Umeshu (Plum Wine)

Name: Umeshu (Plum Wine)
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 15 servings
Cuisine: 일식
Ingredients: 1000g green plums; 800g rock sugar; 1800ml Shochu

Ingredients: green plums, rock sugar, Shochu · 135 min cook time · 210kcal · $35.00

Ingredients

1000g green plums, 800g rock sugar, 1800ml Shochu

Instructions

1. Thoroughly wipe the inside of the airtight containers and lids with Shochu.
2. Soak pre-washed green plums in water for two hours to remove bitterness, strain, dry well, and remove the stem pits with a bamboo skewer.
3. Add green plums and rock sugar alternately into the sanitized container, then pour Shochu to completely submerge them and seal the container.

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