Ume Juice

Ume Juice (梅ジュース) is a popular beverage in Japan made with a syrup extracted from green ume. It's fragrant and sweet, with a bracing tartness that makes it ultra refreshing on a sweltering summer day.

Course Condiments & Pickles, Dessert, Drinks

Cuisine Japanese

Level Beginner

Main Ingredient Fruit

Diet Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Low-Fat, Pescatarian, Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Total Time 14

Servings 2 tablespoon servings

Calories 174kcal

Ingredients

1 kilogram green ume
1 kilogram rock sugar
50 grams red shiso leaves only

Instructions

Put the ume in a freezer bag and freeze for at least 24 hours.
Remove the ume from the freezer and add the rock sugar and shiso to the bag.
Seal the bag and place it in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.
At the end of the 2 weeks, you can strain the syrup, pressing on the solids to get as much liquid out as you can.
Store the syrup in the refrigerator.

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