Cranberry compote - preparing healthy and tasty fruit drinks

Kitchen appliances and utensils: cooker, medium-sized bowl, pan with lid, tablespoon or spatula, colander, fine sieve.

Ingredients

Step cooking

1. Rinse cranberries under running water to remove excess twigs and dirt. If you are using frozen food, then initially defrost it.
   
2. Pour the cranberries into a fine sieve and grind so that only one cake is left in the sieve and cranberry juice is in the bowl.
   
3. Boil 1.5 l of water, when characteristic bubbles appear, add sugar, mix thoroughly until it is completely dissolved. Then let it cool for 3 to 5 minutes.
   
4. Transfer cranberry cake to previously boiled water and let it brew for 30-60 minutes, which will allow you to get a rich taste in the compote in the future.
   
5. Strain the resulting mixture through a fine sieve and mix with cranberry juice until smooth. Juice will enhance the saturation of the taste of the drink, and also give a pleasant red tint.
   

Decoration methods and serving options

Since the recipe for cranberry juice includes only the use of one main ingredient, it will easily become the basis for your experiments. To improve the healing properties of the drink, add a few slices of ginger root to the compote. A great addition will be the use of honey. But be careful, honey is better to add already in a warm or chilled fruit drink, so honey will not lose its beneficial properties.

The use of rose hips, blueberries, viburnum is one of the most common options in the preparation of this fruit drink. A very unusual option is to use a vanilla pod or fresh mint leaves, which will give your drink a refreshing taste.

Video recipe

Use the viewing of this video to clarify the intricacies of making compote, the proper processing of cranberries.

You can complement the original sour taste of cranberry compote with a combination with other fruits. Try using, for example, apples or black currants. An excellent refreshing effect is the use of lemon peel and lemon juice.

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