Sour Cherry Compote (Kompot ot Vishni)
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Prep30 min
Cook30 min
Total60 min
The Bulgarian summer drink in a jar — whole sour cherries in a light syrup, sealed in June and opened in winter, drunk chilled with the fruit spooned from the glass.
Ingredients
Serves:12
Ingredients
- 1.2 kg sour cherries, stones in
- 300 g sugar
- 1.8 l water
Nutrition (estimated)
medium confidence132kcal · per serving
1.6g
Protein
32g
Carbs
0.3g
Fat
Recipe total: 1581 kcal · P 19.2g · C 384g · F 3.6g
Estimated from 3 of 3 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Wash the cherries and pull off the stalks, leaving the stones in: they keep the fruit whole and add a faint almond note.
- 2Wash three 1-litre jars and their lids in hot water and sterilise them in the oven at 120°C for 15 minutes.
- 3Fill each jar a third to half full with cherries.
- 4Boil the water with the sugar for 2–3 minutes until clear, then pour the hot syrup over the cherries, leaving 1 cm at the top. Close the lids tightly.
- 5Stand the jars on a folded cloth in a large pot, add hot water up to their shoulders and boil gently for 15 minutes.
- 6Lift out the jars and leave them upside down under a blanket to cool slowly. Store them cool and dark, and drink the compote chilled within a year.
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Questions and answers
How long does Sour Cherry Compote (Kompot ot Vishni) take to make?
About 60 minutes: 30 min prep and 30 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Sour Cherry Compote (Kompot ot Vishni)?
3 ingredients: sour cherries, sugar, water.
How many servings does this Sour Cherry Compote (Kompot ot Vishni) recipe make?
12 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Sour Cherry Compote (Kompot ot Vishni)?
About 132 kcal, with 1.6 g protein, 32 g carbohydrate and 0.3 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Sour Cherry Compote (Kompot ot Vishni) recipe suit?
It is vegan and gluten-free.
What cuisine is Sour Cherry Compote (Kompot ot Vishni)?
Sour Cherry Compote (Kompot ot Vishni) comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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