Многие современные хозяйки со всей тщательностью and scrupulous preparing for the onset of cold weather. At the end of the summer and almost the whole autumn, there is an active time for harvesting. Stocks not only canned vegetables, salads and jam, but also various drinks. One of these tasty, healthy, aromatic and quick to prepare drinks is a compote of oranges.
Citrus fruits are known to take a special and veryan important place among all the fruit and berry variety. This is such a delicacy that will not leave indifferent neither fastidious adults, nor capricious gourmet kids. Options for the preparation of various drinks with the participation of citrus great set. However, not all recipes are suitable for winter blanks.
Today we will offer several popularcompletely simple, not costly in terms of money and time and absolutely not complicated compote of oranges. At once we want to note that oranges are such a universal product that it can be combined with fruits, as well as with various berries or aromatic herbs (for example, with mint).
Classic recipe
To begin with, perhaps, we will not resort toculinary experiments and prepare the most simple and often used by housewives recipe orange compote. To taste, it will very strongly resemble citrus juice and will not lose at all in the amount of vitamins during heat treatment. This is a great addition to winter desserts.
Necessary ingredients:
- 2 liters of water;
- 600 grams of sugar;
- five oranges.
Description of the cooking process
This orange compote recipe will requirethe mistress of a considerable share of patience. Fruit must be washed, peeled and removed the white part, that is, those partitions that are between the orange slices. Bones and films are also removed. To prepare the drink, we need only triangular lobules, even and neat.
In pre-prepared glass containers,which also will not be superfluous to sterilize, we stack oranges. Pour the required amount of water into the pan, add sugar, bring the liquid to a boil. The resulting syrup pour orange slices. Leave the banks in this state for 20-30 minutes. Then the syrup needs to be drained into a saucepan, bring it to a boil again. After the second pouring, the cans are closed with metal lids and rolled up with a key.
We advise not to rush to remove the container for storage.Compote of oranges must be cool. Only chilled drink can be sent to the refrigerator, cellar or pantry. If long-term storage is planned (longer than 6 months), then we recommend adding half a teaspoon of citric acid before tightening the lid.
Oranges and apples
Favorite delicacy, which we often spoiledmyself, coming to the grandmother in the village, also goes well with overseas fruits. Sour notes can always be smoothed with a couple of extra spoons of sugar. Apple flavor, mixing with the aroma of orange, gives an unusual "bouquet". Compote from oranges and apples will not turn out to be bland, as some hostesses think, the taste, on the contrary, will be very rich and interesting.
What will be required:
- 420 g of sugar;
- 6 apples;
- 3 oranges;
- 1.5 liters of water.
How to cook
First you need to properly prepareglass containers. Banks are advised not to wash under running water, but in warm water with the addition of baking soda. Thus, the microbes are removed and the glass becomes crystal clear. After this treatment, the container needs to be doused with boiling water or sterilized for 2-3 minutes. Lids are simply filled with very hot water and left for a few minutes.
Since these ingredients containA sufficient amount of own acid, no additional products are required. As a rule, citric acid is put in compotes from pears, sweet plums, and so on. Oranges and apples are rather sour foods by themselves.
If you look at any recipe with a photocompote of oranges, then you can see that citrus fruits are floating in a can without skin. Therefore, we spend a little time, remove the peel, partitions, seeds. For the preparation of the drink will require only juicy and bright slices. Peel with seeds have to be removed from apples. Cut them into 6-8 pieces. Put the fruit in a prepared glass container.
Pour water into a saucepan, pour sugar.We also send peels from oranges there. Cook the syrup for 5 minutes, add the heat, give the liquid to boil and immediately remove from the stove. Pour the syrup into the jars and roll them up with a lid. Turning the container is not necessary. The main thing is that the compote should be removed for storage only after it has cooled completely.
How to cook a compote of oranges in a slow cooker
We all know that the kitchen assistant allowsquickly cook the soup, cook porridge, rice or "raise" the yeast dough. But few housewives use a slow cooker for making winter blanks. In vain. She copes with the task. Let's try to make a very tasty compote of oranges (photo attached). Time it takes a minimum, and the benefits we get - the maximum.
What products will be required:
- 2 liters of water;
- 2 stack Sahara;
- 3 oranges;
- 4 apples;
- 2 mandarins.
Preparation
Apples are well washed, carefully removing the externaldust. Even if they were bought in a nearby supermarket and not gathered in the garden, maximum attention should be paid to the process of washing the fruit. After the bath procedure, the apples are divided into four parts, the core is removed, the partitions and the seeds are removed. Similarly, it is necessary to prepare and oranges. Do not forget to remove the white parts that are between the lobules. They contain a lot of bitterness, so they have no place in sweet and tasty compote. As for the mandarins, they are simply cleaned, divided into slices. Seeds from tangerines can not be removed.
Put all the prepared fruits in the bowl,pour sugar, pour in water. Turn on the mode "frying" for 15 minutes. We do not close the lid. The finished compote is poured into sterilized clean glass jars, rolled up with metal lids using a special key. We remove for storage in the cellar or refrigerator.
Pumpkin and oranges compote
An incredible and rather unexpected combination,do you agree? However, do not be afraid of culinary experiments, so that many of them give an incredibly tasty result. This type of compote is no exception. Orange compote, in which the pumpkin of nutmeg varieties is added, gets an incredible color and taste.
To make a dessert drink you will need:
- 4 oranges;
- 360 g pumpkin;
- 180 g of sugar;
- 2 liters of water.
How to cook compote
Во-первых, необходимо заняться тыквой.It is peeled, the seeds are removed and cut into small portions. Pour water into a small saucepan, put pumpkin cubes into it and pour sugar. In the syrup, the pumpkin should be simmered for about 25 minutes. Remove the zest from the oranges, squeeze the juice out of one. Mix it with chopped zest and a couple of spoons of sugar. The remaining pieces of oranges are sent to the pumpkin, cook for 5 minutes.
At the final stage, we introduce into the drinkorange juice with pumpkin and boil for another three minutes. Grind compote with a blender. Pour the drink on prepared glass jars. We roll metal covers. Such compote is stored for about six months. But experienced housewives say that this tasty, thick, aromatic and healthy delicacy will not go unnoticed for so long.
Variations and Variations
If suddenly it happens that you are fed up with the classic orange compote, you can always diversify the drink with other fruits or berries.
- Orange, flower honey, apple.
- Orange, pear, apple.
- Orange, lemon peel, cinnamon stick.
- Orange, cranberry, a few stars star anise.
- Orange, black currant.
- Orange, cherry, honey.
- Orange, lemon, lime.
- Orange, mint, tangerine, pear.
- Orange, lemon peel, cinnamon, apples.
- Orange, apple, sweet cherry.
- Orange, dried fruits.
