Photograph of the finished Yuja-cha

Korea · Trà mứt thanh yên Yuja-cha

Yuja-cha

40 min Hands-on time + 7 ngày waiting
EasyDifficulty
6 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Yuja fruit Yuja fruit 12
  • Photograph of Sugar Sugar 2.2 lb
  • Photograph of Honey Honey 1 ⅓ cups
  • Photograph of Coarse salt Coarse salt 2.8 oz
  • Photograph of Pine nuts Pine nuts 2.1 oz
  • Photograph of Lime Lime 2

Method

  1. 1 Rub the pomelo with coarse salt, then rinse thoroughly and blanch in boiling water for 20 seconds.
  2. 2 Cut the peel into thin strips and squeeze out the juice, discarding all the seeds because the seeds make the jam bitter.
  3. 3 Mix the shredded fruit peel with fruit juice, sugar, and honey in a ratio of one part fruit to one part sugar.
  4. 4 Place in a glass jar and refrigerate for 7 days; the sugar will draw water from the peels, turning them into a thick syrup.
  5. 5 This is a jam made from soaked fruit, not brewed tea; it shouldn't be boiled because boiling will destroy the essential oil aroma of the peel.
  6. 6 Mix two tablespoons of jam with 80-degree hot water, then sprinkle a few pine nuts on top.
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