Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, umeshu (japanese plum wine). It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Not only can you drink the wine, but you can also eat the plums, use them as a garnish or even part of desserts! Umeshu, or plum wine, is a popular sweet drink inside and outside Japan. This tasty drink is a great aperitif and also wonderful as a dessert wine after While the ingredients sound common, each is actually a special kind.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have umeshu (japanese plum wine) using 3 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Umeshu (Japanese Plum Wine):
- Prepare 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.)
- Prepare 500 g Rock sugar
- Get 1000 g White liqueur (Best to use 24%~35% liqueur)
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 is a Japanese wine/liqueur made by stewing ume plums in sugar and alcohol.
Steps 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!
Its sweet/sour flavour can be enjoyed straight, on the rocks, or with a mixer. Browse japancentre.com's range of umeshu and other Japanese alcohols and liqueurs. 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. I really enjoyed it and also found out how easy to make it.
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