Classic Mint Syrup Recipe
The syrup made in this way turns out to be a rich green color./p>
Ingredients
Mint leaves – 100 g
Granulated sugar – 500 g
Water – 1 glass
Method of preparation
Clean and well-dried mint leaves are crushed into small pieces and placed in a bowl of a suitable size.
The green mass is poured with 250 grams of granulated sugar, mixed, covered with a lid and left on the table for 12 – 20 hours.
Sugar, having hydrophilic properties, draws out all essential substances and juice from mint slices.
After the mass is infused, they begin to prepare the syrup. To do this, the rest of the sugar is mixed with water and boiled until thickened for 20 minutes.
After that, candied mint is added to the pot with boiling liquid and the fire is turned off.
Then gently mix the mass with a wooden spatula, achieving complete dissolution of the crystals. After that, the saucepan is closed with a lid.
The mass should naturally cool down. This will take approximately 3-4 hours.
The cooled mint puree is pierced with a blender until smooth. The sieve is placed on a clean bowl, covered with 3-4 layers of gauze and the process of filtering the aromatic mass begins.
If the use of mint syrup is designed for the next couple of months, then the sweet liquid is immediately laid out in jars.
If the finished syrup is planned for long-term storage, then it must be put on fire again, boiled for a couple of minutes and poured into sterile bottles.
Recipe for mint syrup with citric acid
Ingredients
Sprigs of mint – 150 g
Sugar – 500 g
Water – 250 ml
Citric acid – ½ tsp.
Method of preparation
In this recipe, the foliage is not cut off, but whole branches are used. They are cut at a distance of 15 – 25 centimeters from the top, washed, and dried on a cloth.
The prepared raw materials are cut into several parts, placed in a small saucepan, and poured with cool water.
The contents of the bowl are boiled for 10 minutes under a tightly closed lid. Then the fire is turned off, and the mint broth is allowed to stand for 10 to 24 hours.
The mint should then be removed. To do this, it is well squeezed out by hand. To make the broth transparent, it is filtered through a very fine sieve covered with gauze.
Sugar is added to a clear broth and boiled for 15 minutes. A minute before the fire is turned off, acid is added to the syrup.
Hot, the syrup is poured into small jars and closed with lids.
dried mint syrup recipe
Ingredients
Dried mint – 50 g
Sugars – 500 g
Water – 250 ml
Method of preparation
Raw materials are pre-kneaded by hands, and then poured with boiling water.
The bowl is tightly closed with a lid and wrapped with terry towels. In this form, the infusion should cool completely.
Strain the mass through a triple layer of gauze. The fragrant preparation is supplemented with sugar and put on fire. Boiling time 10 – 15 minutes.
The thickened mass is bottled and sent to the cold.
Relevance: 27.08.2019
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