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Preparation
16 minutes
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Processing
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
If you are looking for a delicious, refreshing drink to cool down on these hot days, TasteVN suggests you try Plum Punch – a sweet and refreshing drink. What are you waiting for? Let’s get cooking now!
Ingredients for Plum Punch Serves 2
Plums 3 fruits (Hanoi plums/Northern plums) Yellow lemon 1/2 fruit Apple 1/2 fruit Orange juice 120 ml Lemon juice 60 ml Mint 5 sprigs (about 15 leaves) Sugar 5 teaspoons Salt 1/4 teaspoon Ice cubes a little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh Northern plums
- Good plums typically have a shiny skin, dark red color, and a thin white powder covering the exterior.
- You should choose plums that are of uniform size, with a firm feel when touched, not soft or mushy.
- Avoid purchasing plums that are soft or leaking juice as they are spoiled and unusable.
- Avoid plums that have a smooth, shiny skin but lack the powdery coating, as they are often treated with chemicals.
See details: How to choose fresh plums
How to choose fresh yellow lemons
- You should choose lemons that are medium-sized, with bright yellow skin, and have a characteristic fragrant smell when sniffed.
- Good yellow lemons usually have a rather hard skin, glossy surface, and when pressed, oil droplets shoot out.
- Do not choose lemons that are light yellow or too dark in color as these are unripe or old lemons.
- Lemons that are soft, with strange black spots on the skin are spoiled and should not be used.
See details: How to choose fresh yellow lemons
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How to make Plum Punch
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Prepare and cook plums
After buying, wash the plums, cut them in half, and remove the seeds inside.
Wash the apples, mint stems, and leaves, then drain. Dice the apples.
Put 2 cups of water into a pot, then add the plums, mint stems, 5 mint leaves, and 3 teaspoons of sugar, then turn on the stove and boil on high heat for about 5 – 7 minutes.
When the plums are soft, turn off the heat and let the mixture cool for about 1 hour.
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Mash the plums
When the plums have cooled, remove the mint leaves, peel off the plum skin, then use a hand blender or put the plums in a blender and puree.
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Mash lemon and mint
Wash the yellow-skinned lemon, cut it into 4 pieces and put it in a mortar with 10 mint leaves, 2 teaspoons of sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt, using a pestle to crush the ingredients.
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Mix the plum juice
Add 60ml of lime juice, 120ml of orange juice, and all of the crushed plum juice into the lime and mint mixture.
Stir well, then pour into a glass, add ice cubes, diced apples, and garnish with a few slices of plum on top, and you can enjoy it.
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Final Product
Plum Punch with a very attractive and beautiful pink-red color. The aroma of mint and lemon will make you feel relaxed and extremely comfortable. The cool, mildly sweet and sour taste helps to refresh and quench your thirst effectively. You definitely have to try it!
What is Punch?
- Punch is a type of drink that helps to cool down in the summer with main ingredients from fruits, fruit juices,… and is also considered a very popular form of cocktail nowadays.
- Punch has a relatively low alcohol content, making it suitable for everyone and good for health.
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With detailed sharing for the dish crushed plum drink – Plum Punch, TasteVN hopes to have helped you add a new item to your family’s drink menu. Wishing you success in your preparation!
