Lemon Honey Tea (柠檬蜜)

It is almost the end of season for Lemon and our Lemon tree still have a lot of fruits on it. I first tried to make Lemon honey tea by lay slices of Lemon and honey in a jar. It does not taste very good because of the bitterness of the Lemon skin. So I tried this method which produces Lemon Honey Tea similar to what you buy in supermarket. 

Ingredients:

Fresh Lemon - 12 (about 1200 g)

Sugar - 3-4 cups (about 600-800 g depends on how sweet you want)

Honey - 800-1200g

Steps:

1. Sterilize some glass jars in boiling water, and let them dry. 

2. Wash the lemons. Peel the skin.

3. Chop lemon to smaller pieces, remove seeds, and then marinate it with sugar for 30 minutes.

4. Shred the lemon skin.Boiling in hot water for 2-3 minutes, then drain it. Repeat the boiling process for 2-3 times. Then rinse the boiled lemon skin with water a couple of times, and squeeze out all the water. This step is to remove the tartness of the skin.

 5. In a large frying pan, pour in the lemon sugar mixture, and the lemon skin. Bring to boiling under medium heat, and then simmer in low heat for about 15 minutes.

6. Turn the heat to high, and cook the mixture to thick consistency.

7. Wait for the mixture to cool down to warm, pour in honey, mix well.

8. When the lemon honey tea is totally cool down, jar and keep them in refrigerator. They are ready to use after one day. Just take a couple of spoonful, and add some warm water.