Vodka-Based Umeshu - Make Umeshu Abroad

Name: Vodka-Based Umeshu - Make Umeshu Abroad
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500 grams Young green plums; 400 grams Rock sugar; 750 ml Vodka

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By chance, I found some young plums, so I decided to make umeshu.

Pat dry the plums and container before use. Recipe by MatM

By chance, I found some young plums, so I decided to make umeshu.

Pat dry the plums and container before use. Recipe by MatM

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

By chance, I found some young plums, so I decided to make umeshu.

Pat dry the plums and container before use. Recipe by MatM

By chance, I found some young plums, so I decided to make umeshu.

Pat dry the plums and container before use. Recipe by MatM

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Ingredients

500 gramsYoung green plums
400 gramsRock sugar
750 mlVodka

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Steps

1

I used rock sugar bought at a Chinese food specialty shop and 40 proof vodka.
2

The plums were sold as "young plums." I found them at a Middle Eastern food grocery.
3

Boil and dry your container to sterilize. Another way to sterilize is to put a little water in your container, and boil it for 30 seconds to 1 minute in the microwave.
4

Rinse the plums well and let sit in water for 2 to 3 hours, then pierce with holes.
5

If the stem remain, use a toothpick to remove them.
6

Add plums and rock sugar in layers, and then fill with vodka.
7

You can drink it after around 3 months, but after about half a year, it will mature and be ready to serve.