Quince compote


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 11th 2020

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Stage 1
Quince compote
Choose good quinces.

Stage 2 - 20 min.
Quince compote
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.
Quince compote
Slice the quince quarters (a mandolin is ideal for this) and put in a large pan.

Stage 4 - 2 min.
Quince compote
Add 4 tablespoons water, the juice of 1 lemon and 80 g caster sugar.

Stage 5 - 25 min.
Quince compote
Put on low heat, cover and leave to stew gently (stir once or twice during cooking).

Stage 6 - 3 min.
Quince compote
Once the quince slices are soft, blend to give a smoother texture.

Taste to check if the compote is sweet enough.

Stage 7
Quince compote
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 valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
912 Kcal or 3,818 Kj6 gr212 gr5 gr
46 %2 %20 %1 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
72 Kcal or 301 Kj< 1 gr17 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 : 2.56 $

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This recipe uses (among others)
QuinceQuince: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Quince jelly, Confit of quinces in Macvin, Quince and apple compote, Quince paste, ... All
Caster sugarCaster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée), Piedmont pyramids, Choux pastry (pâte à choux), Madeleines, Grapefruit cake, ... All
WaterWater: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Quick orange marmalade, Cretan Bread, How to prepare endives , Nonettes, Italian hot chocolate , ... All
LemonLemon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fish terrine with spinach and tomatoes, Peach and mint salad , Avocado and smoked salmon terrine , Escalope of veal in a cream sauce, Brussels sprout salad, ... All
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