Blueberry is not the most affordable berry, it is difficult to find it on sale. Meanwhile, it is very useful, as it is rich in vitamins, antioxidants, helps to reduce weight and normalize digestion with low acidity. Therefore, many collect blueberries themselves and prepare for future use. Compote from blueberry for the winter - one of the most popular such blanks.
Cooking Features
Before you prepare a compote of blueberries for the winter, it is worth studying some recommendations.
- Collecting blueberries is not easy: you need to do this carefully, carefully tearing the fragile berries so that they are not crushed. Only then the compote of blueberry will turn out beautiful and appetizing.
- Wash blueberries too carefully. If you put it in a colander and dip it several times in water, it will become clean, but it will not fade.
- Before washing a berry, it will have to be bruised well, removing the leaves and litter, throwing out the damaged specimens.
- Close the blueberry compote for the winter should be in sterilized jars, roll metal lids, which must also be sterilized.
Drinking too much blueberry compote is not recommended, so it is often canned with other berries. In addition, these assorted compotes are more useful, tasty and fragrant.
The classic recipe for blueberry compote without sterilization
Composition:
- blueberries - 2 kg;
- water - 0, 6 l;
- sugar - 0.5 kg.
Method of preparation:
- After going through the berries, carefully wash them and place them on a napkin so that they dry up as soon as possible.
- Sterilize a three-liter jar and a lid to it.
- Pour blueberries into the jar.
- Boil water, add sugar into it and keep it on fire until it is completely dissolved.
- Fill the berries with boiling syrup.
- Roll up the jar, turn it over, cover with a thick cloth so that it cools down slowly.
- After complete cooling, remove for the winter.
Such compote can be stored at room temperature. The drink turns out to be concentrated, so it is advisable to dilute it before serving.
Blueberry compote recipe with sterilization
The composition of the 3-liter jar:
- blueberries - 1 kg;
- water - 1, 5 l;
- sugar - 1, 5 st .;
- citric acid - 0, 5 tsp. without top.
Method of preparation:
- Sort, wash and dry the berry.
- Pour boiling water, pour into a saucepan, bring to a boil, dissolve sugar in water. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add lemongrass to the syrup, stir it and pour into the blueberry jar.
- After 10 minutes, pour the syrup back into the pan, bring it to a boil again and pour the blueberries over again.
- Put the jar in a large pot, at the bottom of which you want to lay a towel.
- Pour water into the pan so that it reaches at least the middle of the jar.
- Put on fire and sterilize the jar for 25 minutes if you use a three-liter jar. If several liter cans are used, it is sufficient to sterilize them for 15 minutes.
- Close the can and wait for it to cool. Store for storage.
Such compote is very well worth it and does not require special storage conditions. It has a rich color and sweet-sour taste. It is best diluted before use.
Compote from blueberry and blackberry
Composition:
- blueberries - 1 kg;
- blackberries - 0, 6 kg;
- water - how much will go into a 3-liter jar;
- sugar - 1, 5 cent.,
- citric acid - 10 g.
Method of preparation:
- Pick and wash the blackberries and blueberries. After drying the berries, pour them into a 3-liter jar.
- Pour hot water into the jar of berry and pour it into the pan.
- Boil water, add sugar and citric acid, boil for 5 minutes.
- Fill the berries with syrup.
- Sterilize the jar with compote for 25 minutes.
- Roll up the metal cover. A day later, move to the pantry or other place where you usually store the workpiece for the winter.
Compote turns out to be very concentrated, so it even resembles syrup. Before drinking, it must be diluted with water.
Compote from blueberry and blueberry
The composition of the four 1-l banks:
- blueberries - 1 kg;
- blueberries - 1 kg;
- water - 3 l;
- sugar - 1, 5 tbsp.
Method of preparation:
- Go through the berries and carefully, in order not to damage, rinse. Wait until they dry out. To make this happen faster, berries can be laid out on paper towels.
- Sterilize small jars, optimally liter.
- Stir the blueberries and blueberries, fill the jars until the middle with berries.
- Pour boiling water into the jar, pour it into the pan. Measure the volume of water and calculate how much sugar is needed, measure the required amount.
- Boil the water drained from the cans, add granulated sugar and boil for 10 minutes.
- Fill the berries with syrup.
- Sterilize the jars. Liter sterilized for 20 minutes.
- Close the cans with hermetically sealed metal lids, rolling them with a special key. If you prefer a screw, then you can use them.
- After cooling the cans can be removed for winter storage.
Compote is saturated. Since it will have to be diluted, enough for many servings. Do not throw away the fruit from compote - this is the most delicious and healthy thing in it.
Compote from blueberry and cherry
The composition of four 1 liter cans:
- blueberries - 1 kg;
- cherry (with stones) - 1 kg;
- water - 2, 5 l;
- sugar - 0, 4 kg.
Method of preparation:
- Having touched the berries, rinse them well, without mixing them with each other.
- Sterilize one-liter jars.
- Place the berries in the banks in 3 cm layers, alternating them. They should reach approximately the “hangers” of cans.
- Pour boiling water into the jars, drain it, measuring its quantity.
- Bringing the water drained from the cans to a boil, dissolve the necessary amount of granulated sugar in it. Boil for 5 minutes.
- Pour berries with boiling syrup.
- Put cans with compote in a large pot of water, cover with sterilized lids and set on slow fire.
- Sterilize cans filled with compote for 20 minutes.
- Hermetically close the jars with metal lids, turn them over and wait for them to cool. Remove the compote for the winter.
Compote will not deteriorate for a long time during storage even at room temperature, but it should still be drunk within 3-4 months, since otherwise the cherry stones will begin to release a toxic substance.
From the blueberry can be prepared for the winter compotes with a very different taste. Which one is better is difficult. If there is an opportunity to prepare several types of compote, you should use it.
