Cook bird cherry compote for 10 minutes: blanch the berries for 5 minutes and then boil the berry pulp in syrup for 5 minutes. In total, it takes 1 hour to prepare 1.5 liters of compote.
How to cook bird cherry compote
Bird cherry products
– 1 kilogram Sugar – 500 grams
Water – 1.5 liters
How to cook bird cherry compote
1. Sort out the bird cherry berries: use only ripe bulk berries for compote.
2. Put the bird cherry in a sieve and rinse.
3. Berries put in a saucepan and pour water.
4. Put the pot on the fire and cook for 5 minutes after boiling.
5. Drain the broth into a saucepan, cool the berries slightly and rub through a sieve, separating the pulp.
6. Return the broth to the fire, add sugar and dissolve it completely, boil for 2 minutes.
7. Put the pureed bird cherry into the water, boil for another 2 minutes.
8. Pour the compote into jars, trying not to grab the sediment with a ladle.
Tasty Facts
From which bird cherry berries to cook compote
It is recommended to cook compote from dense and ripe berries. Unripe berries will add excessive astringency to compote and can make it bitter.
About bird cherry
seeds they contain hydrocyanic acid and during long-term storage of compote can spoil its taste and useful properties.
What can be added when cooking bird cherry
When cooking bird cherry compote, you can add citric acid to the tip of a knife. Apples, red currants, gooseberries, sea buckthorn, rose hips also go well with bird cherry. Additionally, you can add raspberry leaves.
About the benefits of bird cherry compote Bird cherry
compote is excellent for indigestion.