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Red Currant Compote
Red Currant Compote (without sterilization) – a bright red drink, with a predominance of natural tart currant flavor. Sugar acts as a preservative and gently balances this acidity, but there is no feeling of sweetness. The process of making red currant compote is simple – you can quickly roll up a dozen three-liter jars without resorting to sterilization. If you buy currants a little at a time, you can allocate 300 grams of berries each time to prepare one three-liter jar of red currant compote. Then you can be sure that each variety of red currant gives its flavor nuance.
Preparation time: 30 minutes.
Caloric content: 22 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.
Ingredients
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- red currants – 300 g;
- citric acid – 1 tsp;
- sugar – 150 g;
- water – 2.8 l.
Preparation
- Choose ripe dark red currants. Damaged berries should not be placed in the compote intended for winter, such currants can be left for jelly.
- Wash the red currants along with the branches, using running cold water. After washing the berries, remove the branches.
- Sterilize the jar . Pour the sorted red currants into the cooled jar.4. Measure the sugar exactly: both excess and lack of sugar will negatively affect the taste of the compote.
- In a pot with sugar, add citric acid. A teaspoon is taken without a heap.
- Pour in water, boil a sweet-sour syrup over high heat. Boiling time – 3 minutes.
- Pour the hot syrup over the currants. First, a quarter of the jar, and after a minute – the rest. While the first portion of syrup is being poured, the rest remains in the pot at a minimal boil. After pouring part of the syrup, be sure to cover the neck with a sterilized lid. If you pour all the boiling syrup into the jar at once, a crack may appear on the glass.
- The jar is filled with syrup to the shoulder level, using all the prepared liquid.
- Immediately seal the jar with the red currant compote, carefully turn it upside down and cover with something very warm. You can do a double-layer wrapping: first – a towel, then – a blanket.
- The currant compote stays under the blanket for a day, then look for a cool dark place for the jar.
- Red currant compote looks attractive and has a bright taste. It can be considered as a small gastronomic gift: closing the lid with a paper or fabric decorative cover. Compote is not only a tonic drink; it can also be used to make original bright jelly.
- In the cellar, the berry preparation can be stored for 12 months.
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