Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, umeshu (japanese plum wine). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
I share her tips for homemade Umesh! Making plum wine is her annual event in June and this was my first time to make it together. Not only can you drink the wine, but you can also eat the plums, use them as a garnish or even part of desserts!
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have umeshu (japanese plum wine) using 3 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Umeshu (Japanese Plum Wine):
- Get 500 g Japanese green ume plums (You can buy from Mitsuwa and Nijiya, Marukai if you are in the United States. Only available for a short window in the early Summer.)
- Get 500 g Rock sugar
- Prepare 1000 g White liqueur (Best to use 24%~35% liqueur)
It's time for another Martina's Midnight Munchies! And today Martina is gonna show you how to make Japanese Plum Wine, aka Umeshu. It is a very enjoyable drink which you can easily make on your own! Umeshu also has many health benefits, which gives you another reason to try it!
Instructions to make Umeshu (Japanese Plum Wine):
- Wash and sterilize your jar with boiled water, and dry off the jar.
- Wash the plums and remove the stems. The stems are small and deep, so use a toothpick.
- Dry off the plums and leave it on clean cloth for a half day.
- Put a layer of ume plums in the jar, then a layer of rock sugar. Repeat until all the sugar and plums are used up, and pour the white liqueur into the jar until it just covers the topmost layer of plums.
- Put the lid on the jar securely and store the plums in cool, dark place. Shake the jar everyday until rock sugar dissolves.
- After 6 months, the Umeshu is ready to drink. Enjoy!
Here's a great selection of bars to enjoy the distinctive Japanese plum wine in Tokyo. This is the first year I will try making 梅酒. I had some homemade umeshu on a recent trip to Japan. It was delicious, so now I have to try it myself! Umeshu, or plum wine, is a popular sweet drink inside and outside Japan.
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