Ukrainian · Drink

Uzvar

Name: Uzvar
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Ukrainian
Ingredients: 300 g (10 oz) mixed dried fruit: apples, pears, prunes (smoked if possible), apricots; 2.5 litres (10 cups) water; 2–4 tbsp honey; 1 cinnamon stick (optional)

Узвар

Smoked dried-fruit drink

Any fast dayPrep 5 minCook 20 minServes 8Plus a few hours steeping

When to eat it. No oil, wine or fish, so it fits even the strict weekdays of Lent.

Ingredients

300 g (10 oz) mixed dried fruit: apples, pears, prunes (smoked if possible), apricots
2.5 litres (10 cups) water
2–4 tbsp honey
1 cinnamon stick (optional)

Method

Rinse the dried fruit.
Bring it to a boil in the water with the cinnamon and simmer 15 to 20 minutes.
Take off the heat, stir in honey to taste and cover.
Steep at least 3 hours or overnight. Serve cold or warm.

Tip. Drunk with kutia on Nativity Eve. Smoked pears give it its traditional taste.

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