Rhubarb compote: recipe for a delicious drink

Compote of rhubarb, the recipe of which we will consider below, it turns out delicious, useful, and most importantly, it quenches thirst well in the summer heat. It is worth noting that this drink with acidity is ideal not only for normal drinking, but also for filling any cold first dishes (for example, okroshki).

Rhubarb compote: a recipe for a healthy drink

Necessary ingredients:

• Ripe fresh lemon - 1 or 2 large pcs .;
• Sand sugar - 1 full glass;
• Freshly cut rhubarb stems - 1 kg;
• Drinking purified water - 4 liters.

The processing of the main ingredient

The rhubarb compote , the recipe of which we consider in this article, turns out to be especially delicious if you use only freshly stalks of the main product. They need to be rinsed well in warm water, cut off the ends, and then cleaned of the upper rigid film. After this, the rhubarb is required to be chopped into pieces not larger than one and a half centimeters.

The process of making syrup

Before you cook the compote of rhubarb, you need to make a sweet syrup for it. Thus, you need to take a large metal pan, pour in exactly 4 liters of drinking purified water, and then pour in the sugar. It should be especially noted that the compote of rhubarb, the recipe of which provides for the use of a glass of sugar, is quite sour. In this regard, if you prefer to eat more sweet drinks, then the amount of this loose product is better to increase by one and a half or two times.

The resulting liquid must be brought to a boil on high heat, and then also boil no more than 2 minutes.

How to cook rhubarb stew: heat treatment of fresh products

After the syrup is ready, all the rhubarb stalks are to be poured into it. To the liquid absorbs the aroma and sourness of greenery, it is desirable to boil them on very low heat for about 10-13 minutes.

In the meantime, you need to take 1 or 2 large lemons, wash them well, and then cut into thin circles. Next, the fruit is required to lay out to the rhubarb, which should be boiled for another 4 minutes. After a lapse of time, the dishes with compote should be removed from the plate, covered with a lid and a towel and leave for 2 more hours. During this time, the drink will slightly subside, and also absorb all the flavor and nutrients of the added ingredients.

The final stage in the preparation

When the rhubarb drink with lemon slices becomes warm, it should be filtered through a sieve or gauze into a decanter, and then put in a cold store for 3-4 hours.

Correct feed to the table

Compote of rhubarb stems must be served to the table only in the cooled form. It can be consumed and just for quenching thirst, and at meal time. In addition, a traditional Russian summer dish called "okroshka" is very tasty from such a drink.

Helpful advice

Lovers of sweet and various drinks can add to such a compote not only rhubarb and lemon, but also various berries or fruits.