Oreen Gooseberry Compote

Ingredients

• fine, unripe gooseberries
• water
• sugar

Directions

1. Cut off the tuft from the gooseberries and make a slit in the side to remove the seeds.

2. Place the berries in water and bring to a boil briefly, then cover with a napkin and let cool.

3. Heat the berries again in the same water without boiling, then cool them in cold water and drain.

4. Clarify sugar and cook it until it reaches a thread stage.

5. Boil the berries in the sugar for eight minutes, skim off any foam, and let them sit covered until the next day.

6. Boil the berries with the sugar several times, skim, and let cool.

7. Pour boiled sugar over the berries in compote dishes.