars with a blanket immediately after capping and leave for a day, and then put it in the refrigerator for another day. After that, the sunset can be stored even in a warm room.
Author: Katerina Sergeenko
