Quince Compote (Ayva Kompostosu)

2 medium size quince

½ cup sugar

4 cups water

2-3 cloves, optional

1 cinnamon stick, optional

Wash the quince and remove the seeds. Chop them up equally and transfer to a pot. Add the sugar, water and if desired cloves and cinnamon as well. Let the sugar dissolve over medium heat stirring occasionally. Then, once it boils, turn the heat down and cook until the quince gets soft.

You may adjust the water and sugar amount according to your like.

Serve either cold or lukewarm.

P.S. For additional health benefits (vitamins and minerals) add the seeds in and cook with them. You may remove them before consumption.

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TURKCE

2 adet orta boy ayva

1/2 su bardagi toz seker

4 su bardagi su

2-3 karanfil, istege gore

1 adet çubuk tarcin, istege gore

Ayvalari iyice yikadiktan sonra cekirdeklerini cikarin ve esit buyuklukte kup kup dograyin.

Ayvalari ve suyu, arzuya gore de karafilleri ve tarcini bir tencereye alin. Ara sira karistirarak seker eriyene dek pisirin. Kaynayan kompostonun altini kisin ve ayvalar yumusayana dek kisik ateste pisirin.

Su ve seker miktarini arzu ettiginiz sekilde ayarlayabilirsiniz.

Istege bagli olarak ilik ya da soguk servis yapabilirsiniz.

NOT: Ayva cekirdeginin sinirsiz faydalarindan (vitamin ve mineraller) yararlanmak icin konmpostoyu cekirdekleriyle beraber kaynatin. Servis yapmadan once cekirdekleri cikarip atabilirsiniz.