Nectarines are a juicy fruit with a peach flavor, but with a smooth plum-like skin. It tastes good and is rich in vitamins. Until the end of the last century, it was not popular. Only when new varieties with large, sweet fruits were developed did people truly appreciate their taste. Below you will find simple recipes for nectarine compote for a 3-liter jar.
Features of preparing compote for the winter
Nectarines are used to make jam, jam, and various desserts. They have a unique taste when fresh, but they do not last long. These fruits are especially good for canned drinks. They look very beautiful, tasty, healthy and easy to prepare.
You can make a drink from nectarine alone or combine it with various fruits. It usually ripens along with plums and summer apples. An assortment of these fruits looks good in a jar. You can also find grapes or apricots at the market at this time.
Product selection and preparation
For compote, you need to choose only ripe fruits with intact skin. If the skin is broken, it is better to use this fruit for jam. It can ferment in the drink and the can will explode.
The drink can be prepared from large or small fruits.
The latter fits more into the jar. They need to be sorted out, washed well and allowed to drain. There is no need to dry them, they still fill with water.
It is important to prepare the jars correctly. If compote is prepared without sterilization, then the jars and lids must be sterilized.
How to make nectarine compote at home
Compote from this culture is easy to prepare. The recipes differ little from the recipes for drinks from other fruit crops.
A simple recipe for a 3-liter jar
To cook nectarine compote for the winter, you need the following ingredients for a 3-liter jar:
- Nectarine fruits - 600 g.
- Granulated sugar - 1 cup.
- Water - 2 l.
If desired, you can put more fruits - some housewives fill the jar completely with them. In this case, less water will be used - about 1.5 liters, and you need to add a little more sugar - 1.5 cups.Place the fruits in 3-liter containers, add granulated sugar, add water, cover with lids and place the jars in sterilization containers.
After the water boils, sterilize for another 15 minutes, no more, otherwise the fruits will boil and lose their appearance. Remove the jars from the sterilizer, roll them up and put them under a blanket for a day. After this, put it in the basement or storage room.
Without sterilization
You can easily make compote without sterilization. To do this, take the following ingredients:
- Nectarines - 500 g.
- Sugar - 1 tbsp.
- Water - 2 l.
Place the prepared fruits in sterilized jars and fill them to the top with boiling water. Cover with a lid and leave for 15 minutes.
To prevent the jar from bursting from boiling water, it needs to be wrapped in a towel. Or pour boiling water gradually so that the jar has time to warm up slowly.
After 15 minutes, drain the water from the jar into a saucepan and put on fire. Add sugar to the water, boil and pour back into the jar. Roll up and place under a blanket to cool slowly.
If the fruits are very large or a full jar is filled with them, it is better to pour boiling water over them twice to be safe and then prepare the syrup.
Seedless
Some housewives prefer to prepare compote from seedless fruit halves. This way it lasts longer, but the taste is a little different. Cut the fruit in half and remove the pit. If you are preparing a full jar, place the fruits cut side down. If you put 500-600 g per jar, then just carefully throw in the halves.
The amount of ingredients depends on the concentration:
- Nectarine halves - 600 g or more.
- Granulated sugar - 1-1.5 cups.
- Water - 1.5-2 l.
Next, perform the same actions as in one of the previous recipes, depending on whether the drink is prepared with or without sterilization.
With citric acid
To prevent the drink from losing color, some housewives add citric acid to it. For a three-liter jar you need:
- Nectarines - at least 500 g.
- Sugar - 1-1.5 cups.
- Water -1.5-2 l.
- Citric acid - 0.5 tsp.
You can cook the compote in a jar by mixing all the ingredients, or brew and infuse the fruit with boiling water, and then pour in the marinade.
With apples and plums
It is convenient to make assorted dishes with apples and plums. It turns out tasty, healthy and looks beautiful in jars.
Ingredients:
- Apples - 250 g.
- Nectarines - 250 g.
- Plums - 250 g.
- Sugar - 400 g.
- Water - 2.5 l.
If desired, you can take more or less of some fruits. It all depends on the taste and capabilities of the garden plot. Before cooking, all fruits are pitted, the cores of apples are removed and cut into slices.
You should not fill the assorted jar to the top, as the drink will be too concentrated. Next, close the compote using one of the methods presented above, with or without sterilization.
With grapes
The ripening time for grapes and nectarines differs; grapes ripen later. Therefore, it is not always possible to combine these fruits in compote. But the drink turns out very tasty and it’s worth trying to close it for the winter.
Ingredients:
- Nectarines - 600 g.
- Grapes - 200 g.
- Sugar - 300 g.
- Water - 2 l.
The fruits are peeled and cut into slices or cubes. Large grapes are also cut and the seed removed. Further actions do not differ from those presented in the first recipes.
With apricots
Apricots ripen earlier than nectarines. But if you get a late apricot and an early nectarine, you can combine them, you get a very tasty and aromatic drink. Make compote with seeds or peeled fruits.It is more aromatic with the seed, but it can be stored for no more than a year, after which it becomes dangerous to eat, since the seed releases harmful substances.
Ingredients for a three-liter jar:
- Nectarines - 500 g.
- Apricots - 500 g.
- Water - 2 l.
- Sugar - 400 g.
You can fill the jar to the top with whole apricots and nectarines, add as much water as it takes, and add sugar at the rate of 200 g per 1 liter.
How to store compote
Canned compote is stored in the basement or pantry. If it contains a seed, it should be consumed within a year. If the seeds are removed, it lasts for 2-3 years without changing its taste. Nectarine drink is very healthy. It always has a bright, sunny color in the pantry and provides a little bit of summer all year round.
