Compote of apples is familiar and loved by many since ancient times.
In addition, apples are the most common fruit in our country, so the drink comes out quite economical.
However, delicious and healthy. And what happens if you add an orange to an apple?
Today, culinary experts have room for imagination, experiments are only welcome. The combination of apples and oranges in one compote is very successful: two flavors complement each other, in addition, both fruits have great benefits, are rich in vitamins and other substances.
Preparing such a compote is as easy as shelling pears, and the result is always happy. To compote apples and oranges to please the family and guests, you just need to consider a few simple rules.
Basic principles for making compotes from apples and oranges
The process of preparing a drink is quite simple. Whole or peeled and chopped apples are immersed in hot water. Orange slices are added and separately - zest. For sweetness, sugar or honey is used. Fruit compote boils for several minutes, then infuses.
If a drink is prepared for the future, for the winter, then fruits and sugar in jars are poured with boiling water. Then the water drains, boils again. Again in banks, then they are corked and sent under warm shelter until it cools. You can pour hot syrup once, then sterilize the jars for a certain time depending on the volume. Next, the compote is tightened.
Additional ingredients are also added to the compote of apples and oranges, these can be berries and fruits - lemon, aronia, cherries, raisins, currants of all kinds, as well as various spices: cloves, cinnamon, vanilla.
The main thing when cooking compote is to properly prepare the ingredients. Apples are best to choose sweet and sour, medium ripeness. Unripe fruits will not be aromatic, and ripened when boiling, fall apart into porridge.
Small apples can be cooked whole, and large apples are best cleaned from the core and cut into pieces.
An orange is usually advised to peel. White films are removed, otherwise the drink will be bitter, and the fragrant peel itself, if desired, is added to the compote along with orange pulp.
The ratio of apples to oranges can be very different. From equal proportions to one in ten. Moreover, in any case, there should not be more oranges than apples. Nevertheless, it serves more as an aromatic and flavoring additive to the apple base.
It is better to cook apples for a couple of minutes and only then add more tender oranges to them.
Compote cooking time - no more than five minutes from the moment of boiling. Next, let it brew until it cools completely.
Stewed fruit, especially if the pulp of fruit is boiled, it is better to strain. Optionally, add slices of apples to the glass.
Making a simple compote from apples and oranges
This is a basic recipe, according to which it is easy and simple to cook a delicious compote of apples and oranges. Minimum ingredients, and the amount of sugar can be varied as you wish.
Ingredients
• Half a kilogram of apples
• Two oranges
• Glasses of sugar
• Two liters of water.
Cooking method
Cut the apples into slices, after removing the middle.
Pour water into a pan, put sugar and put on fire.
Throw apples into hot water.
Peel oranges, remove seeds, cut into circles or divide into slices.
When boiling compote add slices of oranges.
Let it boil for 3 minutes and turn off the heat.
After cooling, strain the compote. Undigested pieces of fruit, if desired, can be eaten separately or added to glasses with compote.
Stewed apples and oranges for the winter
A delicious preparation for the winter with the aroma of summer and the tropics is a compote of apples with oranges. It is prepared very simply, with the help of a set of favorite spices you can adjust the taste of the drink. Small apples are also suitable, they are even easier to handle.
Ingredients
• A kilogram of apples of any size
• Two glasses of sugar
• Water
• Two oranges
• Half cinnamon sticks
• Several clove inflorescences.
Cooking method
Products are based on 2 three-liter cans. However, you can make 3 two-liter, 4 one and a half liter or 6 liter.
Wash cans, sterilize - pour over boiling water or hold in the oven, microwave.
Also process the covers.
Wash the apples. Large cut into 4 parts, removing the core. Small take the whole.
Arrange apples equally in jars.
Also split the sugar.
Wash oranges, cut into circles, add to jars.
Put in every spice.
Pour boiling water over each jar. Wait 5 minutes, drain.
Boil the syrup again and again pour the contents of the cans.
Roll up the lids and put under a warm coating for a day, putting the lid down.
Apple and orange compote with cinnamon and wine
Thanks to wine and spices, the compote tastes like mulled wine. However, it does not contain alcohol - a small amount of alcohol evaporates at high temperature. You can make more or less sweet options.
Ingredients
• Half a kilogram of apples
• Litere of water
• A glass of sugar
• A pair of carnations
• A slice of cinnamon sticks
• A slice of vanilla pod
• Orange.
Cooking method
Cook syrup from water and sugar.
Wash and cut the apples by removing the middle from each.
Remove the zest from an orange with a knife or a special device.
Squeeze the juice out of the pulp.
Put apples in boiled syrup.
After boiling, throw all the spices and zest.
After 3 minutes of boiling pour juice, let it boil again and turn it off.
Leave for 15 minutes to insist.
Strain.
You can use hot, warm or chilled, but not icy.
Stewed apples and oranges with chokeberry
This is an autumn compote, they cook it when the chokeberry ripen. However, if you freeze its supply, you can cook compote for a year. It is very rich in vitamins. True, we must take into account that chokeberry lowers pressure. And although its concentration is not large, this fact is better taken into account. For those who have high blood pressure, the drink will become a lifesaver.
Ingredients
• 3 large ripe apples or pieces 7 small
• A glass of aronia
• Two oranges
• A glass of sugar
• Two liters of water.
Cooking method
Rinse fruits and berries.
Large apples cut in half, you can not peel and do not remove the seeds.
Put the rowan and apples in a pan with water, bring to a boil, cook for a couple of minutes.
Grind the orange with a blender or a meat grinder with a peel.
Add orange and sugar to the compote.
Cook for a minute.
Allow to cool, mix, so that the mountain ash gives juice.
Drain, squeeze slightly.
Stewed apples, oranges and other fruits
This compote is a real fruit assortment. You can make it for use immediately after cooking, or you can prepare it for future use. Consider the second option. The first is even simpler - boil the fruit in syrup and refrigerate.
Ingredients
• Two apples
• Two pears
• Three apricots and plums
• Orange
• Half a lemon
• Mint sprig
• One and a half cups of sugar
• Three liters of water.
Cooking method
Peel apples and pears. To cut in cubes.
Dip apricots and plums in boiling water, then in cold water. Remove the skin and bones.
Peel the orange and lemon. Remove the white flesh from the skins.
Dice the orange and lemon.
Put pears and apples in a pan, pour water, pour sugar.
Cook for two minutes.
Add apricots and plums, cook for two minutes.
Put citrus zest and pulp.
Cook for two minutes.
Turn off the fire. After a couple of minutes, put the sprigs of mint in the compote.
Allow to cool completely. Take out the peel of lemon and orange and mint.
If desired, you can strain, and you can use it with fruit.
Stewed apples, oranges and red currants
Red currant goes well with apples in a compote: it adds brightness to a pale apple broth, and also adds a pleasant sourness. The combination with orange will enrich the taste palette and create a mixture of different flavors. The recipe is offered for winter compote, you can also prepare a drink for consumption immediately after preparation.
Ingredients
• Half a kilogram of apples
• A glass of red currant
• One orange
• Two glasses of sugar
• Water
• A pinch of vanilla sugar - optional.
Cooking method
Wash apples, cut into slices.
Wash an orange, cut into slices or circles
Put the fruit in liter jars - you will need 4 jars.
Rinse currants, you can not remove the twigs for beauty.
Arrange over apples.
Boil three liters of water with sugar. Add vanilla sugar.
Pour equally into banks. If not enough, add boiling water to each. To do this, boil water at the time of pouring, so that it is at hand.
Cover with lids. Put in a large pot with hot water, turn on the fire.
Sterilize for 20 minutes after boiling.
Spin, cool, clean in a cool place.
Tips and tricks for making compote from apples and oranges
Often worms can hide in apples, especially small ones. By the way, cherries and plums suffer the same problem. If you plan to use the whole fruit, then remove the pests in a simple way. Fruits or berries should be placed in salt water for an hour. The larvae are sure to get out.
Stewed apples usually do not have a pronounced color. A small amount of orange will only give it a slightly orange tint. But bright berries like plums, chokeberries, currants will strongly color both the drink and the apples in it.
If you make a compote of apples and oranges for future use with double pouring, some of the sugar may remain insoluble. This is not scary. You just need to put the jar on its side and roll it slightly. Then clean in heat. It is generally recommended that this be done with any preservation for a better distribution of substances.
