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Quince compote

Quinces make an excellent compote, full of their delightful perfume and flavour. However, preparing the fruit is hard work, so here's a recipe to show you how to manage this.

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Last modified on: November 11^th 2020

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For 900 g, you will need:

1 1 kg quince
2 80 g caster sugar
3 1 lemon
4 4 tablespoons water
Total weight: 1,270 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1

Choose good quinces.

Stage 2 - 20 min.

Peel the fruit, then cut into quarters and remove the hard core.

You will notice that the fresher the quinces, the harder they are to peel, and harder still to cut out the core. But I assure you, quince compote is worth the effort!

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Slice the quince quarters (a mandolin is ideal for this) and put in a large pan.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Add 4 tablespoons water, the juice of 1 lemon and 80 g caster sugar.

Stage 5 - 25 min.

Put on low heat, cover and leave to stew gently (stir once or twice during cooking).

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Once the quince slices are soft, blend to give a smoother texture.

Taste to check if the compote is sweet enough.

Stage 7

Your quince compote is ready.

Remarks

You can also add the lemon zest in with the juice, as its flavour goes really well with quinces.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge in a sealed jar.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
912 Kcal or 3,818 Kj	6 gr	212 gr	5 gr
46 %	2 %	20 %	1 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
72 Kcal or 301 Kj	< 1 gr	17 gr	< 1 gr
4 %	<1 %	2 %	<1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 900 g : 2.36 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Quince: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Quince and apple compote, Quince jelly, Confit of quinces in Macvin, Quince paste, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Stewed rhubarb, Brioche galette, Bounty-style tart for Alison, Citrus tart, Flambéd bananas , ... All
	Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Kouign-amann, Cooking sugar, Du Barry soup, Seeded loaf, Quince and apple compote, ... All
	Lemon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio and spinach pesto, Fruit coulis (fruit purée), Pears and caramelised walnut samosas , Amandier (gluten-free almond cake), Sausage mushroom and cheese crumble, ... All

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