Pear and plum compote for the winter

The tastiest, sweetest, aromatic compote of pears and plums for the winter. The compote is prepared without the use of citric acid, which is often suggested to add to compote when preserving it for future use. Write down this recipe in your culinary notes, and in the summer, during the height of the harvest, you can make this healthy drink.

Yield: 3 jars of 700 ml.

Caloric content: 65 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.

Preparation time: 60 minutes.

Ingredients

• pears - 750 g;
• plums - 750 g;
• sugar - 250 g;
• water - 750 ml.

Preparation

1. Prepare everything necessary for the pear and plum compote for the winter.

2. Properly prepare the jars before preserving: wash them with baking soda (food grade), then thoroughly rinse with clean water. Then definitely sterilize. It is convenient to sterilize with steam. To do this, put a pot of water on the fire. Place a rack and put the washed jars on it. After the water boils, keep the jars over the steam for about 5 minutes. Boil the lids in a saucepan for a few minutes.

3. Thoroughly wash the pears and plums prepared for preservation.

4. Split the plums in half and remove the pits.

5. Cut the pears into wedges lengthwise. Carefully remove the core and seeds from the pear wedges.

6. Distribute the plum halves evenly into the sterilized jars.

7. On top of the plums in the jars, lay the sliced pear wedges.

8. Boil clean water and pour boiling water over the fruits in the jars. Cover the jars with lids and let them sit at room temperature for 10 minutes.

9. After 10 minutes, drain the water into a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Add the sugar from the recipe to the boiling water, stir, and cook the syrup for 2 minutes.

10. Pour the syrup into the jars filled with fruits. Cover the jars with lids, but do not seal them. We will sterilize the compote. For this, we need to take a large pot and place a thick cloth on the bottom. Carefully transfer the jars with compote, covered with lids, onto the cloth in the pot. Carefully pour hot water into the pot with jars, avoiding pouring on the jars. The water should reach the shoulders of the jars. Bring the water in the pot to a boil, and adjust the heat so that the water does not boil violently. In this state, sterilize the jars with the plum and pear compote for 15 minutes.

11. Then, remove the jars from the pot and seal them tightly. Check the quality of the sealing and carefully turn the jars upside down, leaving them under a blanket overnight.

12. The pear and plum compote for the winter is ready. Transfer the jars to a dark storage place.