IN modern world There are a huge number of blackberry varieties that differ in both size and color. But no matter what type of blackberry you use, the berry will always be tasty and healthy. One way to prepare for future use is to make blackberry compote. Blackberry compote is much more economical than jam, since a small amount of berries and granulated sugar produces a sufficient amount of this drink. It is possible to prepare blackberry compote from both garden and wild berries.
To preserve a large portion of vitamins and nutrients, blackberries should be subjected to minimal heat treatment. With the double pouring method, the compote will delight you with its fantastic aroma, rich taste and color.
Ingredients for making blackberry compote.
For two 700 milliliter jars you need:
- 360 grams of blackberries;
- 220 grams of sugar;
- 1100 milliliters of water.
Making blackberry compote.
The berries should be carefully sorted; rotten specimens can lead to fermentation, so you need to get rid of them. Very crumpled fruits are also not suitable for blackberry compote; it should be dense. Rinse the selected berries several times under running water; you can even keep them in the water for a minute; insects may emerge. Dry the washed blackberries a little on a woven towel or in a colander.
Sterilization of containers is a mandatory process before sealing any workpiece, so you should not neglect it. First clean the jars thoroughly using baking soda, rinse and dry, apply any sterilization method convenient for you, then dry the container again. Only after all these processes can you package the berries - lower the blackberries to the bottom of the jars, evenly distributing the specified amount into two servings.
At the same time, boil water in the required volumes, pour boiling water over the blackberries. Filling must be done gradually, first filling half the jar, after a while pour in the remaining water up to the neck of the container. Set the jars aside for 10 minutes, while covering with a lid.
Then pour the colored water from the jars into the pan, leaving the berries in the jar. Boil water, add a dose of granulated sugar, stir.
Boil the liquid for no more than 2 minutes, then return to the blackberries. Immediately seal the jars with sterile screw or tin lids using a special key. Be sure to check the seal for tightness by turning the workpiece on its side; the blackberry compote should not leak through the lid. Wrap the jars with thick cloth or blanket, set aside in a secluded place until the glass cools completely, then move to the cellar or pantry.
When covering various juices, don’t forget about blackberry compotes for the winter. These berries contain a lot of useful microelements, such as potassium and phosphorus. The berry quenches thirst well, so the drink will not only taste good, but also be useful at any time of the year, and especially in winter.
To prepare a truly unique compote, you need to take note of the following:
- It is necessary to add only ripe fruits, without signs of disease or spoilage.
- The berries must be washed carefully.
- After this, place in a sieve and several times in a bowl of cool water. Wait until the liquid drains and the berries dry.
- The drink can be prepared without sterilization, then more nutrients will be preserved in it.
- The finished drink can, if desired, be turned into jelly.
Preparation of the main ingredient
In order to prepare a delicious compote for the winter, you need to stock up on blackberries in advance. You can buy it on the market or assemble it yourself.
Before making the drink, it is best to wash the berry several times and remove various leaves from it. Blackberries do not require lengthy preparation, which makes the process of preparing and closing for the winter quick.
Methods for preparing compote
At the moment there are a large number variety of recipes preparing this drink. The most popular ones will be discussed next.
Standard cooking recipe
To make compote according to the standard cooking variation, you need to take:
- Berry – 1 kilogram.
- Sugar – 500 grams.
Also, a 3-liter jar will require two and a half liters of water.
Preparation:
- Sterilize the jars in the most usual way, and also boil the lids. Place the ingredients in them, mixing with sugar.
- Fill with water at room temperature and close with a lid.
- Next, place the closed jar in a pan filled with warm water and bring to a boil. After this, sterilize for 10 minutes.
- Seal glass containers and place upside down. Wrap them in a warm blanket and wait to cool.
Compote of blackberries and apples for the winter
Closed blackberry drink with apples is the best combination of vitamins.
Ingredients:
- 0.5 kilograms of apples.
- 150 grams of berries.
- 1 cup of sugar.
Cooking option:
- A three-liter pan of water must be boiled.
- During this time, you should cut the apples into small pieces, removing the seeds and core. You can leave the peel.
- Wash all berries under warm water.
- Place the prepared ingredients into boiling water and add sugar.
- Boil for 15 minutes, then pour into sterilized glass jars and seal.
Blackberry compote with orange
In order to prepare a blackberry drink with orange, you need to prepare:
- Berries – 0.5 kilograms.
- 1 orange.
- Sugar – 300 grams.
- Water.
Preparation:
- Rinse ingredients.
- Cut the orange into thin slices.
- Sterilize jars. Fill them with ingredients and pour water.
- Cover the jar with a lid and place in a pan of warm water for about 20 minutes. After this, pull out, close, turn over and leave to infuse, after covering the containers with a warm towel.
Recipe without sterilization
You will need to take:
- Blackberries - 0.5 kilograms.
- Sugar – 250 grams.
- Water – calculate the amount that will fit in the jar when closing.
Such elements are designed for a three-liter container.
Cooking method:
- Sort and wash the blackberries. Wait until the water drains.
- Prepare a jar with a lid, having previously sterilized them in the most accessible way. Pour fruits into it.
- Pour boiling water over the contents of the jar and cover with a lid for half an hour (sterilization will occur during this period of time).
- Through a specially prepared lid with small holes, you need to drain the water into the pan and add sugar. Boil everything.
- The resulting syrup must be poured over the fruit and sealed.
- Place the jars with their lids down and let the compote cool.
Compote of garden blackberries and raspberries for the winter
A drink made from blackberries and raspberries is rich in taste and rich in vitamins.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups blackberries.
- 1.5 cups raspberries.
- Water - liter.
- Half a glass to a glass of sugar.
Cooking recipe:
- Put the water to boil and bring to a boil.
- During this time, rinse the berries several times and let them dry. Throw them into water, add sugar and cook everything over low heat for five to ten minutes.
- Sterilize the prepared food for a maximum of half an hour.
- Remove the jars and close the lids.
Compote of pears and blackberries for the winter
To make a healthy homemade drink with pears, you will need:
- Pears – 1 kilogram.
- Berry – 400 grams.
- Sugar – 1 glass.
- Water – 1.5 liters.
Recipe to cook with:
- Sterilize jars.
- Wash and cut the pears into pieces, removing the seeds. To prepare this drink, it is recommended to take hard pears, since soft or too ripe fruits can turn into mush when cooked.
- Wash the blackberries and place them in a jar along with the pears.
- Boil water and dilute with sugar.
- This syrup should be brought to a boil so that the sugar can dissolve.
- Pour this syrup into prepared glass containers with fruit.
- Cover with a lid and leave for half an hour to allow the brewed drink to infuse.
- The last step is sterilization. Pour warm water into a large saucepan and lower the jar. All this must be boiled for half an hour.
- Remove the finished drink from the boiling water and seal it.
Storing compote
It must be stored in a cool, dark place, closed, at a temperature of no more than 10 degrees Celsius. It is better to put the jars in the basement or pantry. If the drink contains other berries in addition to blackberries, then it can be stored for no more than a year. In any case, during the cold season, a glass of this with dinner delicious drink homemade it won't be superfluous.
Blackberries are cultivated moderately, losing out to raspberries. Although there is a certain external similarity between these two types of berries, blackberries are still protected by the thinnest peel. Many people who have plenty of this berry make compote from garden blackberries for the winter. A nutritious drink with whole sour berries suitable for late dinner and an afternoon snack.
A delicious blackberry compote will also be good in gelled form: add agar-agar or gelatin to the drink, and then pour it into portioned cups, filling them halfway. When the jelly hardens, pour natural yogurt with chia seeds soaked in it on top. Flavor combination a healthy dessert would be amazing.
For lovers of compotes, we share recipes for preparations: blackcurrant compote and
Ingredients for one three-liter jar:
Recipe ingredients:
- blackberries - 400 g,
- sugar - 280 g,
- lemon acid- 1 tsp,
- water - 2.8 l.
Blackberry compote without sterilization for the winter
When blackberries are rolled without any additions, they focus on large, dense berries that have reached sweetness and ripeness.
Blackberries are washed and sorted, berries with defects are left for jam.
Banks are sterilized in any convenient way. Arrange the blackberries, being careful not to crush the berries.
The suggested amount of sugar will retain the underlying sour flavor of the blackberry compote. Sugar is weighed and poured into a small saucepan.
Take a full teaspoon of citric acid or a little more if the blackberries are overripe. Mix citric acid with sugar.
Measure out the water and pour it into a saucepan with sugar. Boil the syrup for 2 minutes over high heat.
Pour the syrup into the jar of blackberries once. When poured once, the berries remain dark red and whole, suitable for further use. This blackberry compote can be used to decorate cakes and pastries. If the filling was double, as often happens when canning berries and fruits, then the blackberries would lighten and would not be suitable for culinary decoration.
When pouring the syrup, make sure that the liquid level does not exceed the shoulders. The jar is rolled up and placed on the floor upside down.
Cover the workpiece with a towel-blanket and do not touch it until the morning. Warming up under a blanket is a kind of heat sterilization, which cannot be interrupted until the jar of compote has cooled.
Blackberry compote prepared for the winter is stored in the cellar, the usual period is 12-14 months. The drink retains color and transparency, no sediment appears.
Blackberry compote easily tolerates transformation, for example, it can be poured into plastic ice cream molds and get sweet pink ice. Strained and boiled compote is poured into instant cereals, add raisins and nuts. You will get an unusual soft pink berry
Blackberries are one of the healthiest and most delicious berries, having a unique composition. You can squeeze juice out of it, make tinctures, drinks, preserves or jams. Fragrant berries are also used as a filling in baked goods. You can prepare a delicious blackberry compote for the winter without sterilization. This method allows you to preserve the maximum amount of nutrients in the product.
Blackberry compote has a very interesting taste. This homemade preserve, made exactly according to our instructions, will give you a piece of summer on a chilly winter day.
TIME: 40 min.
Easy
Servings: 4
Ingredients for two liters of preparation:
- water – 1800 ml;
- blackberries (fresh berries) – 360 g;
- sugar -260 g.
Preparation
We will need fresh blackberries of the optimal degree of ripeness: they should not be overripe, but unripe berries will not suit us either. Be sure to use bottled water. Glass jars (we use liter containers) will be prepared before the preservation process. They should be thoroughly washed and sterilized in the oven at a minimum heating temperature of no more than 20 minutes.
Let's sort out the blackberries. Put the problem berries aside, remove the leaves and small debris. We use a fine sieve (it is also convenient to use a colander) and rinse the berries under a thin stream of running water.
Fill the prepared liter jars with blackberries - it turns out to be approximately 1/3 of the total volume.
In a metal saucepan, bring the required portion of water to a boil. Pour boiling water into jars filled with blackberries. Cover with lids. Leave the filled containers in this position for ten minutes.
Carefully pour the water back into the ladle, the berries should remain in the jars. Let's add sugar. Place on medium heat until it boils. After 3-4 minutes, remove from the stove.
Pour the prepared syrup over the berries again and close the jars with lids hermetically. Let's turn the jars upside down, wait until they cool down, and put them away for storage.
The finished blackberry compote has a unique, very rich and aromatic taste of wild berries. In addition, it can be used to prepare various cocktails and jellies. Such an easy, light dessert will be an excellent end to any feast.
Adviсe
- There are a large number of different recipes for preparing blackberries for the winter. Whichever one you prefer, it is important to use only ripe berries.
- Citric acid added to the compote will give the drink a rich color.
- You can also add apples, pears, plums, raspberries, currants, dogwoods, etc. to blackberries. Using several types of berries or fruits when preparing compote will give the drink an amazing aroma, taste and color.