To cook compote, it is possible to take slightly rumpled, but not overripe fruit and berries. In some cases in overripe fruits the starch content percent increases (for example, in apples, pears, peaches, apricots, plums). This substance not in the best way affects quality of ready drink. If it is about berries, then they can have traces of initial fermentation.
It is required to you
- fruit or berries;
- sugar or honey;
- fabric napkins;
- knife;
- measured spoon;
- pan;
Instruction
1. Decide from what fruits you want weld compote. If drink intends for the child, it is better to choose sweet fruit and berries, and instead of sugar to add a small amount of honey. If compote is drunk by adults – quite good to put on several gram of spices. Peaches and apricots are perfectly combined with green cardamom, it is recommended to put pair of buds of a carnation and several peas of allspice in apple compote, and cherries compote "will even more disclose" taste at addition of couple of laurel leaves.
2. Buy all necessary ingredients. Choosing fruit and berries, give preference to fruits with uniform coloring and the size characteristic for the sake of appearances. You shouldn't take either too big, nor too small fruits for compote. Same treats immature or overripe fruits. Remember that (with rare exception) good drink can be made only from qualitative components. One more council: try not to get fruits of doubtful origin. We will tell, in the apples picked near busy highways or industrial zones, nothing useful will be.
3. Examine houses fruit and berries; remove the begun to rot places. Wash out fruits under a stream of cold water, dry a paper or fabric towel as – spread option on a clean fabric napkin for natural drying. Delete stones, seed cells, etc. it is possible only after on a surface of fruits there is no moisture left. By all means cut large fruit, small it is possible to leave entirely.
4. Shift fruits in the enameled pan, fill in with cold water, having added sugar and spices to taste. Usually on each kilogram stone (cherries, sweet cherries, discharge) 2-3 tablespoons of sugar, for seeded are recommended (apples, pear, a quince) laying of sugar can be increased by 50 percent. If decided to make compote with addition of honey, sugar doesn't need to be put, and honey - to put in 3-5 min. prior to the end of cooking. You cook compote not less than 10 minutes after the beginning of boiling. Then remove from fire and let's it infuse in densely closed ware before full cooling.