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.
You should end up with a compote that has a delicate quince flavour rounded out by the apples and brown sugar.
41K 8 3.3
Last modified on: December 30th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:CompoteQuinceApplesSugarFor 800 g, you will need:
- 0
2 2⁄3 cups quince - 1
1⁄3 cup water - 2
2 cups + 2 tablespoons apple - 3 4 tablespoons water
- 4
1 tablespoon Vanilla sugar - 5
1⁄3 cup brown sugar
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 32 min. | 27 min. | 59 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 2 min.
Thoroughly wash 2 2⁄3 cups quinces.
Stage 2 - 15 min.
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.
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.
Put the quince pieces into a saucepan, add 1⁄3 cup water, then cover and put on gentle heat to cook.
Stage 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.
Peel 2 cups + 2 tablespoons apple and cut into small pieces.
Add the same weight of apple to the pan as quince (350 g in our example).
Add the same weight of apple to the pan as quince (350 g in our example).
Stage 6
Put back on low heat and leave to cook...
Stage 7 - 7 min.
...until the apples are tender.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Finish by blending to give a smooth compote.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
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 stage 5, rather like for quince paste.
If you prefer a smooth compote, put the cooked fruit pieces through a vegetable mill on "fine" setting, just before stage 5, rather like for quince paste.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge in a sealed jar.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 827 Kcal or 3,462 Kj | 5 gr | 200 gr | 5 gr |
| 41 % | 2 % | 19 % | 1 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 64 Kcal or 268 Kj | < 1 gr | 16 gr | < 1 gr |
| 3 % | <1 % | 1 % | <1 % |
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Quince: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Quince compote, Quince paste, Confit of quinces in Macvin, ... All |
 | Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Stewed apple (compote), Apple custard tart, Tatin apples with mascarpone cream, Lemon and grated apple tart, Norman flambéed apples, ... All |
 | Brown sugar: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Little lemon biscuits, Smart plum tart, Brownies, Caribbean upside-down cake, Chocolate cake, ... All |
 | Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Stewed apple (compote), Fougasse with bacon and Comté, Super-green, super-thrifty soup, Ali Baba bread, Special small breads, ... All |
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