To make the compote tasty and healthy, you need high-quality berries. It is better to collect them in September. At this time, they were already full of vitamins, but had not yet overslept. It is important to start processing berries immediately after harvesting. After a couple of hours, they begin to deteriorate, losing their elasticity, taste and nutrients. If you do not have the opportunity to pick berries yourself, you can cook a compote of frozen sea buckthorn, which is sold in the store. On an industrial scale, the crop is cut from the bushes along with branches, subjected to shock freezing and threshed. Thus, berries retain their color, shape, texture, and most importantly - the whole range of nutrients.
The benefits of sun berries
According to Japanese scientists, sea buckthorn is the most useful among all berries. Even freezing and heat treatment do not destroy the substances contained in it. The benefits of the product for different body systems are described in the table.
Table - Useful properties of sea buckthorn
Body system | The effect of sea buckthorn |
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Cardiovascular | - Prevents the formation of blood clots; - reduces the level of "bad" cholesterol; - strengthens the walls of blood vessels and makes them elastic; - normalizes blood circulation; - normalizes blood pressure; - strengthens the heart muscle; - normalizes heart rate |
Digestive | - Cleanses the intestines from toxins; - suppresses inflammation in the early stages; - normalizes the intestinal microflora (including after taking antibiotics); - eliminates spasms; - normalizes stool; - restores liver cells |
Breathing | - Suppresses inflammatory processes in the airways; - eliminates residual cough; - reduces the risk of infection through the mucous membranes |
Reproductive | - Normalizes the production of sex hormones; - increases fertility; - prevents prostatitis |
Sea buckthorn compote: a traditional recipe and how to make it original
Cooking sea buckthorn compotes is easy. Berries, sugar and water are all you need. And if you consider yourself a culinary experimenter, the original multi-component drinks will decorate the shelves of your pantry.
Base
Features Sea buckthorn is the product that must be in your pantry. Compote of sunny orange berries is a delicious energy drink that will help overcome winter apathy. The delicacy is preserved without sterilization, so even beginners will cope with its preparation.
You will need:
- sea buckthorn;
- 300 g sugar per liter of water.
Cooking
- In a sterile jar, place sea buckthorn so that the containers are filled by a third.
- Pour the boiling water over the berries, and after three to five minutes drain into the pan.
- Add sugar based on the volume of liquid. Boil until the granules dissolve.
- Pour the boiling syrup back into the cans and roll up.
With mountain ash
Features Chokeberry is not the most popular berry. But she is ignored completely undeservedly. Rowan has several times more organic acids than currant and raspberry. In terms of iodine content, aronia is four times superior to gooseberries and strawberries. In combination with sea buckthorn, the benefits of mountain ash are only multiplied.
You will need:
- two handfuls of sea buckthorn;
- a handful of aronia;
- half a glass of sugar;
- 3 liters of water.
Cooking
- Place the berries in a glass container.
- Boil water and add sugar. Cook until the sweet sand has dissolved.
- Pour the berries with boiling syrup.
- Sterilize and roll up.
With cranberries
Features To activate the internal processes of body rejuvenation, try making a compote of sea buckthorn and cranberries. These are two powerful antioxidants that neutralize toxins, free radicals and heavy metals. The drink gives lightness, energy and radiance. The amount of ingredients in the recipe is calculated on a three-liter jar.
You will need:
- 300 g of sea buckthorn;
- 200 g cranberries;
- 200 g of sugar.
Cooking
- Place the berries in a sterile container. If you want to make a harvest in smaller jars, the berries should occupy a third of the free space.
- Pour the berries with boiling water, cover with a lid and leave for an hour and a half.
- Pour the infusion into the pan, add sugar and boil the syrup for five minutes.
- Pour the sweet liquid back into the jar and roll up.
With apples
Features Sea buckthorn and apple compote is a rich and very healthy drink. Exactly what is needed to tone the body in the cold season, when vitamins are so scarce. Compote is concentrated, therefore, before use it is better to dilute it with water. The amount of ingredients in the recipe is based on a three-liter jar.
You will need:
- 200 g of sea buckthorn;
- 400 g of apples;
- 500 g of sugar;
- 2.5 liters of water.
Cooking
- Place berries and apples in a sterile container, having previously removed the stalks.
- Pour sugar into boiling water and boil for ten minutes.
- Pour the workpiece with boiling syrup and roll.
With currant
Features If you or your loved ones have problems with the cardiovascular system, the right solution would be to make a compote of sea buckthorn and black currant. These unique berries will help normalize blood pressure and strengthen the heart muscle.
You will need:
- 1 kg of sea buckthorn;
- 500 g of black currant;
- 1 kg of sugar;
- 1 liter of water.
Cooking
- Boil water, add sugar and continue heating for another ten minutes.
- Pour the berries with syrup, cover and leave for four hours.
- Boil the workpiece for five minutes, transfer to a sterile container and roll up.
With cherry
Features Cooking a compote of sea buckthorn and cherry in a pan is not difficult. Ruby berry will give the drink a pleasant pinkish tint and characteristic astringency.
You will need:
- 200 g of sea buckthorn;
- 200 g of cherries;
- a glass of sugar;
- a pinch of citric acid;
- 3 liters of water.
Cooking
- Boil water and add sugar. Continue cooking until the crystals dissolve.
- Add berries and simmer for ten minutes.
- Pour into sterile jars and roll up.
With pumpkin
Features From pumpkin you can cook porridge, bake a delicious muffin and cook many more goodies. But few people would think of taking it as the basis of compote. However, such a recipe is the place to be.Both in color and in taste, the vegetable is in harmony with the sea-buckthorn saturated with vitamins. The amount of ingredients is calculated on a three-liter capacity.
You will need:
- 200 g of sea buckthorn;
- 300 g pumpkin;
- a glass of sugar.
Cooking
- Cut the pumpkin pulp into cubes and place in a sterile jar with berries.
- Pour boiling water and leave for a quarter of an hour.
- Drain, boil and dissolve sugar in it.
- Pour the syrup into the workpiece and roll it up.
With raspberries and lingonberries
Features The aroma of berries and the bright orange color of sea buckthorn - this is what you need to plunge into the warm summer atmosphere in the middle of a cold winter. The drink is prepared without boiling, so it preserves the taste and useful properties of the ingredients as much as possible. Their number is calculated on a three-liter jar.
You will need:
- 200 g of sea buckthorn;
- 100 g raspberries;
- 100 g lingonberries;
- a glass of sugar.
Cooking
- Wash the berries, pour boiling water over and send to the jar.
- Boil water, add sugar and let it dissolve.
- Pour boiling syrup over the workpiece.
- Sterilize and roll up.
With grapes
Features You can cook sea buckthorn compote for the winter with various additives. Sunny berry with any ingredients "will find a common language." Grapes give softness and light astringency to a sea buckthorn drink.
You will need:
- 150 g of sea buckthorn;
- 250 g large white grapes;
- 100 g of sugar;
- a pinch of citric acid;
- 1 liter of water.
Cooking
- Pour berries with sugar and boil.
- Cook for 15 minutes.
- Transfer the workpiece to a sterile jar, add citric acid and roll up.
With zucchini
Features Because of the sweet and sour notes in the taste, sea buckthorn is called the “Siberian pineapple”. You will be convinced of the correctness of this statement if you preserve berries with zucchini. A neutral vegetable is saturated with its rich taste, it will become like an exotic fruit. The recipe is designed for a three-liter jar.
You will need:
- 200 g of sea buckthorn;
- 1 kg of zucchini;
- 450 g of sugar.
Cooking
- Free the zucchini from the seeds, and cut the pulp into cubes.
- Place vegetables and berries in a sterile container.
- Pour boiling water over the workpiece and leave for ten minutes.
- Drain, add sugar to it and boil until it dissolves.
- Pour the hot sweet broth into the jar and roll it up.
Slow cooker drink
In a slow cooker you can cook everything. And even cook the compote. For this purpose, you can use both fresh and frozen berries. In a matter of minutes, a fragrant vitamin drink will be ready.
How it's done
Cooking compote from sea buckthorn in a slow cooker is easy. This process involves three steps.
- Bookmark the ingredients. Put the basic ingredients in the bowl.
- Cooking. Turn on the "Extinguishing" or "Steam" and cook the compote for 15-20 minutes.
- Infusion. Place additional ingredients in a bowl with hot compote, close the lid and leave for 30-40 minutes.
Recipe Table
Sweet, like honey, sea buckthorn drink is good in its purest form. And if you like to experiment with tastes, make a compote with aromatic additives. The most successful combinations of ingredients are collected in the table.
Table - Recipes of sea buckthorn compotes for a multicooker
Basic ingredients | Additional ingredients | Benefits |
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- 400 g of sea buckthorn; - 100 g of sugar; - 3 l of water | - Orange (cut into circles); - apple (cut into slices) | - tones; - energizes |
- Cinnamon stick; - star anise star; - a teaspoon of lemon zest | - Accelerates metabolism; - increases physical stamina; - activates brain activity |
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- A teaspoon of ground ginger; - lemon (cut into circles) | - Fights a cold; - promotes weight loss |
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- 3 tablespoons of dried hawthorn fruit; - half a glass of viburnum juice | - Normalizes pressure; - stabilizes the nervous system |
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- Lemon (cut into circles); - a pair of branches of fresh mint | - Strengthens the immune system; - gives harmony |
Sea buckthorn compote is a source of vital vitamins that will help you get through the cold season without colds and apathy. To make the drink saturated and stored for a long time, it must cool slowly, so it is recommended to wrap bottles with preservation in a blanket. It is good if the banks stand upside down during cooling. This will allow you to verify the tightness of the covers.
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