Strawberry compote

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make strawberry compote for the winter? First, prepare the strawberries. Select the most beautiful, ripe and fragrant berries, preferably small ones. Unripe, spoiled and bruised berries are not suitable for canning. Rinse the strawberries in a bowl of water in small portions, stirring them gently with your hands a couple of times. Rinse the berries again in clean water and carefully place them in a wide container so that the berries that have been saturated with water do not become wrinkled.

2. STEP 2

   

   Prepare all other ingredients. Citric acid can be replaced with a tablespoon of lemon juice. Carefully remove the stems from the strawberries. They come off easily by hand.

3. STEP 3

   

   Prepare jars for canning. You can take glass jars of any size. I usually seal compotes in three liter containers. Be sure to wash the baking soda jars. Then heat them either over steam or in the oven on a wire rack, neck down, for 7-10 minutes at 180 degrees. Place the jars in an oven that is not yet preheated, otherwise they may crack due to a sudden temperature change. The lids also need to be boiled for 5 minutes and cooled.

4. STEP 4

   

   Place the prepared strawberries in a sterile jar so that they occupy approximately 1/4 of the jar's volume. To get a richer compote, fill the jars a third full.

5. STEP 5

   

   Pour sugar and citric acid into a jar of berries.

6. STEP 6

   

   Boil clean water. Pour boiling water into a jar of strawberries. Try to pour water into the center so that the glass does not burst due to temperature changes. When the liquid reaches the hangers, close the jars with lids using a seaming machine. Then carefully turn the jar over several times to dissolve all the sugar. At the same time, you can check the tightness of the seal. Thanks to citric acid, the strawberries will begin to color the compote in a bright color.

7. STEP 7

   

   Place the jar of strawberry compote upside down, cover it with a blanket or blanket and leave it until it cools completely. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

luba60

24.10.2023

4.5

Thanks, I'll try. Here's another strawberry recipe for the winter

Natalia M

24.10.2023

4.7

An interesting and unusual way for me to prepare strawberry compote for the winter. I always boiled the syrup in a saucepan and then poured it over the berries. And here another method is described: sugar is added directly to the jar. Here the calculation is for a three-liter jar, but I rolled it into small jars, it turned out to be more convenient for us. So I recalculated the proportions on a calculator, it’s very simple. I selected the ripest berries for the compote, because the taste of the future compote depends on them. When adding strawberries, I decided to add a couple of lemon balm leaves to the compote. The taste will not be intrusive, but pleasant) I am sure that the compote will turn out very tasty. It looks great, bright, delicious! In winter it will be nice to remember the sunny summer)

NINA

24.10.2023

4.6

Thank you very much for the wonderful and easy compote recipe! I'll definitely cook it.

Cherry

24.10.2023

4.8

I love making strawberry compote! It always reminds you of a pleasant sunny summer. It is important not to overdo it with sugar, otherwise you risk giving your family syrup. And this will spoil the impression of your efforts. Mint adds an excellent note of freshness to strawberry compote. A few leaves will give an excellent smell and a delicate aftertaste. In addition, if you want to pleasantly diversify the drink, then before twisting the jar, instead of mint, a currant leaf is quite suitable.

Yulia M

24.10.2023

5

How nice it is to open a jar of such compote in winter!!! You immediately remember summer, the sun... and your mood lifts!