A simple recipe for apple and gooseberry compote for the winter
A pleasant compote of apples and gooseberries is a storehouse of vitamins that are so necessary in the harsh winter period. The berry, pleasant to the taste, has useful qualities not only fresh, but also canned. The benefits of this berry are enormous, but not all housewives know about this, otherwise such a compote would be a regular on the winter table.
Features of making gooseberry and apple compote
For the preparation of this delicious preservation, gooseberries of almost any ripeness are suitable. For the preparation of compote, unripe green berries are suitable. Plucked berries are perfectly stored for 2 weeks, all of their valuable qualities are preserved. So that the fruits do not burst during the cooking process, they are carefully pricked with a needle. Dessert is prepared with pasteurization or without using this technique.
The hot composition is poured into two-liter jars without additional processing.
During the gradual cooling, the berries are pasteurized. The dishes for cooking compote are washed with soda, washed with boiling water, then thoroughly sterilized.
Choosing gooseberries for compote
To prepare a healthy dessert, the harvested fruits are carefully selected. Berries are chosen in a mature state or green, it all depends on the recipe. They are thoroughly washed under running water, cracked specimens are removed, soft. Ponytails are cut off everywhere, this is unnecessary.
Preparing apples
The apples are washed, the seeds and the core are removed, the skin is left. In the winter dessert there are elastic, beautiful specimens, without visible flaws.
How to cook apple compote with gooseberries for the winter
This is a simple and affordable recipe for making a delicious dessert for the winter.
To end up with 3 liters of liquid, the following components are taken:
- Berries - 400 g.
- Pouring apples - 5 pcs.
- Sugar - 500 g.
Cooking procedure:
- Rinse a three-liter jar with a soda solution, carefully sterilize in a steam bath.
- Sort out the berries with cutting off the stalk. Peel and chop the apples.
- Striped fruits are pierced with a needle so that they do not burst during the cooking process.
- Now, in a separate saucepan, it is necessary to cook the sweet component of the dessert; for this, water and sugar are poured.
- Selected fruits are poured with the composition, pasteurized for 5 minutes.
- Drain the composition and boil again.
- Pour aromatic syrup into a jar, roll it up.
Gooseberry and mint apple compote
List of required components:
- Fresh apples - 3 pcs.
- Gooseberry - 100 g.
- Mint - 1 small bunch.
- Sand sugar - 160 g.
- Purified liquid - 700 ml.
- Citric acid - a pinch.
Cooking procedure:
- Wash apples and berries, dry on a paper towel.
- Selected apples are cored.
- Cut into medium pieces.
- The jar is sterilized, washed.
- Put ready-made fruits, pour in boiling water mixed with citric acid.
- Set aside the hot composition for 5 minutes.
- Pour the liquid into a bowl, put sand sugar, boil until the sugar crystals dissolve.
- Return the composition to the banks.
- Roll up with sterilized lids.
Ripe gooseberry compote
To make a dessert with red berries, you need the following ingredients:
- Striped berries - 450 g.
- Sugar - 150 g.
- Purified water - 2.5 liters.
Peel and wash the red fruits. Place in clean jars on 2/3 of the berries, pour them with boiling water. Set aside for 5 minutes for pasteurization.
Pour the fragrant water into a saucepan, then pour out the sand sugar, boil for 2 minutes, pour again for seaming.
Experts do not advise diabetics to use sand sugar in this recipe, you can do without it, because there is enough sweetness in ripe fruits.
Sweet and sour ripe gooseberry compote with orange
Required components:
- Orange - 1 pc.
- Gooseberry - 800 g.
- Sand sugar - 300 g.
- Filtered liquid - 2 liters.
Carefully sort out the berries, wash and cut the stalks. Citrus is peeled, cut into slices, or unpeeled it goes in rings. A sweet composition is prepared: filtered water with sand sugar is boiled for 5 minutes. Place the berries in crystal clear jars. Pour boiling water over the fruit mass. Tighten immediately. Set aside for a day under a blanket until it cools.
Hostess Tips
Given these tips for making a rolling compote, you can transform the traditional recipe by combining ripe gooseberries with other fruits. This berry is organically combined with ripe raspberries, pears, apples, red currants.
How to store such a compote
This winter dessert is kept cool throughout the year. The composition is stored in a dark place with minimal humidity. The best option for storing the composition will be a cellar. It is necessary to ensure that excess moisture does not collect in the storage place of conservation, it spoils the healing qualities of the compositions.
