Almost any fruit can and should be harvested for future use, that is for the winter season, when they are sold at a high price. Pears are no exception. However, unlike, say, apples that can be perfectly stored for the whole winter, pears quickly deteriorate, so they must be subjected to heat treatment and canned.
Contents:
- Benefits of pearls from
- Important details
- Preserved pears
- Compote from pears
- Candied fruit
Just imagine how on a snowy, cold evening you get a jar of pear jam out of the refrigerator, and from it comes a wonderful scent that will remind you of summer and the sun, will cheer up! Tea with pear jam is a special pleasure, which is difficult to convey in words. Although, in fact, you can prepare pears for the winter in many different ways. For example, cook jam, compote, mashed potatoes, jam, jam. And pears can be dried and frozen. In the freezer, cut into pieces, they will be perfectly preserved for a year. Such a billet can be added to compotes or pastries or simply have a little defrosted fruit.
As for canned pears, they are exceptionally tasty not only on their own, but also excellent for filling buns and pies. Also they can decorate the cake beautifully and in an original way.
Vitarel deposit
Pears are extraordinarily useful fruits. They contain a natural antibiotic - arbutin, which at a difficult moment is ready to come to the aid of the body. In addition, pears have many valuable ingredients: pectin, fiber, tannins, beta-carotene, B vitamins, and a whole range of useful acids: ascorbic, citric, apple and folic. Pears are rich in glucose, sucrose and fructose.
The properties of this fetus are so unique that they can be used in dietary nutrition in a variety of diseases and in the diet of dieting for weight loss. And people suffering from diabetes, pear can replace sugar. And no harm, and the taste is extraordinary!
Pears improve the work of the gastrointestinal tract, have a beneficial effect during the treatment of the kidneys, when there are stones. They almost never cause allergic reactions, so they can be fearlessly given to small children. Pear fruits have an antimicrobial effect, are able to support immunity well, and also contribute to strengthening the cardiovascular system. This rare fruit is usually advised by doctors to eat people weakened after a serious illness, as well as those who complain of poor appetite, who quickly get tired and suffer from dizziness.
Having properly prepared the pears for the winter, you can save their valuable properties almost in full.
Secrets of delicious pear billets for the winter.
- For billets, it is better to choose pears of about the same ripeness, in order to get the right consistency. And when preparing compotes it is important that the pears were also of the same size.
- Pear cut into pieces, as well as apples, quickly change color, so they immediately need to sprinkle with lemon.
- The pear itself is sweet enough, so when adding sugar, it's important to observe the measure so that the jam or compote is not supersaturated. A good service here can serve all the same lemon or citric acid.
- Sugar and citric acid are real natural preservatives, and pears can not be avoided without them.
- To prevent the jam from giving foam, add a little butter to it.
- Pears are very big friends with cinnamon, buckwheat, cloves, nutmeg, basil, marjoram, sage. Your workpiece will receive an even more vivid, rich flavor and aroma if you add the seasoning you like.
- Keep your workpieces out of pears in a cool dry place.
Canned pears
Simple and delicious recipe! Canned pears can be put on the table as is, or you can also stuff them with pies or cakes. Try adding a few pieces of pear in a sweet and sour salad or specially cooked meat. Feel free to experiment and get new taste sensations.
For canning pears you will need:
- 6-7 fruits;
- 2-3 tablespoons sugar and the same amount of water.
How to prepare:
- Pears carefully, remove the skin and cut in half. We get rid of seeds and stalk. Next, leave the fruit as is or cut it in random order.
- In a prepared liter jar we put the lobules tightly enough.
- Top with sugar and pour the contents with boiling water.
- We close the jar and put it in a container with water. Sterilize for about half an hour.
- Turn the jar upside down, cover with a fur coat and leave until completely cooled.
Compote from pears
It always turns out very tasty, so it's better to cook many jars at once, in order to enjoy the taste of this drink in the winter.
To prepare a pear compote for the winter, you will need:
- 1 kg of fruit;
- 1 liter of water;
- 200-300 g of sugar;
- a little bit of citric acid.
Preparation:
- Fruits ready for canning, washing, clean.
- Using lemon or citric acid, blanching for 8-10 minutes. Then pears should be cooled in cold water.
- We lay out the banks.
- Next, cook the syrup. For this, we put sugar and citric acid into the water, let it boil and wait until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Fill the cans with the syrup.
- Sterilize for about half an hour.
- We roll up the covers, turn it upside down, put it under the fur coat until it is completely cooled.
Pear candied fruit
This is a dietary and at the same time unusually delicious treat, which is perfect for both tea and coffee. Candied fruit, in order to kindle the appetite of children, you can add in porridge, casseroles, cottage cheese, and also in pastries. Try to make candied fruits from pears, and they will become your wand-help in the kitchen while preparing many dishes. Of course, you have to tinker a bit, but the result is worth it.
For candied fruits you will need 1 kilogram of pears - the same amount of sugar, 300 grams of water, a pinch of citric acid.
How to prepare:
- Wash and peeled pears cut in random order, as you like.
- Boil for about a quarter of an hour.
- Cool the pear slices in cold water.
- Cook the syrup.
- Fill them with pears and let stand for several hours.
- Simmer them for another five minutes, then let cool for 10 hours. Repeat these steps until the pears become transparent.
- In the end, do not forget to add citric acid.
- Put the resulting candied fruits in a colander, to make them all the excess liquid glass.
- Spread the pears on a baking sheet and send to the oven for 9 hours at a temperature of 40 degrees.
Pear is often called the queen of fruit, and it's not by chance. Such a high title, this respectable lady received not only for her excellent taste qualities: juiciness, sweetness, aroma, but also for the considerable benefit to human health. Since ancient times, it has been noticed that the fruits of the pear greatly contribute to the preservation of youth and beauty. It contains a huge amount of vitamins and trace elements, as well as useful acids. This explains the beneficial effect of the pear on many systems of our body. Probably easier to say what is not in this beautiful fruit.
By the way, most of the nutrients are concentrated in the peel of the pear, so it is best to eat it whole and choose those recipes for pear harvesting for the winter that do not require the cleaning of the fruit. Eat pears fresh, make from it all kinds of blanks and enjoy their taste and aroma all year round. And also serve your compotes and jams on the table and cheer your culinary masterpieces of friends!