Grapes are a healthy and nutritious berry; they contain glucose, pectin, beta-carotene, etc., in addition to other vitamins and minerals. From grapes we get delicious jams, jams, compotes. The latter will be discussed - grape compote is a flavorful, but very high-calorie drink, so it is not suitable for those who are losing weight or on a diet! To always have grapes available, freeze them for the winter in the freezer.
Ingredients
- 300 g grapes
- 1 liter hot water
- 100 g granulated sugar
- 2 pinches citric acid
Preparation
1. Choose ripe and juicy grapes; you can make compote from any variety of these berries: dark, pink, white, etc. Remove the berries from the bunch into a deep bowl and rinse them in water, removing spoiled and damaged ones. Then pour them into a saucepan or saucepan in which you are going to cook the compote.
2. Add granulated sugar and a few pinches of citric acid - it neutralizes the sweetness of the grapes and the drink will be moderately sweet and aromatic. Pour hot water into a container and place it on the stove. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low, boiling the compote for 10-15 minutes. More time for heat treatment not necessary, otherwise the drink will lose some of its vitamins and minerals.
3. As soon as the grapes sink to the bottom, the compote is completely ready. You can serve it hot, pour it into cups or glasses, or you can cool it on the balcony or in a basin with cold water for 20-30 minutes, serving it cold.
When choosing grapes, you need to keep in mind that the presence of pigment spots and brown spots on them does not indicate poor quality. The main requirement is that the berries must be whole and not spoiled. The dark varieties are the most useful, guaranteeing an amazing color of the finished product.
Citric acid or juice will help extend the shelf life of the drink and restore color. Grape compote requires additional sterilization measures: rolled up jars should be carefully wrapped. Whole bunches of grapes will surprise your guests and will become the main decoration of the festive table.
Ingredients
You will need a 1 liter container: 
- 300-350 g grapes
- 0.5 tbsp. granulated sugar
- 1 pinch of citric acid or 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 700 ml hot water
Preparation
1. We tear off the grape berries from the brush and wash them in warm water. Then pour into a saucepan or saucepan
2. Fill a small amount water and blanch, place the container with the berries on the stove. This will take about 2-4 minutes from the moment the water boils in the container. Keep an eye on the berries - as soon as some of them burst, immediately drain the water and fill the container with cold water. This is done in order to clean the berries from those bacteria that cause fermentation.
3. After this, pour granulated sugar onto the steamed berries, add citric acid or lemon juice. Pour in the specified amount of water and place the container back on the stove. Bring to a boil and cook the compote for about 10 minutes over medium heat. At this time, sterilize the jar in the oven, in a water bath, or simply scald it with boiling water along with the lid.
4. Pour the boiled compote into it, placing a knife or wooden spatula under the jar so that the container does not crack. Screw the lids on the jars with a special preservation key and turn the container upside down. Wrap in a blanket or warm towel and leave until completely cool.
Then move the preserved food for storage to the pantry or cellar, taking it out in the winter and treating all your relatives to the compote. The compote is stored for about 1 year if the grapes have seeds, and more than 1.5 years if you used the sultana variety for rolling.
Note to the hostess
1. It is impossible to predict the color of grape compote. It happens that the berries have a rather rich blue-violet hue, but after boiling they turn pale, and the liquid itself turns out faded. Moldova is an example of just such a variety that demonstrates color metamorphoses after heat treatment. Meanwhile, the taste of change color range doesn't have any effect. After standing in a corked form, the drink will darken a little, although only slightly. When serving, you can tint it with something, for example, scarlet berries or brown maple syrup.
2. If a sour variety of grapes is used for harvesting, you do not need to add citric acid, but a pinch orange zest It won’t hurt: the preservation will gain an additional refreshing taste.
3. Wild fruits are also suitable for canning using the above technology. The main thing is that the vine grows in a warm, sunny area and outside the metropolis. Environmental well-being – important condition selection of raw materials that form the basis of winter vitamin reserves. Grapes pecked by birds and insects on the bunches are evidence that the product is good. If it is attractive to representatives of the fauna, then it is fully suitable for people.
Description
Compote of grapes for the winter It will simply cause a real sensation if you serve it for some holiday. Even just opening a jar of such grape compote somewhere in mid-October, you can enjoy the real taste of summer and be filled with bright, high spirits. Liquid plays a very important role in the human body: what you drink, as well as what you eat, subsequently becomes you. It is very important to eat healthy and healthy, but it is equally important to drink clean and healthy liquid.
Of course, it’s difficult to quench your thirst with water alone and it’s not that interesting. But an alternative to all kinds of drinks and canned juices It may well become an ordinary compote. By preparing it yourself, you will be completely confident in its quality and naturalness. Grape compote it turns out very rich and pleasant to the taste. Step by step recipe cooking grape compote for the winter with a photo will very clearly and in detail tell you how to seal such a tasty and sweet drink at home. Let's start preparing grape compote for the winter.
Ingredients
Cooking steps
The first step is to choose the right ripe and dense grapes to prepare such a compote. Take several medium sized bunches. If you want to prepare more compote, then calculate everything in relation to the other ingredients.
Thoroughly wash the bunches of grapes for compote under running water. This step is incredibly important, as debris and dirt can be hidden between the dense plexuses. It is best to wash each bunch of grapes separately.
Wash the jars that you have chosen for sealing thoroughly in a very hot water, then sterilize in any way known and convenient for you. Place the grapes in still hot jars: you can separate all the grapes or leave them 3-4 per inflorescence.
In a large saucepan, boil the specified amount of water, and at the same time boil an additional volume of liquid so that if the main amount of water boils away to a large extent, add the missing part. Pour boiling water over the jars of grapes, tighten them and leave to steep for 10 minutes. After the specified time has passed, pour the water from the cans back into the pan so as not to spill anything.
Pour the specified amount of sugar into the already colored water, bring the syrup to a boil and boil it for 3-4 minutes. Fill the jars with grapes with the prepared syrup, seal them with sterilized lids, turn them upside down and leave the compote to cool in a warm blanket.
After cooling completely, send the jars of compote to a dry and cool place. The grape compote, closed for the winter, is ready.
Bon appetit!
Delicious and healthy homemade compotes for the winter are made from a wide variety of fruits and berries. Today I decided to make grape compote from black (or blue) grapes. For this preparation, I take the Golubok or Isabella varieties.
Of these, grape compote is always obtained with rich color and a pleasant subtle taste. My step-by-step photo recipe will tell you in detail how to quickly, easily and simply prepare a healthy canned drink for the winter.
For a 3 liter jar, you also need a glass of sugar and water. I take enough grapes to fill a third of the jar’s volume.
How to close grape compote for the winter
So, I’ll tell you in detail how I prepare grape compote for the winter. Wash the berries thoroughly but carefully. I separate it from the branches. I do this carefully so as not to crush the delicate grapes.
I boil 2.5 liters of water.
For example, I fill a jar with grapes in the oven by a third.
I pour boiling water over the berries. First I pour a little, then to the top. Cover with a clean metal lid. I wait about 13-15 minutes.
I pour the water into the pan. To do this, use a plastic cover with holes. I put the pan on the fire.
While the water drained from the grapes comes to a boil, I add sugar to the jar of grapes.
I pour the boiled water back into the jar. It is advisable that the water flows a little out through the neck. I sterilize the metal lid by boiling and roll up a jar of grape compote. I turn it over and wrap it up, waiting for a day.
Now, quick and delicious compote from dark grape varieties I send them to be stored in a cool place. I always put these homemade preparations in the basement. And in winter, in the frosty cold, I offer a very tasty, aromatic, sweet and slightly sour drink for adults and children. It reminds us all of the warm days of late summer!
Grape compote is not an exotic drink in our country. But every housewife who knows how to make a liquid dish at home can prepare it extremely tasty and surprise guests. First, you need to understand which varieties are suitable for rolling liquid workpieces. Experts recommend using the following varieties:
Then you should study the recipes of the most the best compotes from grapes for the winter, stock up on ingredients and get down to business. In this case, you can add tartness to the drink by putting bunches of twigs in the jar.
Compote of Isabella grapes with lemon
First, let's learn a simple recipe that will help us get compote from Isabella grapes for the winter with pleasant sourness. The preparation is done very quickly.
Ingredients:
How to make a liquid treat from Isabella berries and lemon:
- Pick the berries from the bunches, wash them thoroughly and put them in jars;
- Mix water and sugar in a saucepan and bring the mixture to a boil;
- Pour the boiled syrup into the contents of the jars;
- After 10 minutes, drain the liquid into the same pan;
- Place the syrup on the fire, add lemon juice and bring the mixture to a boil;
- Pour the syrup into the jars again and roll up the compote.
As you can see, grape compote is prepared for the winter without sterilization, so preparation will not be burdensome. But the jars must be sterile.
Compote of green grape varieties
Externally, green grape compote does not seem very beautiful. For this reason, some housewives improve the color of the drink with cherry leaves or red apples. We'll consider classic version without any additives. No sterilization required.
What you will need:
- Sugar – 1 kg;
- Citric acid powder – 1 tsp;
- Filtered water – 2 l;
- Green berries - a full 3 liter jar.
To make grape compote with green berries, you need to wash and air dry the main raw materials. The fruits are placed in sterile jars on 1/2 of the dishes. Syrup is made from water and sugar, then poured over the berries and the jars are allowed to stand for 20 minutes.
The syrup is poured into the pan where it was boiled and boiled for 5 minutes with citric acid. The acidified liquid is again poured into the berries and the homemade grape compote is closed using a seaming key.
Recipe with apples and oranges
An unusually beautiful, tasty and fortified compote of grapes and apples for the winter is made with the addition of oranges. For color contrast, it is better to make a drink from black grapes and red apples. The berries are first removed from the bunch and washed, other fruits are peeled and cut into pieces. The seeds are removed.
Assorted pour hot water and put the dishes on the stove. Sugar is poured into the boiling liquid and after 3 minutes the syrup is removed from the stove. The fruits are allowed to brew for 20 minutes, then the prepared drink is served to the household.
The composition of apple and grape compote for the winter is as follows:
- Water – 3 l.
- Sugar – 200 g.
- Apples, grapes, oranges - 100 g each.
White grape compote
To prepare liquid winter preservation you will need white-skinned grapes, sugar and water. Close the compote from white grapes for the winter as follows. Berries are picked from a bunch weighing 0.5 kg, washed, placed in a saucepan and poured 2 liters of boiling water. After 3 minutes, the berries are transferred to prepared jars.
Place sugar in water on fire and bring to a boil. Pour the syrup over the berries for 15 minutes, then drain the liquid and bring to a boil again. Boiling syrup is poured into scalded grapes and the bottles are sealed.
With plums
When you start opening the cooked compote of plums and grapes for the winter, we recommend diluting it boiled water. This trick will help dilute too concentrated syrup. Consider a recipe for grape compote for 5 servings, which is suitable for fasting and for dessert. You will need 100 g of grapes, 150 g of sugar, 8 plums and 700 ml of water.
How to close the grape-plum compote:
With pears
Housewives make fragrant, pleasant-looking preserves from hard pears and ripe light grapes. Soft pears should not be used, otherwise they will fall apart in the hot syrup. The food norm for pear and grape compote for the winter is given for 2 1.5 liter jars.
Ingredients:
- Grapes – 350 g.
- Fresh pears – 6 pcs.
- Citric acid – 2 pinches.
- Sugar – 200 g.
To qualitatively cook grape compote, you need to separate the berries from the bunch, and divide the pears lengthwise into 2 halves and select the seeds. Each part should be cut into 3 more pieces.
The assortment is placed in sterilized jars, poured with boiling water and simmered under the lid for 15 minutes. Next, the liquid is drained and boiled with sugar until all sweet particles are dissolved.
A pinch of citric acid is added to the jars, after which the contents are filled with hot syrup. Then you need to close the grape compote with a special machine, turn the jars upside down and throw on a warm blanket.
If you understand that you can prepare grape compote for the winter according to any of the recipes given, remember a few nuances that will make your drink unique.
- To avoid cracking of berries drenched in syrup, scalding the fruits with boiling water before placing them in jars will help.
- For spicy taste You can add a little cinnamon, vanilla and cloves to the compote.
- If you don't know how to make grape compote with deep, rich color, follow the advice of the professionals and mix dark varieties of berries with light ones.
- Diversify the flavors of the liquid dessert not only with apple, pear and plum components, but also with currants, cherry plums, citrus fruits, and cherry leaves.
- Preservation can be very aromatic if it is cooked over low heat. In cool conditions, the berries release juice better and emit an amazing smell.
Now you know how to cook grape compote different ways. All you have to do is wait for a generous harvest and prepare the drink in volumes that satisfy your family’s needs.
