Pears can be preserved in a variety of ways. In addition to waking, drying the fruit has proven its worth. In the following text you will find easy-to-follow and tasty recipes.

Preserved pears are delicious and a pleasure, especially in winter

Boil pears

As soft types of pears disintegrate quickly when canned, it is advisable to preserve only ripe types with firm flesh.

In addition to the fruit, you will need jars with a rubber ring and locking clip or screw-top jars that are not too small. Alternatively, glasses with a swing top are suitable. All vessels must be carefully sterilized before filling the fruit.

Recipe for pear compote

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg of pears
  • 450ml water
  • 100 grams of sugar
  • 1 - 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 3 cloves
  • 1 sachet of vanilla sugar
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 3 glasses with 500 ml content

preparation

  1. Wash the pears, peel, quarter and cut out the core.
  2. Boil the water with the lemon juice, the sugar and the spices until the sugar has dissolved.
  3. Layer the pear pieces in the glasses. Leave at least two centimeters of space at the top.
  4. Pour the sugar and water mixture over it. The pears should be completely covered.
  5. Place glasses in the saucepan, they must not touch each other.
  6. Fill the pot with water so that the containers are three-quarters full.
  7. Wake up at 80 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes.

Alternatively, you can can the pears in the oven. To do this, place the glasses in a roasting pan filled with water and cook the fruit at 180 degrees for about 30 minutes.

to wither pears

Fruit was preserved by drying as early as the Middle Ages. Unfortunately, pears often turn very dark when dried, which doesn't look so nice. The reason for this is the process of oxidation, which the industry prevents with sulphur.

At home, simply put the pieces of fruit you want to dry in a bowl with a liter of water for 5 minutes and add 4 teaspoons of powdered ascorbic acid or half a liter of lemon juice.

ingredients

  • Ripe but not mushy pears.
  • A dehydrator. Alternatively, you can dry the fruit in the oven. There are also practical drying inserts for many hot air fryers.

preparation

  1. Wash pears thoroughly but do not peel.
  2. Quarter the fruit, cut out the core.
  3. Slice into slices.
  4. Place the pear quarters next to each other on the drying rack and dry at 55 degrees for around 15 hours.
  5. The pears are dried when you can no longer feel any moisture in the thick part. The surface then feels rough and quite hard.

tips

You can also freeze pears. However, this will make the fruit very soft. However, when defrosted, they can be easily processed into jam or compote.

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