Replying to @Rossalieee 🍋 Lemon Cheong Ingredients: Lemons, preferably organic Sugar, equal weight to lemons Kosher or coarse sea salt, 2 tablespoons Steps: 1. Rinse lemons with cold water. In a bowl, add lemons, kosher salt, and 1/4 cup of cold water. Scrub each lemon with salt for 1 minute to thoroughly clean the skin. 2. Optional:Add cold water to the bowl and soak lemons in salt water for 5 minutes. 3. Rinse lemons and drain. Repeat if needed. 4. Thoroughly dry lemons with a clean towel. 5. Cut off the ends of the lemons and discard or save for other use. Thinly slice the lemons. 6. Remove all seeds. 7. Weigh the lemons, then measure an equal weight of sugar. The ratio for lemons to sugar is 1:1. I’m using 4 large lemons, about 20 oz., and 20 oz. of sugar in this video. 8. In a clean glass jar, layer sugar and the lemons. Finish with a layer of sugar on top. 9. Close the lid and KEEP IT IN THE FRIDGE for 7-10 days. 10. It may take a few hours for the lemons to begin releasing juice. Turn the jar daily to help the sugar dissolve faster. This also ensures that every lemon slice is covered in sugar syrup. You may also use a clean utensil to gently stir the sugar and press the lemon slices down to immerse each slice in the sugar syrup. This helps prevent mold. 11. After 7 to 10 days, the cheong is ready to enjoy. STORE IN THE FRIDGE for 3-6 months. Enjoy! Notes: - Removing the seeds prevents the cheong from getting bitter. - The jar, knife, cutting board, hands—basically anything that will touch the lemons—should be clean and completely dry. This helps prevent the cheong from potentially getting moldy. - It’s normal for lemon slices to float to the top. Turning the jar daily in the first 7-10 days ensures every lemon slice is fully immersed in sugar syrup. After that, I recommend turning the jar once in a while to make sure no lemon slices are exposed to air on top, which is one of the main reasons for mold. - If you don’t want to babysit the jar, use a fermentation weight instead to press the lemons down. - The cheong will slowly ferment in the fridge and eventually become a little boozy, which is normal.
#lemoncheong #lemon #lemons #lemonade #lemonwater #lemonsyrup #koreanrecipe #syrup #cheong #koreanfood