For Health and Beauty! My Mother's Safe and Easy Yuzu Tea Base
- 1 as much (to taste) Yellow yuzu citrus
- 50 to 100% of the yuzu Sugar
- Sterilize the storage jar(s) in advance in boiling water, and completely dry.
- Scrub the surface of the yuzu with salt (to remove chemicals or wax).
- Blanch in boiling water briefly, then leave to dry completely.
- Cut into quarters, peel and take out the seeds.
- Remove the stringy white pith from the inside of the peel, and shred the peel and the pulp of the yuzu finely.
- Weigh the peel and the pulp at this point.
- Once you know how much how much the usable parts of the yuzu weigh, decide how much sugar to use.
- Layer the sugar, peel and pulp in a sterilized storage jar, ending with a layer of sugar.
- If you use half the amount of sugar in weight compared to the weight of the yuzu, you'll have a not-so sweet refreshing mixture.
- The more sugar you add, the better the mixture will keep.
- I use about 80% sugar.
- This is how it looks after half a day.
- It's already getting syrupy.
- In a few days, it will become jammy.
- Leave it in a cool, dark place (not in the refrigerator) for about a week, then store in the refrigerator after that.
- Once the sugar melts, you can start enjoying it as early as the next day (The peel is still tough at this point.)
- You can dilute with hot water or shochu, or use it in simmered dishes as a hidden flavor.
- See "Yuzu curd made with yuzu tea (butter spread)" -, which uses this yuzu tea.
- It's sublime spread on toast or used with desserts.
- See also: "Yuzu miso that's good for you" -.
- This has many uses, and makes your cooking more flavorful and deep.
- The yuzu seeds can be put into alcohol ("white liqueur") and used as a skin freshener.
- If you add a lot of seeds, the liquid will become creamy and become a skin conditioner.
- Increase the collagen in your skin with the benefits of vitamin C.
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Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/170180-for-health-and-beauty-my-mothers-safe-and-easy-yuzu-tea-base (may not work)