How to pickle sweet oranges How to pickle sweet oranges

Oranges are a very common fruit, generally mature and available between October and December. Therefore, during the Chinese New Year, oranges are available in large quantities, and have become a very popular New Year product. In addition to eating them directly, you can also make delicious sweet oranges by pickling them.

How to pickle sweet oranges

1. Prepare a glass bottle, wash it, drain the water, and put it in a sterilizer for disinfection. Then put the oranges in boiling water for about a minute, take them out, put them in a cool and ventilated place, and blow dry the moisture on the skin. If you find damaged or rotten oranges, you can discard them directly. Such oranges taste bad and will affect your health, so they are not suitable for eating.

2. Make a small cut at the bottom of the orange and put a sour plum in it. Then put the oranges stuffed with sour plums into the prepared glass bottle. Sprinkle a layer of sugar on each layer of oranges until the glass bottle is filled with oranges. Cover the bottle mouth with a clean cloth and then put the bottle cap on, making sure it is sealed. Then put the bottle outside the room and expose it to direct sunlight.

3. Remember to keep the bottle in the room at night to prevent it from getting wet by rain. After 30 consecutive days of sun exposure, you can store the bottle in a dry place. When you want to eat it, you can take it out and eat it at any time. The sweet citrus pickled in this way tastes really sweet. You can try it.

How to pickle sweet citrus

You can pickle sweet oranges with sugar or with honey. The method of pickling sweet oranges with honey is similar to the above steps. However, after putting the sweet oranges into the glass bottle, generally add honey when it is 80% full until the honey covers all the oranges. Finally, remember to dry them in the sun for about a month. Sweet oranges pickled in this way can relieve cough and expectoration.