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Compotes are loved not only by children, but also by adults. It’s great to get a jar of compote on a winter evening and enjoy delicious berries or fruits. There are a huge number of varieties of compotes. It can be prepared from any berries and fruits. But some s have long been cooking compote from vegetables – zucchini, pumpkin. This recipe was passed down by our grandmothers to their daughters and granddaughters.
Pumpkin compote for the winter is prepared easily, without spending much money and time. The taste of this product is extraordinary. Moreover, on the basis of this recipe, each housewife can, with her imagination, create her own masterpieces. We will now tell you about the rules for preparing pumpkin blanks for the winter.
How to make pumpkin compote
To prepare a delicious pumpkin billet for the winter, you will need a minimum of products that are always in the arsenal of a housewife:
- pumpkin – 1 piece;
- cold water 3 liters;
- granulated sugar – 5 glasses;
- cloves – 5 pieces;
- citric acid – 1 teaspoon;
- vinegar essence – 1 tablespoon.
It’s no secret that any dishes and preparations turn out excellent if you do the work with a soul, with a good mood. Therefore, put aside all the troubles, think about how your children will enjoy winter evenings by eating delicious pumpkin compote. So let’s get started.
Step one – preparing the products
The main ingredient of the compote is pumpkin, which grows on the ground. Therefore, before cutting, it is thoroughly washed in several waters. It is better to use a rag to wash the ground.
- After that, the vegetable is wiped, cut into pieces. The peel is cut with a sharp knife to the pulp. The middle with seeds is removed. The fibers are cleaned with a spoon.
- For compote, the pumpkin is cut into pieces 1×1 cm in size, in extreme cases, one and a half centimeters. Try to keep the compote elements approximately equal in size so that they can boil. How to do it? The pumpkin is first cut into strips 1 or 1,5 cm wide, and only then into plates one centimeter thick.
Imagine how happy your children will be. The main thing is to prepare to do it secretly.
Step two – the cooking process
To prepare a delicious pumpkin compote, you will need a large basin or a 7-liter saucepan so that all the ingredients fit in it and do not boil away. The pumpkin in the container is located first on the surface of the water, and at the moment of boiling it rises up with the foam. It can easily fly out.
- Cold water is poured into a bowl (3 liters) and pieces of pumpkin are laid. The recipe does not indicate the weight of the pumpkin, the thing is that some housewives prepare pumpkin compote with a lot of liquid, while others like it when there are a lot of fruits or berries in it. The same applies to pumpkin harvesting for the winter. Pieces or figures are laid out in water, depending on the future consistency.
- Sugar and all spices are added to cold water, stirred so that the granulated sugar begins to dissolve, the container is put on fire. Before boiling the contents, it must be strong. Then the temperature is reduced to medium. Pumpkin, as a rule, does not stick to the bottom, whichever is more convenient for you, but you still need to stir from time to time.
- The foam that appears on the compote is removed with a slotted spoon. The temperature is reduced and continue to cook after boiling for 25-30 minutes. During this time, the pieces or figures should become amber and transparent. Checking the readiness of the pumpkin is easy – take out a piece and try it.
Step three – final
- Ready pumpkin compote for the winter is immediately poured into pre-prepared jars. Evenly distribute juice and pieces of pumpkin. The liquid should be poured under the very neck so that there is no room for air in the jar. It is best to use in half-liter and eight hundred gram jars. Although the product can be stored in the refrigerator after opening for at least 24 hours, experienced housewives do not recommend using large containers.
- Banks are rolled up with ordinary metal lids or screw caps. Pay attention to the seal tightness. The slightest leakage of liquid will damage the workpiece. Turn upside down and wrap for additional sterilization with a fur coat or blanket.
- Cooled pumpkin compote for the winter can be stored in any cool place: basement, cellar. If there are no such storage facilities, place the jars in the refrigerator.
Variant of pumpkin compote without berries and fruits:
The Benefits of Pumpkins
Some housewives may be at a loss: why make pumpkin compote when there are a lot of various fruits and berries around. They will be wrong, because this vegetable has truly unique properties.
Pumpkin, like no other vegetable, has a huge amount of minerals, nutrients and vitamins. If we consider the chemical composition, then this vegetable contains:
- sucrose and starch;
- fiber and proteins;
- pectins, macro and microelements.
Since ancient times, the medicinal properties of orange pulp and seeds have been known and widely used. This vegetable:
- heals wounds;
- removes inflammatory processes;
- dilates blood vessels;
- cleanses the body of toxins, toxins, bad cholesterol;
- beneficial effect on the nervous system;
- normalizes the work of the gastrointestinal tract, bladder, bile;
- prolongs youth;
- suppresses tubercle bacillus.
Doctors recommend using the yellow or orange flesh of the vegetable for people suffering from obesity, gout, cardiovascular disease and many other ailments.
Conclusion
Pumpkin compote is a wonderful refreshing and vitamin drink that quenches thirst. In addition, after drinking a glass of compote and eating pieces of pumpkin, you will get a large amount of nutrients, trace elements and vitamins. After all, heat treatment does not destroy them, they are preserved by almost one hundred percent.
If you are still not sure about the taste of pumpkin compote, take the ingredients in smaller quantities. It is safe to say that you will take up the workpiece again, and more than once.
Before any hostess preparing pumpkin compote, a wide field for experiment opens up. The fact is that pumpkin goes well with various berries and fruits, including citrus fruits. Make different variations and create your own recipes. Don’t forget to share your finds!