Grape compote for winter

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Prepare the products. Not everyone has their own grapes, but you can always buy them. Any variety and color, with or without a stone, is suitable for compote. It happens that they bring it unripe, you won't want to eat it fresh, but it will also fit into the compote.

2. Step 2:

   

   The first thing in this recipe is to prepare the jars, everything else will not take much time and effort. Rinse the cans with baking soda, rinse well under running water. Wet put in a cold oven with the neck down, also spread out the lids. Turn on at 150 degrees, after reaching the set temperature, sterilize the jars 1L - 15 minutes, 2L - 20, 3L - 25 minutes. For me, this method of sterilization is the most convenient, I have been using it for many years, I have not failed.

3. Step 3:

   

   Grapes need to be prepared. Separate the berries, remove the damaged ones.

4. Step 4:

   

   Then rinse well under cool running water, let the water drain.

5. Step 5:

   

   Bring water to a boil in a deep saucepan, add sugar. Stir and let the syrup boil for 2-3 minutes. It is better to take a steel pan, it is easier to wash it, the juice of dark grapes makes everything look great.

7. Step 6:

   

   Then pour in the washed grapes and cook them for 7-9 minutes.

8. Step 7:

   

   At the end, I add 1/4 tsp of citric acid to ensure long-term storage of the drink, but this is optional. The emerging foam must be removed.

9. Step 8:

   

   Pour the compote into hot, sterilized jars with overflow, cover with a lid and wait 1 minute for the air bubbles contained in the water and fruits to rise to the surface of the water, then tighten the lid. / First I spread out the berries with a slotted spoon, trying to divide them evenly into jars, then pour in hot berry syrup. If there is not enough syrup, just add boiling water /.

10. Step 9:

    

    Roll the twisted jar on the board, checking for tightness, wipe clean and turn it over on the lid. Cover tightly with a terry towel or a blanket and leave to cool completely. Then put it in the refrigerator or in a dark, cool place. Banks are well stored in a city apartment, if sterilization and storage conditions were observed. It turned out 3 jars of 0.720 ml.