Sweet-scented Osmanthus

Name: Sweet-scented Osmanthus
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 200g Fresh osmanthus; 3 pcs lemon; 300g honey; Some Sugar

by Wanshanhong

5.0 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

30m

Serving

It is now the season when the osmanthus is in full bloom. In order to publish the recipe in time, so that the osmanthus can be picked if I want to make it, I did not wait for the sweet osmanthus to be fully marinated and fermented. Instead, it was released after marinating for a week. I missed the flowering period of osmanthus. I have also made sweet-scented osmanthus before, but I didn’t add honey. After making it, the color of the osmanthus is quite bad, and the color of the finished product is not good. Later, thinking of the antioxidant function of lemon, I added lemon. The effect is really good. This was done last year, and the color is still beautiful after being left for a long time. Today, I deliberately picked sweet-scented osmanthus, took a picture of the steps and sent it out to share with you. This time I use less sugar, most of which are honey. After marinating, it tastes very good. It is very useful for mooncake fillings, sweet-scented osmanthus steamed buns and breads. Directly use this sweet osmanthus to make dessert dishes. It is also very good, such as sweet-scented osmanthus yam, because its beautiful color will increase the appearance of the dishes. "

Ingredients

Sweet-scented Osmanthus

1. Pick up the osmanthus as soon as possible when you come back to avoid discoloration

2. Juice 1 lemon and set aside. Slice the rest of the lemon

3. First wash the lemon with clean water, then change the water to filter the lemon juice into the water, soak the osmanthus in it

4. Add a spoonful of salt and stir well

5. Soak about 1 tsp in lemon brine

6. The soaked osmanthus flower is taken out to control the moisture. I wrapped it in a cloth and dried it with a kitchen spin dryer. If there is no spin dryer, I need to dry the surface moisture.

7. Before boiling the water in a sealed glass bottle, sterilize and dry the water, spread a layer of sweet-scented osmanthus and a layer of lemon slices from the bottom

8. Then put a thin layer of sugar

9. Just spread it layer by layer, and then leave it for 1-2 hours. Due to the effect of sugar, the sweet-scented osmanthus will wilt, and a full bottle will shrink to half of the bottle.

10. Finally, pour the honey until it's full, then put it in a dark place to let it marinate and ferment naturally. You can start eating in about 2 months

11. This is what it looked like just filled with honey

12. This is what it looks like after marinating for 3 hours, the sugar has basically melted

13. This is what it looks like after marinating for a day

14. It has been marinated for a week, so I was in a hurry to take a picture, so I opened it first. After marinating for a day, the osmanthus will float, and turn it upside down so that it can be marinated in honey. A few days ago, the bottle should be kept upside down so that the floating sweet-scented osmanthus can be submerged in honey.

Tips:
After marinating for a day, the osmanthus will float, and turn it upside down so that it can be marinated in honey. A few days ago, the bottle should be kept upside down so that the floating sweet-scented osmanthus can be submerged in honey.