Christmas broth (Uzvar)

Christmas broth (Uzvar)

The name of the drink comes from the word"Brew", because the dry fruits and berries for the brewing in most cases are brought to a boil, but do not boil, or even simply boiled with boiling water. In Russia, the name "vzvar" became more common, and in Ukraine - "Uzvar".

Chest, unlike ordinary compote, is prepared withoutsugar, sweetening the drink with liquid honey. Like a kutya, a vodka is a must for a traditional Christmas table. Today we will learn how to cook a real Christmas carver.

Christmas brew from dried fruits

To prepare a narrow-cut from dried fruits, let's take:

• Dried apples - 100 g


• dried pears - 100 g


• prunes - 100 g


• raisins - 50 g


• honey - ¾ tbsp.


• water - 5 l

Dried fruits, pour water and add honey. We pour raisins into a pan, cover with a lid and cook on medium heat for an hour. Ready to brew insisted for 3-4 hours, then cooled and served on the table.

Apple Cheese With Honey

To prepare apple nectar with honey we take:

• Dried apples - 200 g


• honey - 4 items of l.


• water 1.5 liters

We go through and my dried apples, add them topot or bowl. Water boiling and pour boiling water boiled apples. Cover the apples with a lid and press for four hours. We filter through the narrow neck through a fine sieve or gauze, add honey to it and mix it until the honey completely dissolves.

Christmas broth-kissel

To prepare a jelly-kissel, we take:

• dried fruits - 500 g


• sugar - 3 tbsp.


• starch - 2 tablespoons


• water - 1 l

For such a broth, dried pears andapples, prunes, raisins and cherries. We take them approximately in equal proportions. Dried fruits are washed and poured cold water. Add sugar and cook the knot on a very slow fire, until the fruits and berries become soft. Starch is diluted with water, poured into a hot knot, brought to a boil and cooled.

Bon appetit and happy Christmas!