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Quince compote

Name: Quince compote
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 900 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 kg quince; 80 g caster sugar; 1 lemon; 4 tablespoons water

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.

66 K 3.5/5 (13 reviews)

55 min.

Easy

2.40 €

900 g

4 Ingredients

Last modified on: November 11^th 2020

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

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 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

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	6 RDI=2 %	210 RDI=20 %	5 RDI=1 %	910 RDI=50 %	3,820 RDI: 50 %
Per 100 g	0	20 RDI=2 %	0	70 RDI=4 %	300 RDI: 4 %

How much will it cost?

For 900 g : 2.40 €

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