Ingredients

25 grams of black plums

25 grams of black dates

35 grams of hawthorn

2 grams of licorice

5 grams of tangerine peel

About 6-7 grams of dried sweet-scented osmanthus

Appropriate amount of rock sugar

Recipe for the authentic Old Beijing Sour Plum Soup (Tongrentang recipe)

After washing all the ingredients except rock sugar and dried osmanthus, add about 600 ml of water and soak for 15-20 minutes

First step of cooking: soaked Pour the ingredients into the pot, put it on the fire and bring it to a boil. After boiling, lower the heat and simmer for half an hour.

After the first boil, pour the soup into a clean container. All ingredients remain in the pot.

Second cooking: add water to the pot again, repeat the first cooking method, add about 600 ml of water, and simmer over low heat for half an hour

Add rock sugar and dried osmanthus before serving.

After the rock sugar melts, turn off the heat. Mix the second soup with the first soup. Let cool and then refrigerate.