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Quince and apple compote

This compote is a tricky balancing act between the characteristic quince flavour and just enough apples to sweeten it.

You should end up with a compote that has a delicate quince flavour rounded out by the apples and brown sugar.

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Last modified on: December 20^th 2017

For 800 g, you will need:

1 600 g quince
2 60 g water
3 500 g apple
4 4 tablespoons water
5 10 g Vanilla sugar
6 60 g brown sugar
Total weight: 1,290 grams

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Time required

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
32 min.	27 min.	59 min.

Keeping:

Several days in the fridge in a sealed jar.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 2 min.

Quince and apple compote : Photo of step #1

Thoroughly wash 600 g quinces.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

Quince and apple compote : Photo of step #2

Peel the quinces and cut into quarters. Remove the core and cut the remaining flesh into small pieces.

You will see just how difficult this is to do. Raw quinces are very hard to cut up and the pieces will oxydise and turn brown very rapidly.

From 600 g of whole quinces you should end up with about 350 g of prepared fruit. Make a note of the weight.

Stage 3 - 20 min.

Quince and apple compote : Photo of step #3

Put the quince pieces into a saucepan, add 60 g water, then cover and put on gentle heat to cook.

Stage 4

Quince and apple compote : Photo of step #4

After 20 minutes or so, the pieces of quince will be soft and there should be very little liquid left.

Stage 5 - 10 min.

Quince and apple compote : Photo of step #5

Peel 500 g apple and cut into small pieces.

Add the same weight of apple to the pan as quince (350 g in our example).

Stage 6

Quince and apple compote : Photo of step #6

Put back on low heat and leave to cook...

Stage 7 - 7 min.

Quince and apple compote : Photo of step #7

...until the apples are tender.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Quince and apple compote : Photo of step #8

Finish by blending to give a smooth compote.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Quince and apple compote : Photo of step #9

Leave to cool before transferring into jars.

Remarks

You can vary the proportion of quince to apple, starting from this initial half-and-half recipe, depending on which flavour you wish to bring out.

If you prefer a smooth compote, put the cooked fruit pieces through a vegetable mill on "fine" setting, just before Step 5, rather like for quince paste.

Nutritional information

% 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 800 g : 13.42 €

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Source

Home made.

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Quince: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Quince paste, ... All
	Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Apple Tatin Terrine, Four quarters (adding fruit), Apple Pie, Bonnevaux apple tart, ... All
	Brown sugar: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chocolate cake, Hazelnut and orange cake, Cookies, Moist cereal bars, Flaky brownie brioche, ... All
	Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Olive and pesto bread, Peanut rolls, Natural leaven, Pizza dough, Rabbit civet "à la normande", ... All

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