Hunan Famous Snack: Perilla Peach Ginger
Hunan's beloved perilla peach ginger: crisp peaches and young ginger slices salted for crunch, then steeped in a deep-red perilla and rock sugar syrup until sweet, tart, and warmly spicy.
Instructions
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The first step is of course to prepare the materials first! As shown in the picture!
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Then, wash the crystal peaches and young ginger, slice them, and marinate with an appropriate amount of salt to draw out the moisture, in order to enhance the crispness of the peaches 🍑.
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Next, pour 600ml of purified water into the snowflake pot, add half a bunch of perilla leaves cut into pieces, and cook with rock sugar for 20 minutes until the water has a perilla flavor.
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Then remove the perilla leaves, add 20ml of white vinegar, and then add 5–10 grams of salt, which will cause a beautiful chemical reaction. The cooked perilla water will change from bright green to light pink. After that, turn off the heat and let the cooked perilla water cool.
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Drain the brine from the peaches and young ginger that were pickled with salt, then rinse off the remaining salt with purified water, and let them drain before setting aside for later use.
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Then add half of the remaining fresh perilla leaves into the cooled perilla water, and stir well.
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Then pour the perilla leaf water into the washed peaches and young ginger to soak.
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Then cover it up and put it in the refrigerator to chill overnight, and take it out to eat the next day.
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Alright, a summer appetizer that relieves greasiness, the famous Hunan snack Perilla Peach Ginger, is ready!
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You can start eating now. The perilla water with pickled peaches and tender ginger is also a very tasty drink to drink directly, so don't waste it! You'll fall in love with this beverage!
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Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- Crystal Peach600g
- Pure water600ml
Auxiliary Ingredients
- Perilla1 bunch
- Young ginger60g
Seasonings
- rock sugar100g
- table salt5--10g
- white vinegar20ml