How to pickle green apricots How to pickle green apricots

Apricot is a fruit of deciduous trees, generally round or oblong in shape. Mature apricots are yellow or yellow-red, while apricots with green skin are unripe apricots, also called green apricots. Mature apricots taste very sweet, while green apricots taste very sour and have a unique flavor. Friends who don't like sour food can pickle green apricots.

How to pickle green apricots

1. First, select fresh green apricots with intact skin and no signs of insect bites, put them in a basin, add plenty of clean water and table salt, soak for half an hour, then scrub the green apricots vigorously to wash away the bacteria and impurities on the skin of the green apricots. After that, wash them several times with clean water and put them in a fruit basket to drain the water.

2. Next, take out the drained green apricots and cut a few times on each one, which will help the sugar to enter the green apricots and make them taste sweeter. Next, prepare a clean, sterilized glass bottle, first put a layer of sugar in it, then a layer of green apricots, and do it alternately. Finally, cover the lid and seal it for storage.

How to pickle green apricots

1. First, clean the fresh green apricots. You can soak them in light salt water first, then scrub them repeatedly to kill all the bacteria on them. Next, boil a large pot of water. After the water boils, put the cleaned green apricots into the pot and cook for four or five minutes until the green apricots begin to change color. Then take them out and put them in a fruit basket to let them dry naturally.

2. Next, use a knife to cut a few slits on each green apricot, so that it will be more flavorful. Green apricots taste very sour, and it is best to pickle them with white sugar. We will wash the prepared glass bottle, add boiling water to sterilize it at high temperature, and then dry the water inside. Then put in the green apricots, and sprinkle a layer of white sugar on each layer of green apricots. Finally, seal it for storage.