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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 2 kg 700 g, you will need:

1 3 kgs quince
2 240 g caster sugar
3 3 lemons
4 12 tablespoons water
Total weight: 3,810 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 12 tablespoons water, the juice of 3 lemons and 240 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
2,736 Kcal or 11,455 Kj	19 gr	635 gr	15 gr
137 %	7 %	60 %	2 %

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 2 kg 700 g : 7.09 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Quince: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Quince paste, Quince jelly, Quince and apple compote, Confit of quinces in Macvin, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caramel rice pudding, Agen prune cake, Italian Meringue, Pavlova, Pears and caramelised walnut samosas , ... All
	Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate Chantilly , Chorba, Butter cream, How to use gelatin, Du Barry soup, ... All
	Lemon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lemon Confectioner's Custard, Lille style chicken, Fish in a salt crust, Purple Pesto, Pear compote , ... All

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