Cranberry compote

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   To prepare a delicious and healthy cranberry compote, you will need only three ingredients. Cranberries themselves, sugar and water. You can change the proportions according to your taste, depending on how much compote and what concentration of the drink you want to get. Before cooking, remove the cranberries from the twigs and leaves. Rinse them well in running water from dust. By the way, berries can be used both fresh and frozen.

2. Step 2:

   

   Pour the required amount of water into the pot for cooking compote. I will use an enameled pan. It is better not to take aluminum, so that there is no oxidation reaction with berry juice. Put a pot of water on the fire and bring to an active boil.

3. Step 3:

   

   While the water is heating, prepare the berries. Put them in a deep bowl and mash the berries with a mortar or grind with an immersion blender. At this moment, I also cover the bowl with a towel so that the splashes from the berries do not fly.

4. Step 4:

   

   When the water boils, pour the prepared sugar into the pan and stir so that it completely melts.

6. Step 5:

   

   Then add the prepared cranberries to the pan and mix. Return the pan to the heat and bring the compote to a boil.

7. Step 6:

   

   With berries, do not let the compote boil. Immediately remove from heat. Why not let it boil? During prolonged boiling, all the useful properties of cranberries disappear. And we don't need that. Therefore, they brought it to a boil and immediately removed it from the fire. Cover the pan with a lid and let it brew until it cools.

8. Step 7:

   

   Strain the cooled compote and pour it into a decanter. Pour into glasses and help yourself. On a hot day, you can add a little crushed ice to a glass. Have a nice treat!