It is common knowledge that strawberries are a very delicate berry, so it is important to prepare the drink in such a way that the berries remain intact, do not turn into rags. In addition, the less fruit and berries are cooked, the more vitamins are stored in them.
How to cook strawberry compote?
Ingredients:
- pure drinking water - 3 liters;
- sugar - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- Strawberry - 1 kg.
Preparation
Pour water into an enamel pot and put it on the fire. It is important that the water is correct: purified with a filter or at least stayed for a day. While the water is warming, we are engaged in strawberries: we pour it into a bowl, fill it with cold water and leave it for a few minutes, then rinse every berry, remove the sepals. Minted, decayed, spoiled berries immediately thrown away. Good we put in a colander, gently rinse with running water (the jet should not be strong, so that the strawberries are not wrinkled). When the water boils, put the sugar and almost immediately, as it dissolves, add strawberries. Do not cook - immediately turn off the stove, cover the pan with a lid and leave to insist. After 3 hours you can strain and pour the compote in a bottle, put them in a cellar or refrigerator.
Compote of cherries and strawberries
Much more delicious and rich will taste of compote, which is cooked not only from strawberries, but with the addition of other berries. The most delicious combinations: strawberries with cherries, strawberries with raspberries, strawberries with black currants, strawberries with apricots.
Ingredients:
- cherry - 600 g;
- Strawberries or strawberries - 600 g;
- water - 5 l;
- honey from acacia - 2-3 tbsp. spoons.
Preparation
We start again with the fact that we set the water to bask. At this time, we sort out and thoroughly wash the cherry, removing the petioles, and strawberries, cutting off the leaves. We give the berry to drain. In the boiling water we lower the cherry, boil for about a minute, then put the strawberries and, as soon as the compote boils, turn off the fire. We insist in a tightly closed pan, strain and add honey. Honey we put in the cooled compote to preserve its useful properties.
Strawberry compote without sterilization
Of course, you want to keep the useful properties of fruits and berries in the cold season, so let's tell you how to close the compote from strawberries for the winter. You can cook compote only from strawberries, and you can combine berries with other delicious ingredients.
Ingredients:
- water - 30 liters;
- Strawberry - 5 kg;
- sugar - 1 kg (optional component);
Preparation
First of all, carefully my banks. To be completely fat-free, you can use baking soda. While the banks are draining, start with 3 liters of water to warm. At the same time, we also go through my strawberries. Naturally, we remove sepals and let them drain. In a small saucepan boil the lids. When the water on the compote boils, put sugar, then berries. Over the steam well warm up the jar, pour into it boiling compote with berries and immediately close. You can roll this compote and without sugar - it is well worth all winter.
To cook compote of strawberries with mint for the winter, slightly modify the recipe: we cook 2-3 sprigs of mint on a jar, mine, let it drain. In boiling water we put mint and sugar, boil for 2 minutes, remove mint, add strawberries, when it boils, pour into the jar and roll.
Strawberry compote with orange for winter
Ingredients:
- Strawberry - 5 kg;
- orange - 2 pieces;
- sugar - 1 kg;
- water - 30 liters.
Preparation
Prepared cans are sterilized above the steam and we put strawberries in them. From orange we will need juice and zest. We spread the zest into the jars. In boiling water, boil for 3-4 minutes sugar, then add the juice and, as soon as the boil with a key, pour the berries in the jars. Immediately cover with lids and put in a container for sterilization for 15-17 minutes. We close it, turn it over, let it cool down. However, such compote is less useful than cooked without sterilization .