How to cook a delicious red currant compote?

In the modern world the choice of drinks is very wide. A variety of brands regularly produce new carbonated drinks or juices.Unfortunately, they are rarely not only tasty, but also useful. Most often, these attractive jars contain a large amount of dyes and preservatives. For the human body, they have a detrimental effect, especially in large quantities.

Consider what is to quench your thirst with benefit, except water and tea. There is a very useful natural drink - the well-known compote. Compotes began to cook for a long time. Ingredients for him are traditionally considered fruits and berries. One of the most delicious and healthy drinks is a red currant compote.

Red currant is a small shrub of the gooseberry family. The perennial plant has good resistance to frost and drought. With adequate care can bear fruit for about ten years.

The popularity of this berry, not only fresh, but also in compotes, fruit drinks and preserves is due to the huge amount of useful substances contained in red currants. The high content of vitamin C makes this berry healing. As you know, vitamin C is a powerful tool to combat viral and catarrhal diseases.

Vitamins A, B and E, microelements: potassium, calcium, iodine - this is not a complete list of useful substances. During heat treatment, the berry practically does not lose its useful qualities, so the currant compote is not only tasty, but also a very useful drink.

Red currant compote has a low calorie content. The composition of the classic drink includes only water, red currant berries and sugar. By itself, the berry contains no more than 40 kilocalories. However, due to the content of sugar in the compote, its caloric content increases on average to 200 kilocalories. With moderate use, this drink will not harm the figure, despite the sugar content in it.

Red currant compote can bring great benefits to the human body. The main useful quality is the ability to increase immunity. The use of currant compote for colds, after illness, or simply to maintain the body can lead to very good results.

Favorably this drink affects the organs of the gastrointestinal tract, as it has both a mild diuretic and choleretic effect. Currant compote can accelerate metabolism, strengthen blood vessels, improves hormones.

Red currant compote perfectly quenches thirst in the heat. And in the form of heat will be a wonderful natural tea. This drink can be used fresh or closed in cans and stored as needed. With proper canning, it is stored for quite some time, even at room temperature.

Despite the wide list of useful properties, red currant and compote from it have contraindications. Due to its acid red currant is not recommended for people suffering from gastritis, pancreatitis and high acidity. It is advisable to consult a doctor before drinking this drink.

Red currant is very rarely an allergen. Therefore, it can be used even for small children. Of course, you need to start with the smallest amount and observe the reaction. If the reaction does not occur, the currant compote will be a great healthy drink for the child. But there is always the likelihood of individual intolerance to the product, so it is necessary to gradually include this berry in the diet.

To cook a classic currant compote, you need only a few ingredients and quite a bit of time. If the compote is consumed fresh, it is enough:

• take a small saucepan;
• pour a handful of well-washed red currant into it;
• add a few tablespoons of sugar;
• boil and boil for 20 minutes after boiling.

If there is a goal to roll the compote into the banks for the winter, then it will take a little longer to prepare. This is due to the fact that the container for storing compote - jars and lids for them should be properly and carefully sterilized. Only sterile jars can guarantee long-term compote storage.

The recipe for cooking compote for rolling in banks is very simple.

1. In a sterile jar, it is necessary to immerse the well-washed currant berries and fill them with a third of the container. On average, five liters of water will need 500 grams of sugar.
2. Water with sugar should be boiled a few minutes after boiling, when sugar is completely dissolved - the syrup is ready.
3. Ready syrup should be filled with a jar of berries and roll up with a sterile cap.

To make a more interesting kind of compote, you can make a mix of red currant and black. This combination of berries will make the drink interesting in taste and more vitamin. It is prepared in the same way as the classic version, only the container is filled partly with berries of red currant and partly black.

Recipe mix of black and red currants uncomplicated. Have to take:

• 300-350 g of red berries;
• 300-350 g of black berries;
• 250 g of sugar;
• 3 liters of clean water

Good currant compote and orange. The high content of vitamin C in orange and red currants is a real vitamin bomb in this drink. For its preparation to the classic recipe is added one large orange, sliced. Orange peel can be cut, and you can leave, depending on taste preferences. If you leave the peel, then the compote will have a more tart, citrus taste and aroma.

Ingredients Required:

• 550-600 g of sugar;
• 1 orange;
• 600 g currants.

From this amount of products you get about 3 liters of compote.

Currant compote with the addition of cherries and cherries will have a very beautiful, rich color and contain a huge amount of nutrients. However, such a combination of sour berries is not exactly suitable for people with high acidity, so if you have problems of this nature, this recipe is not recommended. As in the classic version, the berries are poured with syrup and closed in a jar. In this case, the bones of cherries and cherries get optional.

Currant compote with the addition of gooseberry will also greatly benefit the human body. Such compote will be slightly sweeter than compote with the addition of orange or cherry, and will have a less pronounced taste. Its content of useful substances makes it incredibly useful and recommended to use.

To prepare a tasty and healthy drink, you can use not only fresh berries, but also frozen ones.

To make compote, you can take any variety of currants, for sweetening the drink, you can take sugar or honey. For those who prefer a sweeter drink, you can increase the amount of sugar.

Berries in banks vsypayut on 1/3. Cool currant compote on a hot day, warm in cold autumn and winter, this drink will be useful at any time of the year.

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