Compote of sour apples for the winter: 2 recipes for making a drink in a seam

You can prepare a delicious compote for the winter from sour apples if you have sterilized containers. Fruits are chosen as large and juicy as possible. It is important to avoid beaten and rotten fruits. There is a classic recipe for making compote, as well as varieties - with red currants, strawberries, and other berries. It is recommended to store in a dark cool place. Partial shade possible.

The subtleties of making sour apple compote for the winter

It is sour varieties that are most often recommended for use when cooking. A drink made from such fruits has a sour taste, which perfectly quenches thirst.

Features of the choice of fruits

When choosing fruits for apple compote, you should pay attention to the integrity of the fruit. Damaged fruit is best not to use, or, if possible, cut out the spoiled parts of the fruit.

Small whole apple varieties are great:

• Granny Smith;
• Grandma's;
• Boykin;
• White filling;

To prevent the apple from turning dark, it can be treated with a special solution. For cooking you will need:

• half a tablespoon of citric acid;
• one liter of cold water;

Cut slices are placed in the storage solution while the hostess prepares containers for compote.

The main thing is not to forget to thoroughly rinse the apples from the resulting solution before cooking them.

How to prepare the container

To prepare containers you need:

1. Rinse the can of soda thoroughly and rinse.
2. Sterilize the container - hold the jar over the steam for 5-7 minutes.
3. Dry the glass jar after sterilization.

How to make sour apple compote?

After choosing the fruit and preparing the container, you can start preparing the drink.

Easy recipe

For this vitamin drink you will need:

• about half a kilo of sour apples;
• 4 liters of water;
• a glass of granulated sugar;

Recipe for classic compote:

1. Apples must be washed thoroughly. After washing, let the water drain from the fruit.
2. Cut fruit in half. Remove the pitted core and twig. These parts of the fruit contain acid that will spoil the taste of the drink and may be harmful to he alth.
3. Next, the apples should be cut into smaller pieces to give all their flavor to the water. Small ones can be boiled whole.
4. It is necessary to pour the resulting cut in a saucepan with cold water, then add half a glass of granulated sugar and put it on the stove to boil.
5. Compote is simmered, sugar is added to taste.
6. Bring to a boil and immediately remove the pot from heat. Do not boil the contents for a long time.

With redcurrant

To improve the taste, various herbs, berries or other fruits are added to apple compote. The most popular drink is made from sour apples with red currants. Currants and apples are washed. Berries get rid of ponytails, leaves, bones are cut out from fruits.

1. Prepared fruits are poured with boiling water for 5 minutes, then the water is drained.
2. Next, the drink is brewed in a saucepan with sugar and cinnamon.
3. After boiling, the drink is removed from the heat, poured into jars and preserved.

Further storage

After preparing the compote, it must be preserved for further home storage:

• it is necessary to pour the contents from the pan into glass jars already prepared earlier;
• close the container with a sterile lid;
• turn the jar over and wrap it in a blanket;
• wait for complete cooling.

You can store such a blank for 1-3 years in a closed state. It is recommended to place the seaming in an unlit or dimly lit place with a temperature not higher than 25 degrees.

When opened, compote can be consumed within 3-5 days depending on additional ingredients.

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