Compote of Green Gooseberries
Ingredients
Directions
Make the syrup
Break the sugar into small lumps and pour the water over it.
Boil gently for 10 minutes, skimming off any scum.
Cook the fruit and serve
Add the gooseberries, washed and drained, and simmer gently for 8 to 10 minutes.
Serve hot or cold.
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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What each ingredient does
- Gooseberries
- Provide the main fruit body and a tart flavour that the sugar balances.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the fruit and dissolves into the water to form the syrup.
The step that matters
Simmer gently once the gooseberries go in. Vigorous boiling breaks the berries apart and makes the syrup cloudy. A gentle simmer softens the fruit while it keeps its shape and clear syrup.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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