How to pickle New Year's tangerines and make New Year's tangerine honey

Nian tangerines are a type of orange that grows on orange trees. They mature and are available in January and February, which is the time of the Spring Festival. Nian tangerines are very nutritious and have a very good meaning. Most people choose to prepare a large number of Nian tangerines before the end of the year to celebrate the New Year or give them to relatives and friends. Because they prepare a lot, they may not be eaten after the New Year. In this case, we can pickle the Nian tangerines and make Nian tangerine honey.

How to pickle New Year tangerines

1. Select the tangerines that are not damaged or rotten, rinse them with clean water, put them in a sieve and put them in the sun for one or two days until the moisture on the surface of the tangerines disappears completely. Wash an unused glass bottle, dry it, and put it in a sterilizer for high-temperature sterilization.

2. Sprinkle a thin layer of salt at the bottom of the glass bottle, and then neatly arrange the washed oranges in the glass bottle. Sprinkle a thin layer of salt on each layer of oranges. You can add a little more salt so that the oranges can be pickled well and the taste will be more authentic. However, don't add too much salt blindly, as it may make the oranges bitter.

3. Next, put the lid on, preferably tightly sealed to prevent microorganisms or bacteria from entering. Put a label on the bottle and write down the date you pickled the tangerines, so that you can easily check the pickling time and know when to eat them. Generally, you can open and eat them after about a month.

Method of pickling tangerine honey

You can pickle the New Year oranges with salt to make salty New Year oranges, or you can pickle them with sugar or honey to make New Year orange honey. The methods are actually similar. After washing the New Year oranges, put them in the prepared container. Sprinkle an appropriate amount of sugar or honey on each layer. If you like sweet food, you can add more sugar or honey. Then, seal it and store it. After a month, you can eat the sweet New Year orange honey.