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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 lot of varieties of compotes. It can be prepared from any berries and fruits. But some Russians have long been cooking compote from vegetables - zucchini, pumpkin. This recipe was passed on by our grandmothers to their daughters and granddaughters.
Pumpkin compote for the winter is prepared easily, without much cost 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 preparations for the winter.
How to make pumpkin compote
To prepare a delicious pumpkin blank 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 is no secret that any dishes and preparations are excellent if you do the work with your soul, in a good mood. Therefore, put aside all the troubles, think about how your children will enjoy winter evenings, eating delicious pumpkin compote. So let's get started.
Step one - preparing the products
The main ingredient of compote is pumpkin, which grows on the ground. Therefore, before cutting, it is thoroughly washed in several waters. Better to use a cloth to clean the dirt.
- After that, the vegetable is rubbed, cut into pieces. The peel is cut with a sharp knife to the pulp. The middle with the seeds is removed. The fibers are scoured with a spoon.
- For compote, the pumpkin is cut into slices 1x1 cm in size, at least 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 strips one centimeter thick.
Imagine how your children will be happy. 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 time 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 it contains a lot of fruits or berries. 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. It must be strong before the contents boil. Then the temperature is lowered to average. Pumpkin, as a rule, does not stick to the bottom, as it is more convenient for anyone, but you still need to stir it from time to time.
- The foam that appears on the compote is removed with a slotted spoon. Reduce the temperature and continue to cook after boiling for 25-30 minutes.During this time, the pieces or figures should become amber and transparent. It's easy to check if the pumpkin is ready - take out a slice and try it.
Step three - final
- Ready pumpkin compote for the winter is immediately poured into prepared jars. Spread the juice and pumpkin pieces evenly. The liquid should be poured right up to the neck so that there is no room for air in the can. Best used in half liter and eight hundred gram cans. 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. Pay attention to the tightness of the seaming. The slightest leakage of liquid will damage the workpiece. Turn it upside down and wrap it up for additional sterilization with a fur coat or blanket.
- The cooled pumpkin compote for the winter can be stored in any cool place: basement, cellar. If such storage is not available, place the jars in the refrigerator.
Pumpkin compote option without berries and fruits:
The benefits of pumpkin
Some housewives may be perplexed: why make pumpkin compote when there are a lot of various fruits and berries around. They will be wrong, as 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 protein;
- pectins, macro and microelements.
The medicinal properties of orange pulp and seeds have been known and widely used for a long time. This vegetable:
- heals wounds;
- relieves inflammation;
- dilates blood vessels;
- cleanses the body of toxins, harmful cholesterol;
- has a beneficial effect on the nervous system;
- normalizes the digestive tract, bladder, bile;
- prolongs youth;
- suppresses tubercle bacillus.
Doctors recommend eating yellow or orange pulp of a vegetable for people suffering from obesity, gout, cardiovascular diseases and many other ailments.
Conclusion
Pumpkin compote is a wonderful refreshing and vitamin drink that quenches thirst. In addition, by drinking a glass of compote and eating pieces of pumpkin, you will receive a large amount of nutrients, trace elements and vitamins. After all, heat treatment does not destroy them, they are preserved almost one hundred percent.
If you are still not sure about the taste of pumpkin compote, use fewer ingredients. It is safe to say that you will again take up the workpiece, and more than once.
Any housewife preparing pumpkin compote has a wide field for experiment. 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 findings!
