Ingredients:
- 300g of fresh sour plums
- 100g of rock sugar
- 1 liter of water
- a moderate amount of mint leaves or lemon slices (optional)
Steps:
1. Rinse the plums well, and remove the pits. You can gently cut the sour plum with a knife to remove the core, or use a plum corer.
2. In a large saucepan, add 1 liter of water, add the rock sugar to the saucepan, and heat and stir over medium heat until the rock sugar is completely dissolved.
3. Put the pitted sour plums into the sugar water, continue to heat over medium heat, bring to a boil and then turn down the heat to low and cook for about 15-20 minutes, stirring well so that the flavor and sourness of the sour plums are fully dissolved in the water.
4. Turn off the heat and wait for the sour plum soup to cool down to room temperature, then strain the sour plum soup to remove the pulp dregs and keep the liquid.
5. Pour the plum soup into a container and optionally add some mint leaves or lemon slices to add aroma and flavor (optional).
6. Chill the soup in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to allow it to fully cool.
7. After chilling, you can choose to drink the sour plum soup directly or add a proper amount of ice cubes for cold drinks, and add a proper amount of honey or syrup for flavor according to your personal taste.
A big pot of sour plum soup is finished! You can enjoy this cool and appetizing sour plum soup. Remember to adjust the amount of sugar and lemon slices or mint leaves according to your personal taste to make the soup more to your liking.