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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.

43 K 3.7/5 (11 reviews)

55 min.

Easy

2.40 €

300 g

4 Ingredients

Last modified on: November 11^th 2020

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For 300 g, you will need:

1 335 g quince
2 30 g caster sugar
3 ¹⁄₃ lemon
4 1 tablespoon water
Total weight: 430 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 30 min.

Cooking: 25 min.

All in all: 55 min.

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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 1 tablespoon water, the juice of ¹⁄₃ lemon and 30 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

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	2 RDI=1 %	70 RDI=7 %	1 RDI=0 %	320 RDI=20 %	1,330 RDI: 20 %
Per 100 g	0	20 RDI=2 %	0	70 RDI=4 %	310 RDI: 4 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

How much will it cost?

For 300 g : 0.80 €

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