Natural Remedy ~ Preserved Calamansi With Sour Plum

I’m sure many Malaysians already tried this sweet version preserved calamansi with salted sour plum drinks before. It’s a very delicious drink. Or you may easily find the concentrated juices selling at some supermarket with reasonable price. However, I wish to make my own though. This preserved calamansi with salted sour plum drinks is best to take when heat wave hits. It helps to cure sore throat, headache & stomach relief. There’s actually another salty version preserved calamansi but we prefer the sweet version the most.

Here what you need :

1 kg  calamansi
1 pkt (400gm)  rock sugar
2 cup  light brown sugar
200gm  preserved salted sour plum, halved
1 large jar

Wash the calamansi then roughly dry them with a kitchen tower. Next, throw them to a baking tray and bake at preheated oven 100′C for about 20-25 mins. Be caution not to burn the fruits. The fruits should came out warm and dry.  Or you can sun-dry under the sun for a couple of hours. Some blogger choose to steam the fruits instead of baking them then sun dry under the sun. I found that baking method is much better and fuss free.

Then make a small cut at the middle of the fruit and squeeze out the juice & seeds to a separate bowl. Later,.stuffed in preserved salted sour plum and remove seeds from the juice. And set aside.

Now, line a layer of calamansi on the bottom of the jar and cover the fruits with rock sugar & some brown sugar. Repeat everything again till everything completed, except the final layer of sugar. Then pour in the juices. Finally, spread the top layer with sugar till everything completely covered.

It’s best to cover the jar with a plastic sheet before putting on the lid. Here’s how it looks ! Finally, set aside to rest for fermentation at least 10 days. The longer the fermentation the better ! Oooops…and remember to shake or turn your jar around once awhile to keep the top layer wet all times.

TA…DA…. This is how it looks after 10 days of fermentation. Clean & neat ! I can’t wait to give it a try. Now, all you need to do is…..dig out 2 pcs of calamansi & some syrup to a mug, then add in hot water. Mix well & serve. Of coz, you can also serve it cold but hot drinks helps better to cure sore throat, headache & stomach relief. And do take note that you may sweat like crazy after the hot drinks. Enjoy guys !