The method and storage time of Perilla Bayberry

Basil Bayberry is a famous local delicacy in Hunan, China. Its main ingredients are fresh bayberry, basil and ginger. After being cooked, it is sweet and sour, and the taste is tempting. It can also help lose weight and prevent diseases. So how should this basil bayberry be made? How long can it be stored after it is cooked?

How to make basil and bayberry

Material

When making perilla bayberry, you need to prepare 300 grams of fresh bayberry, 100 grams of perilla, 100 grams of ginger, an appropriate amount of white sugar, and a clean glass bottle.

Steps

1. Soak the prepared fresh bayberry in salt water for two hours, take it out and rinse it several times with clean water, then take it out and drain the water, wash the ginger and cut it into shreds, and wash the perilla with clean water.

2. Add the prepared white sugar to the bayberry and mix well, then marinate. The marinating time should be about five or six hours. After marinating, pour the marinated bayberry and bayberry juice into the pot, add the prepared ginger and perilla, and then add clean water. The amount of clean water must cover the bayberry.

3. Turn on the fire and cook for another ten minutes after boiling. Then take out the bayberry, perilla and ginger. Drink the soup as bayberry juice. Put other ingredients into a clean glass bottle, add appropriate amount of rock sugar and mix well. Then seal and store. After five days, the perilla and bayberry will be ready.

Save time

The basil bayberry made at home can be stored for about a week at room temperature. If you put them in a clean glass bottle, seal them, and do not bring in raw water and bacteria when eating, they can be kept for one to two months without deterioration. The basil bayberry made at home does not add any preservatives, and its shelf life is relatively short, so it is suitable for everyone to eat whenever they make it.