syrup of plum(suan mei tang )

syrup of plum

Introduction:

"Sour plum soup is a very historical traditional drink, deeply loved by the ancients. It is said that Emperor Qianlong especially liked sour plum soup. He had to drink a bowl before and after meals. In Chapter 34 of a dream of Red Mansions, Jia Baoyu, the hero, after being beaten, asks Jia's mother, "only drink dry, but eat sour plum soup.". Hao Yixing of the Qing Dynasty wrote in the poem of bamboo branches in the capital gate that "a copper bowl calls in the street, a Ou ice water and plum soup.". This passage describes the crisp and pleasant sound of the hands of the people selling sour plum soup on the streets of Beijing knocking on the ice cup. Sour plum soup is not only sweet and sour, but also has the effect of appetizing and replenishing water, which is much better than those carbonated drinks. Although sour plum soup tastes sour, it belongs to alkaline food. If you eat too much acidic food such as meat, drinking sour plum soup is more conducive to the balance of blood pH. In addition, sour plum soup can also calm down liver fire and help digestion. Those who have more liver fire should eat more sour plum soup. "

Production steps:

Step 1: wash black plum, dried hawthorn, licorice, tangerine peel and Roselle, and soak for 1 hour.

Step 2: pour all the ingredients into the pot with water and simmer for 40 minutes.

Step 3: add rock sugar to melt completely, turn off the heat.

Step 4: sprinkle a little dried osmanthus, cover and simmer for 5 minutes, cool and refrigerate.

Step 5: filter out the residue when drinking.

Materials required:

Black plum: 12

Licorice: 5g

Rock sugar: 25g

Dried Hawthorn: 10g

Roselle: 5

Tangerine peel: a little

Dried Osmanthus fragrans: a little

Water: 2000 ml

Precautions: 1. If you can't finish the sour plum soup at a time, you can put it in the refrigerator for a few days. But at normal temperature, sour plum soup is easy to deteriorate. If you see a thin bubble floating on the surface, it means that it has gone bad. 2. Add licorice sour plum soup will have astringent aftertaste, put some ice when drinking can reduce astringency. The reason why Osmanthus fragrans should be added is that Osmanthus fragrans can add the fragrance of sour plum soup, which is also in line with the traditional Chinese medicine theory that "fragrance can eliminate dampness in the body and remove summer heat".

Production difficulty: ordinary

Process: boiling

Production time: one hour

Taste: sweet and sour

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