Why it works: White currant and sugar work together. They rank in the top 29% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 59 recipes. The science ↓
Currant Compote
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no cooking times; the times in the steps were added in transcription, so check for doneness rather than trusting the clock.
Remove seeds from the currants and rinse them in cold water.
Drain the currants using a sieve.
Boil sugar and water to make a syrup until it reaches a feather stage.
Add the currants to the syrup and let them boil for 2-3 minutes.
Skim the syrup to remove any impurities and let it cool.
Serve the compote in compotiers.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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White currant + sugartop 29% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together59 recipes
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