How to cook cherry compote
Products
Bird cherry - 1 kilogram
Sugar - 500 grams
Water - 1.5 liters
How to cook cherry compote
1. Sort out the cherry berries: use only ripe bulk berries for compote.
2. Put the bird cherry in a sieve and rinse.
3. Place the berries in a saucepan and cover with water.
4. Put the pot on the fire and cook for 5 minutes after boiling.
5. Pour 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 grated bird cherry in water, boil for another 2 minutes.
8. Pour the compote into the jars, being careful not to catch the sediment with the ladle.
Fusofacts
What cherry berries to cook compoteIt is recommended to cook compote from dense and ripe berries. Unripe berries will add extra astringent properties to the compote and can make it bitter.
About bird cherry seeds
The seeds of the bird cherry berries must be removed. 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 at the tip of a knife. Apples, red currants, gooseberries, sea buckthorn, and wild rose also go well with bird cherry. Additionally, you can add raspberry leaves.
About the benefits of cherry compote
Bird cherry compote is excellent for indigestion.
