How to cook compote from dried fruits

Compote from dried fruits is a very tasty and nutritious drink. Compote is perfectly quenched thirst, if it is drinking chilled. It also warms well if in the cold season to eat it hot. Compote can be boiled simply on the stove, and you can in the microwave or in a slow cooker. Excellent compote will also be in the usual thermos, when fruit is simply poured with boiling water. It is boiled from absolutely any dried fruit, fruits and berries.

Dried fruits can be bought in the store. There they are sold or in the form of a compatal mixture, or each type of dried berries and fruits separately. Dried fruits are also sold on any collective farm market, and even there can be found even those in the store are rarely: figs, uryuk, strawberry, raspberry, cherry. Buying dried fruits, it is worth paying attention to their appearance and not buy those that have a glossy surface. Some negligent manufacturers handle dried fruits with special compositions so that they look more presentable. In this case, it is better to stop at dried fruits that selling a regular grandmother on the market, and which have a matte surface. And even better apples, pears, plums and apricot in the summer alone. To do this, it is worth purchasing a special homemade electric drying.

Before climbing cooking compote, dried fruit in the case of dry twigs or leaves. Next, rinse them three or four in cold water and leak into Droulag. While dried fruits flow, boil three liters of water. Lower 400 grams of the compotect mixture into it and boil on a slow heat for 20-30 minutes. Five minutes before the readiness, go to the taste of sugar.

If the compote is going to put gentle dried berries or fruits (dried, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry), then fall asleep them in a saucepan 10 minutes before readiness. And first put more rough dried apples and pears. At the same time, make sure that dried fruits with a specific taste (for example, prunes) are not mixed in a drink with gentle berries (raspberry and strawberry), otherwise the tart aroma of the prunes will overcome the exquisite aroma of berries. Together with the prunes, you can cook apples, pears and raisins. If you want such a compote, then take the fruit in the following proportions: prunes - 50 gr, apples - 150 gr, pears - 100 gr, raisins - 100 gr. Compote from berries does not require other additives, except dry apples.

Compote from apples, pears, prunes and raisins can be very sweet, because all fruits are distinguished by increased sugar content. Then at the end of the cooking, put in the compote on the tip of the knife of citric acid or squeeze the juice of half of the lemon in the finished drink. Space with a compote with a cool blanket and leave for insteading for 4-5 hours - the drink will be more tastier.

In the microwave, the compote from dried fruits boil like this:

Locked and washed dried fruits fold into the appropriate container.
Pour dried fruits with water and close the capacitance with a lid.
Stop 800 W and 10 minutes time.
Add sugar and reduce power up to 600 W.
Set another 10 minutes.
Leave compote to insistence.

Prepare compote from dried fruits and with other kitchen helpers:

In the multicooker compote cook on the distribution and time mode for 20 minutes. Sugar Add immediately.
Compote in thermos is better to do overnight. In the large thermos, put dried fruits and pour them with boiling water from the kettle. In the morning, reclose the compote in the jug and add sugar or honey to it.

In the compote of their dried fruits, you can put any spices: cardamom, badyan, carnation, cinnamon, lemon and orange zest. A three-liter pan is suspiciously a tea spoon, so that ordinary compote has acquired an unusual taste and aroma. We put spices in compote after removing the saucepan from the plate and send the drink to appease.