Refreshing compote of apricots and orange for the winter

Each housewife has several cans of drinks among winter preparations. Thanks to their culinary imagination, today they are prepared not only from traditional fruits and berries. Recently, recipes with unusual ingredients are gaining more and more popularity, one of which is apricot and orange compote.

The appearance of the compote is quite deceiving: it would seem, what can you expect from a nondescript yellowish drink? However, the aroma coming from the can will immediately eliminate all doubts - everyone will like the sweet smell of apricot with orange notes. The taste of the compote is a bit like sweet carbonated water like "Fanta", which will be especially appreciated by little family members. In addition, compote is a completely natural product (unlike soda), and there will definitely not be any harm from it.

The only drawback of this compote is that it can only be cooked during the apricot harvest season. If oranges are sold in shops and markets all year round, then fresh apricots cannot be found in winter. Of course, sometimes you can find imported apricots in the supermarket, but they are in many ways inferior to fruits grown in natural conditions by domestic producers. What can we say about their cost and naturalness ...

Therefore, there is no need to waste time, but it is better to take advantage of the moment when apricots are available and stock up on apricot and orange compote for future use.

For a transparent compote, it is better to take ripe apricots with dense pulp. Overripe fruits can fall apart during preparation, which will ruin the appearance of the drink.

Apricot and orange compote in syrup

For seaming, it is convenient to use one liter jars - this way the compote is used faster. For a large family, they take bottles, then the number of ingredients is multiplied by the displacement (for a 2-liter bottle - by 2, and so on).

Rinse ripe dense apricots (250 g) and drain off excess water.

Apricots must be firm, but not green, otherwise the apricot and orange compote will taste bitter.

Also wash the orange and cut into rings, each divided into 4 parts. 2-3 rings are placed on one liter jar.

Sterilize the jars. Without waiting for them to cool down, arrange the fruits in containers.

Prepare sugar syrup:

• pour 750 g of water into a saucepan;
• bring to a boil and add 130 g of sugar;
• boil for 2 minutes until it is completely dissolved.

Pour the boiling syrup over the fruit, cover with a lid and sterilize for 20 minutes. Roll up.

Sweet and sour compote by double pouring

This easy recipe for apricot and orange compote without sterilization is suitable for novice housewives who are just learning to preserve. To preserve 4 three-liter bottles of the drink you will need:

1. Wash two kilograms of apricots and select the seeds.
2. Cut the orange into 4 parts (one per jar). You can leave them whole, or you can cut each into slices.
3. Put the fruits in jars and cover with boiling water. Cover with lids, cover with a blanket and leave to cool completely.
4. After the water in the jars is cold, gently drain it into a saucepan and bring to a boil again.
5. Pour 1 tbsp into fruit jars. sugar and cover with hot water.
6. Cork and wrap up again.

Sweet compote from overripe apricots and orange pulp

Unlike general recommendations about the ripeness of apricots, in this case, overripe fruits are specially used. Firstly, they should still be cut into pieces, and secondly, this way the compote will be sweeter. For the same purpose, peel off the orange peel.

To roll up a three-liter bottle of apricot-orange compote for the winter:

1. Pour over the orange with boiled water and remove the skin. Cut it into two parts - for one bottle you need only half a peeled orange, which is cut into half rings.
2. Rinse half a kilogram of apricot, divide into halves and remove pits.
3. Place the prepared fruits in a glass container, add 1 tbsp. Sahara.
4. Pour boiling water over the jar, then roll up and wrap it up. After the compote has completely cooled down, it is lowered into the basement for storage.

Apricot compote in orange-mint syrup

A characteristic feature of the drink is the use of not the orange itself, but only its juice. In addition, a few sprigs of mint will add a refreshing hue to the compote.

Step by step procedure:

1. Wash apricots in the amount of 1 kg and select the seeds.
2. Arrange fruits in sterilized jars, filling them 1/3 of the height.
3. Squeeze juice from oranges (total weight 300 g) and strain it through cheesecloth so that there are no seeds and pieces of pulp left.
4. Pour 5 liters of water into a large saucepan, and when it warms up, add 1 kg of sugar. Let the sugar dissolve and add orange juice to the syrup.
5. Bring to a boil and add a couple of mint sprigs. Let it simmer for 5 minutes.
6. Pour the boiling syrup over the apricot jars and roll up.

Compote "Vitamin three"

To make a rich apricot compote with orange and lemon, you will need for a three-liter container:

• 500 g apricot;
• 1 tbsp. Sahara;
• 1 orange;
• 0.5 lemon.

Before tackling fruit, you should put a kettle of water on the stove for pouring.

While the water is heating, remove the seeds from the washed apricots, dividing them into two parts.

Pour boiling water over the orange and lemon and cut. Set aside half of the lemon - you can use it for the next can.

Put all the ingredients in a sterilized jar and add sugar.

Pour boiling water over the fruit, roll up, wrap and let cool.

Fruit puree compote

A feature of the recipe is that not whole fruits are laid out directly into the jars, but mashed apricot mass, orange and lemon. Such an apricot compote with orange and lemon is a little unclear, which, however, does not affect its taste in any way.

The amount of fruit for mashed potatoes depends on the lemon, so for one lemon you need:

• 3 kg apricot;
• 1 kg orange.

Wash all fruits thoroughly, select seeds and pass through a meat grinder or blender along with the peel.

Sterilize cans with a capacity of 3 liters. Put 1 tbsp in each. fruit puree and 1 tbsp. Sahara.

Pour boiling water over and roll up.

For compote, it is better not to use lemons with thick peels, as they can be bitter.

Compote made from apricots and oranges perfectly quenches thirst and is a great alternative to store-bought juices and soda water. Prepare only natural foods for your small and large family members. Enjoy your meal!