Homemade Citron Tea (Yuzu / Yuja Cha)
This is the perfect drink to sooth a sore throat. Or just make this in winter for a calming treat before you go to bed.
Ingredients
- 5-6 yuzu fruit medium size
- honey
To Make Citron Tea
- hot water
Instructions
Prep
- Wash whole yuzu thoroughly with water.
- Scrub yuzu peels with course salt.(optional)
- Remove any brown spots or scars in the peels with a knife.
- Slice yuzu into quarters, vertically, from stem to bottom tip.
- Trim off the pith.*
- Squeeze out juice and pulp into a small bowl. Set aside.
- Remove seeds with a knife or spoon.(optional)
- Remove stem ends with a knife.
- With peels facing down on a cutting board, slice peels julienne-style. Set aside.
- Remove pulp from the bowl and squeeze out the juice with your hands.
- Blend pulp in a blender or chop into small pieces with a knife. Set aside.
Combining the Ingredients
- Using chopsticks or a fork, add slices of yuzu to a sterilized jar to make one layer of yuzu peels.*
- Cover the layer of yuzu peel with honey.
- Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you've added all of the yuzu peel to the jar.
- Add all the yuzu juice and chopped pulp to the jar.
- Stir with a spoon.
- Tightly seal lid on the jar.
- Leave the jar out in a cool, dry place for one day.
- After a day, open the jar and mix with a spoon.
- Reseal the jar with the lid and keep in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
Making citron tea
- Add one tablespoon of yuzu/honey mixture to hot water or black tea.
- Stir and serve warm.
Notes
Pith is the middle white part of any citrus fruit.
To sterilize the jar, you can boil it for 10 minutes. Also remember to boil the lid for 5 minutes.
If you want to try some right away, you don't need to wait until the next day. Though, it may not taste quite as good as if you waited a day or more.
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