Ume Juice

• servings: 25 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 14 days

Ingredients

1 kilogram green ume

1 kilogram rock sugar

50 grams red shiso (leaves only)

Directions

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.

Nutrition

• Calories: 174 kcal
• Total Carbohydrate: 44 g
• Total Sugars: 43 g