Compote from wild strawberries turns out to be very tasty and fragrant. Therefore, many housewives harvest berries for the winter. They are suitable for both daily use and for holidays. Below we consider how to cook strawberry compote for the winter.
Strawberry Compote: Recipe
This drink is prepared quite quickly and easily. It’s enough to prepare a kilogram of sugar, 5 liters of water and one lemon per kilogram of strawberries (you can replace it with citric acid to taste).
We proceed to cooking. First you need to thoroughly wash the strawberries and remove the tails. Pour the berries in a colander so that the excess water is completely glass. In the meantime, prepare the syrup: bring the water to a boil, fill in all the sugar according to the recipe and boil the liquid for no more than 5 minutes.
Then, sprinkle the berries evenly over the banks and pour hot syrup on it. Cover the container with lids and let the compote stand well (about 3-4 hours). Then, through a special lid with holes, pour the syrup from all the cans into one large pan.
We put the compote again on gas and bring to a boil. Then pour lemon juice from one lemon into the liquid (optional) and boil for 5 minutes. Pour berries in jars again with boiling water. Then sterilize the jars with compote (liter - 15 minutes, and three-liter - 25 minutes). Then roll up. Strawberry compote for the winter is ready. As you have seen, there is nothing complicated in preparing this fragrant drink.
Add red currants
Strawberry compote is very tasty and fragrant, but sometimes you want a slightly different taste. Therefore, we suggest you try the compote of strawberries with red currants. To prepare for 5 liters of water, you will need 1 kilogram each: sugar, strawberries and red currants, as well as citric acid (lemon juice) to taste. Wash strawberries thoroughly in a colander and let water drain. Wash the currants well, you can not separate them from the branches (optional).
Put water on a boiling gas and pour sugar into it. Syrup is cooked no more than 5 minutes. Then, currants are spread in boiling water with sugar and boiled for 10 minutes. Then the berries are caught in a separate container for cooling. Then currants and strawberries are spread over the banks and pour hot syrup. Close the container with lids and put on sterilization. After that, the compote is rolled up and lowered into the cellar.
Strawberry Compote with Oranges
Consider a compote of strawberries and orange. This is an interesting and unusual combination. It is with oranges and strawberries that we offer to cook compote, which is not a shame to serve even to the festive table.
So, to prepare this drink for 4 liters of water, take a kilogram of forest berries and 0.5 kg of sugar with oranges. Strawberries must be thoroughly washed with a colander. Oranges need to be dipped in boiling water for 2 minutes, so that they quickly let the juice go. Remove the tails from the berries, and peel the oranges and cut them into rings. Billets are neatly laid out on the banks. Now prepare the syrup. To do this, put boiling water and pour sugar into it.
We cook the syrup for 5 minutes, after which we pour it into sterile jars. Next, close the container with lids and sterilize with stewed fruit for about 15-20 minutes. Then roll up the preservation and put it in a cool place.
Strawberry compote with different berries
To make the drink more beautiful, tasty and aromatic, you can add ingredients that blend perfectly with strawberries. To do this, prepare 4 kg of water for 0.5 kg of strawberries and 200 grams of black, white and red currants, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and sugar. If you do not have all the berries that are listed in the recipe, do not be scared. Just add the ones you already have.
First you need to remove the ponytails, twigs, stalks from the berries. Then lay out all the fruits in sterile jars and prepare the syrup. Boil the water, add sugar to it and boil the syrup for no more than 5 minutes. Then pour boiling water into jars, cover and put sterilized for 15 minutes. Only then can you roll compote. As you can see, this recipe for strawberry compote is not at all complicated. The main thing is to wash the berries well, since with poor handling, preservation will not stand until winter.
Strawberry compote without sterilization
As a rule, sterilization is applied to any preservation. However, in this case, many beneficial substances and vitamins evaporate. Therefore, you can cook compotes without sterilization. But then you must first sterilize separately the banks. Then the container needs to be turned on a towel so that the glass is water, and in the meantime, you can do the compote. We will need:
- sugar - 0.5 kg;
- strawberries - 600 g;
- water - 2 l.
Strawberries must be thoroughly washed and peeled. While water flows from the berries, we cook the syrup. To do this, boil water and pour sugar into it. While the syrup is boiling (5 minutes), we spread the strawberries in banks.
You must try the syrup. If it is too sweet, then add citric acid or lemon juice to your taste. When the syrup is brought to taste, pour it into sterile jars and immediately roll it up. Strawberry compote is ready.
Finally
We examined how compotes are prepared with strawberries. As you can see, there is nothing complicated in preparing drinks. In addition to berries, you can add many more fruits: apples, plums, pears, apricots. It all depends on your tastes and preferences. If you still have berries or fruits, you can make jam, jam, jelly from them or just freeze them to make compotes in the cold season. From frozen berries or fruits, you get no less tasty compote. Cook and delight your loved ones with a delicious, fragrant, beautiful drink.