Recipes for the winter: compote of apples and currants

The harvest of apples was excellent, was not it? And if it repeats from year to year, you can make not only excellent apple juice and house wine, but also substantial reserves for the cold season in terms of jam and delicious jam, and also - the variety of compote mixes. Compote of apples and currants - one of the similar, very tasty vitamin-containing and healthy options. Therefore, we decided to prepare this drink today. And using different variations of the recipe. We look: what happened.

Why is currant as an ingredient?

The recipe for only juicy fruit and sugar, although it does not lose its flavor (provided freshness of the original product), will be a pale shade. But compote of apples and currants - such a mix - the most it. Therefore, in our recipe, we added berries of black currant, which give not only an excellent saturated color range, but also the freshest aroma and pleasant taste. And to roll a compote of apples and currants for the winter, you will not spend too much of your strength and energy with time, but minimal heat treatment helps to store in the drink more of all those "utilities" that are so necessary for the human body in winter (or later, In the period of spring avitaminosis).

Compote of apples and black currants. Ingredients

Here, too, everything is simple. Especially for those housewives who have their own garden at their fingertips. Well, if there is not one, then we buy it on the market. Moreover, in this period of autumn all fruits are relatively inexpensive. Tip: try to take a local, by no means covered with wax and processed apple - there's a minimum of vitamins.

Each kilo of apples requires a glass of currant fresh, a glass of sugar (if the fruit is too sweet, then we take half as much), purified water. Well, and utensils for preservation with lids.

Compote of apples and currants for the winter. Step-by-step recipe

1. Thoroughly wash the fruit in running water. By the way, if the fruits, for example, a little non-commodity type - not scary. The main thing is that it is not wormy and not rotten.
2. If there are tainted places - cut. We remove the core and stem. Apples are cut into 4 parts.
3. We throw the prepared apples in a pan and fill it with water. We put it on the fire and bring it to a boil.
4. Reduce the fire in the currant. If the berries have already had time to start the juice, it is also poured into a container.
5. We add sugar (once again we remind you that you need to navigate through the varieties of fruit, so as not to overdo it).
6. We do not boil for long - literally about five minutes.
7. We put it aside from the fire and let it brew (about an hour).
8. Then again, we bring in the same ready-made compote of apples and currants to boil and immediately poured into prepared sterilized dishes, rolling up with lids. Then you need to turn the jars on the towel - well, everything is as it should when closing the conservation.

If you are going to drink compote from apples and currants at once, then you do not need to bring it back to a boil again. And as soon as I have insisted, I can cool down and I can use it.

If it's red?

Compote of apples and red currant is prepared in a similar way. Is it that you have to add a little more sugar, since this ingredient is sourer. And since it is also more watery, then put it into the pan before being ready. Then the berries will not look like a mush. Yes, and the one and the other compote should be filtered before use. And the fruit can be used in cooking or just for decorating dishes. Do not throw away these vitamins in any case!

If frozen?

Compote of apples and currants can, in principle, cook at any time of the year. Today, all frozen supermarkets sell frozen blackcurrant - almost all the year round. Advice: when buying, choose not a suppressed berry, but to be one to one and large enough. Before introducing the ingredient into the container, it should be thawed naturally (not hot water, not in the microwave). Just put the currant in the dishes and leave in the kitchen. After a while it will be ready for use. Well, apples are always on sale, even in the most severe frosts. So with this ingredient, there will not be any problems. So a delicious and vitaminized drink is provided for the family or for friends practically all-the-year-round. The main thing is not to be too lazy! Yes, and everyone's appetite!