How To Make Compote - A Guide For Beginners

2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29

Since the market is currently full of fruit, and it's delicious and juicy, let's talk about it how to make compote.

For example, now is the raspberry season. We buy fresh, fresh fruit from the market. We wash them, I even recommend you soak them. We also wash the jars in which we will make compote.

Jars are never filled to the brim with fruit, because during cooking the cap will swell and the compotes will spoil. Put about two handfuls of fruit if it's raspberries or strawberries, or up to half a jar and a little more.

If you are going to make fruit compotes such as apricots or peaches, you will need to cut and pit them. Cut the apricots in half and put them in the jar, and cut the peaches into four or more pieces, depending on the size of the fruit.

The same goes if you are going to make apple or pear compote, but for fruits that are pectin-like like them and that turn black after cutting, add a pinch of citric acid to prevent the fruit from turning black.

So, after you put the fruit in the jar, you should put sugar, if the fruit you use is very sweet, put 3 tbsp. equal sugar, and if it's not or you just like it sweeter compote, put 5 tbsp. equal sugar.

Then fill the jar with cold water, again being careful not to overfill it, because this will inflate the cap again and the compote will spoil. Fill the jar to the brim with water. Finally close with a new cap.

The final preparation of our compotes is to boil. Depending on what your fruit is, you will boil the jars. They are usually boiled 10 minutes after boiling, and turned off. However, if you are making harder fruit compotes such as pears, apples or plums, cook for at least 15 minutes after the water has boiled.

Once you have cooked compotes, leave them to cool in warm water. When you take them out, the lids of the jars should be sunk down to make sure you have cooked the compotes properly and to make sure they last until winter.

If the caps are swollen, then the compote has become a bomber and will not last until winter. What you can do is cool it in the fridge and eat it now, because in a few days the compote will be spoiled and you will have to throw it away.

Finally, a tip - if you prepare plum compote, put a twig of indrishe inside, so the compote becomes fragrant and very pleasant. Also, do not overdo it with sugar, do not pour hot water on the fruit.

Finally, another very important thing to get a good compote is to choose ripe, not overripe and good fruit.