Introduction: Sour plum soup is one of the most traditional drinks in China. The "Tugong plum decoction" recorded in ancient books is the oldest way to make sour plum soup. The "braised plum water" mentioned in The Southern Song Dynasty "Old Martial Arts" is also a refreshing drink similar to sour plum soup. In the Qing Dynasty, sour plum soup became really popular and became a popular drink, 150 years earlier than soda was introduced to my country from the West. In the hot summer, if you can drink a cup of iced sour plum soup at noon, it will not only refresh you and relieve the heat, but also produce fluid and quench thirst. Therefore, sour plum soup has been the most popular drink among Chinese people since ancient times.
Although many people like to drink sour plum soup, the sour plum soup made by many people is not strong in taste and tastes bad. In fact, this is caused by not mastering the correct method. Today, Master Hu is sharing with you the old recipe of sour plum soup. It was told to me by a pastry chef I met many years ago. Every summer, many old customers come to my restaurant for dinner and they all say that I cook sour plum soup. The taste is the most authentic. Next, I will tell you all the old recipes and proportions of this sour plum soup. If you want to drink sour plum soup, you don’t need to buy it. You can make it yourself and it will taste better. You can learn it as soon as you learn it!
[Old recipe for sour plum soup]: smoked ebony 15g, roselle 10g, dried mulberry 3g, dried hawthorn 15g, licorice 1.5g, tangerine peel 5g, red cardamom 1g, dried osmanthus 3 grams, 2500ml cold water, appropriate amount of rock sugar (usually 120g).
[How to cook sour plum soup]:
1. First put black plum , roselle, dried mulberry, dried hawthorn, licorice, tangerine peel and red cardamom into cold water and soak them for 1 minute, then take them all out and use Rinse with running water and set aside.
2. Put an appropriate amount of water in a casserole. After boiling the water over high heat, put all the ebony plum, roselle, dried mulberry, dried hawthorn, licorice, tangerine peel, and red cardamom into the pot. Boil the water over high heat, then change Lower heat and continue cooking for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, put the rock sugar into it and continue to cook for 3-5 minutes until the rock sugar is completely melted. Filter the sour plum soup. After the sour plum soup is completely cooled, put the osmanthus and ice cubes into it and drink.
[Notes on making sour plum soup]:
1. When making sour plum soup, red cardamom is indispensable, because red cardamom has the effect of "warming the body, dispelling cold, refreshing the spleen and appetizing". Adding red cardamom can make drinking sour plum soup healthier.
2. If you want the sour plum soup to taste good, you must control the cooking time. Generally, boil the sour plum soup for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to low and continue cooking for 3-5 minutes to make the sour plum soup very strong.
3. If you like a sour plum soup, you can add more ebony. If you want it sweet, you can add more sugar or less ebony.
If you want to drink sour plum soup, you don’t need to buy it. Follow the recipe and method I taught you, and you can make it better at home. If you can’t finish the sour plum soup each time, you can use a mineral water bottle to drink it the second time. This article is an original picture and text by Master Hu. Finally, thank you for watching. If today's article is helpful to you, then click a follow and a like. Thank you for your support. Master Hu will share more delicious food with you in the future.
