Preservation of ranetki, namely compotes, has an individual character. This preparation differs from a regular apple drink in the way it contains fruit, due to its appearance. The fact is that this variety of apples has very small fruits, which is why they are also called “paradise apples.” However, this does not in any way affect the taste of the fruit, but it plays a role in canning.
How to properly cook compote from ranetki for the winter
Sterilize the jars in a water bath or steamer, boil the lids for 5 minutes. Arrange the ranetki among the jars so that the apples take up approximately half of each jar. Boil more water and fill all the jars with ranetki to the top. Cover the jars with lids and let them sit for 5-10 minutes. Now pour the water back into the pans, add sugar to it, boil the water again, stirring until the sugar dissolves well. Fill the jars again, this time with sugar syrup. Roll up the jars with boiled lids, turn them upside down, and let them remain in this position for a day or two. Then you can turn them back over and store them indoors at room temperature for 3-5 years.
Whole ranetka jam
Sort the Ranetki and wash under running water. You can trim the tails of the apples a little, but cutting them off completely is not recommended. Each fruit must be pricked in several places with a sharpened match or toothpick. Place the apples in an enamel bowl.
Let's make sweet syrup. To do this, pour purified cool water (200 ml) into a saucepan, bring the liquid to a boil, then dissolve granulated sugar (1.3 kg) and citric acid (1/4 tsp) in it. Let the syrup simmer for a few minutes, remove it from the stove and strain through several layers of cheesecloth.
Pour the prepared “paradise” apples with hot sweet syrup, place the basin on the fire and cook its contents for 15 minutes. During the cooking process, it is not recommended to stir the apples under any circumstances, as otherwise they may fall apart, which will spoil the appearance of the finished jam. Remove the fruit and sugar mixture from the stove, cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel and leave for 24 hours. After time has passed, place the jam on the stove again and cook for another 15 minutes.
In order to check the readiness of the ranetki jam, you need to take out one apple (preferably the largest one in size) and cut it into two halves with a sharp knife. If the flesh of the ranetka is soft and resembles marmalade, then our delicacy can be removed from the stove. Otherwise, it must be allowed to cool completely, and then put back on the fire for 10-15 minutes. Place the finished ranetka jam into jars and close them with metal lids. Store in a cellar or basement.
How to cook a delicious compote from ranetki
1. Pour water into a large saucepan and place on the stove. The water should boil.
2. While the water is boiling, prepare the ranetki. Rinse and remove damaged areas. You can leave the tails.
3. Wash and sterilize jars and lids thoroughly. I sterilize jars in the microwave. To do this, pour a little water (1-1.5 cm) into the bottom of the jar. I put a cotton napkin in the microwave and a jar of water on it. Small jars standing, large ones lying down. I set the power to 70 and the time: 0.5-1 liter jars = 3 minutes; 2-3 liter jars = 4 minutes.
4. Place the Ranetki in sterilized jars. 1/3 of the jar should be filled with ranetki, then the compote will have a rich taste.
5. Fill jars with ranetki with boiling water up to the neck, cover with lids and leave for 10-15 minutes. Be careful to check the jars thoroughly for cracks so that the glass does not burst from the boiling water. The jars should not be cold, this can also cause them to burst.
Then pour the syrup back into the pan. Add sugar at the rate of 1 cup per 3-liter jar. Bring the syrup to a boil again.
6. Fill the ranetki with sweet syrup and screw the jars. Please note that depending on the variety of ranetki, when interacting with boiling water, the skin of the fruit may burst. If you do not want this effect, cook compote from hard, juicy varieties of ranetki, rather than loose and crumbly ones. Although this does not really affect the taste of the compote.
Chokeberry fantasies
Although the apple drink is tasty, it is not very attractive in appearance - almost colorless, similar to water. In order to make its shade, and at the same time its taste, more rich and tart, you should pay attention to the recipe for compote of ranetki and chokeberry.
Ingredients:
- 0.5 kg ranetki;
- 0.1 kg of chokeberry berries;
- 0.5 kg sugar;
- 1 liter of water.
Preparation:
- As in other recipes, jars and lids are sterilized.
- Apples and berries are washed well, rotten fruits with wormholes and defects are removed.
- The chokeberry is blanched: placed on a sieve in boiling water for a couple of minutes.
- Berries and apples are placed in a jar.
- Bring the water to a boil, add sugar.
- Pour the finished syrup over the fruit and cover the jars with lids.
- The jars are turned over, insulated and left to cool.
There is hardly a housewife who would refuse a wonderful opportunity to make a healthy and tasty compote of ranetki. Small heavenly apples allow you to get a great drink without any additions. However, preparations with lemon, pears, chokeberries, grapes, orange slices and other auxiliary ingredients turn out incredibly appetizing. They make this twist more original for future use, emphasizing the rich taste of the main component.
Bon appetit!
Compote from loose ranetkas (the peel comes off from the ranetkas when preparing compote)
Compote of juicy ranetki (the compote turns out transparent, the skin of the ranetki remains in place)
Compote of chopped ranetki
Compote of heavenly apples
For their amazing taste and wonderful aroma, small neat apples - ranetki - are popularly called “paradise”. It is not known whether Eve treated Adam to such an apple, but it is absolutely true that everyone who tries a compote of ranetka apples will remember its aroma and taste for a long time.
The compote preserves vitamins and minerals that ranetka is rich in. It contains potassium necessary for normal heart function, iron found in red blood cells, phosphorus and calcium for bones. Miniature apples also contain sugars, organic acids, tannins, pectins, essential oils and vitamins. Polysaccharides, which this apple variety is rich in, bind toxins and wastes, removing them from the body. All the benefits of fruits are most in demand precisely in the cold, when the body needs additional immune support.
The calorie content of ranetki compote directly depends on the amount of sugar put into it according to the recipe. Preserving fruits with water and sugar implies long-term storage of the drink.
But there are methods designed for its consumption immediately after preparation, as well as recipes in which other fruits and berries are added to apples to give a new taste.
Compote of ranetki for the winter
Small, tasty ranetka apples offer housewives an excellent compote for the winter. These sweet fruits are perfect for this drink. Moreover, they themselves turn out to be practically soaked, very tasty and healthy. And on winter days, when it’s cold outside, the best thing to do is eat tender apples and drink a glass or two of ranetka compote. Apple compote is especially good for children. It’s sweet, so they’ll definitely like it, and ranetki has a lot of benefits and no harmful additives - an excellent alternative to carbonated sweet water.
Compote of ranetki for a 3-liter jar with citric acid and vanillin
Ingredients:
- Ranetki apples – 0.5 kg.
- Granulated sugar – 0.5 kg.
- Vanillin - on the tip of a knife
- Citric acid - on the tip of the knife.
- Water – 3 l.
Cooking method:
1. We wash the fruits well under warm running water (if you wish, you can cut the ranetki in half).
2.Prepare the syrup. Pour 3 liters of water into a pan, place it on the stove and add 500 grams. granulated sugar, citric acid and vanillin.
3. Place the ranetki in pre-sterilized jars and fill them with syrup, cover with lids.
4. Take a large saucepan or basin, put a towel in it, put jars and pour water up to the hangers. Place on the stove and sterilize for 15 minutes.
5.After sterilization, seal the jars tightly, send them to a warm place and cover them with a warm blanket for a day. After a day, we remove the compote to a storage location.
Enjoy your meal!
Ranetki are small apples with an amazing smell and taste. They are very beautiful and it is simply impossible to pass them by. But, like all fruits, they are seasonal, so I suggest preparing a delicious ranetka compote for the winter.
When you open a jar of such a drink, you feel transported back to summer. Ranetki, although they are red-sided, do not really color the compote, so the color of the drink turns out to be pale, but this does not affect the taste and aroma. The calculation of ingredients is given for a 1 liter jar.
How to cook compote from ranetki?
Even a simply and laconically brewed compote from fresh ranetki, sweetened to taste, is an ideal alternative to store-bought sodas. If you supplement the composition with other fruits or berries, based on recipe recommendations, you will be able to enrich the taste palette of the drink, happily receiving enthusiastic responses from household members and guests.
- When preparing compote from ranetka apples for the winter, the containers are filled with washed fruits by a third, half or up to the hangers, each time obtaining a different concentration of the drink. Before drinking, the saturated drink is diluted with boiled water to taste.
- The amount of sugar may differ from that stated in recipes and is determined individually, based on the natural sweetness of the raw materials and taste preferences.
- Ranetki are excellently combined in compotes with any fruits and berries, creating amazing flavor bouquets of the drink in all respects.
- Often, when canning compote, the fruit is poured twice with boiling water and then with syrup, followed by sealing the containers and self-sterilization in a warmly wrapped form until it cools completely.
Healthy drink made from heavenly apples and rowan berries
Ranetki goes well with other fruits and berries.
A compote of ranetki and chokeberry for the winter is very beautiful in color. The berries give it a little tartness and a dark color. Wash one kilogram of apples and let dry. Pin at the tails.
Rinse 200 g of chokeberry under running water and blanch for no more than 3 minutes so that the berries do not burst.
Pour rowan berries into the bottom of sterilized jars and place ranetki on top.
Prepare syrup for pouring using:
- 2 liters of water;
- 1 kg granulated sugar.
Pour it over fruits and berries, roll it up and wrap it.
Plum-apple mix
In order to make the taste of summer even brighter and richer, many housewives took note of the recipe for compote from ranetki and plums.
Ingredients:
- 0.3 kg ranetki;
- 0.3 kg plums;
- 0.75 kg sugar;
- 3 liters of water.
