LYCHEE JUICE
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Lychee, a wonderful red globe of tropical fruit with a bumpy, rough exterior. Once you open the skin, you will find an off-white, translucent fruit with a large brown seed. Though the fruit is most commonly eaten fresh, when you land up with a few bunches of fresh lychees during the season, you might end up making a variety of drinks and dishes out of it.
And during one such season, I ended up making a bottle of Lychee Syrup. And if you have a ready-made Syrup, then making Lychee Juice turns out to be an easy task. Lychee Syrup turns out to be the best add-on while making a variety of cocktails and mocktails. And you can easily add it up into any fresh juice if you like a note of lychee in it. Well, I am going to give two methods here, one is juicing it up from Fresh Lychees and the other one is making a Lychee Juice from Homemade Lychee Syrup.
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Well, if you cannot find fresh Lychees, then you can get hold of dried or canned lychees too. And also, there are a variety of Lychee Syrups and juices available in the market. For Fresh Lychee Juice, you’ll need about 15-20 fresh lychees for a cup of juice. Remove the shells and seeds. Then, you can blend the fruit with water, add a Sugar/honey or any sweetener of your choice. Lychee Juice serves best when chilled with a few pieces of Lychees. Blending the Lychee fruit with water will create a tasty drink with
pulp. If you prefer a smooth consistency, you can run the lychee juice
through a strainer first. If you can’t get your hands on fresh lychee, you can also use canned lychees to make homemade lychee juice.
Whereas, if you are making Lychee Juice with homemade Lychee Syrup it is just one quick mix and there you go with a ready-made Lychee Juice within no time. Add a dash of Lime/lemon or serve it with a hint of Mint for an extra note of flavour in this drink. This Lychee Juice turns out to be a cooling and refreshing drink with a wonderful flavour of a Tropical fruit - Lychee.
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Recipe Type - Drink
Difficulty - Medium
Serves - 1-2
Author - SM
Preparation Time - 10-15 Minutes
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HOW TO MAKE LYCHEE JUICE
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INGREDIENTS:
For Lychee Juice with Fresh Lychees:
Lychees - 15–20 fruits
Sugar/Honey - 1 Tablespoon (optional)
Water -1/ 2 - 1 Cup
For Lychee Juice with Lychee Syrup:
Water - 2 Cups (Chilled)
Lychee Syrup - 3–4 Tablespoons
Ice Cubes - few
For garnishing (Optional Ingredients):
A Few Lychees
Mint Leaves - a few (Optional)
Lemon/Lime Juice - 1–2 Teaspoons
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METHOD:
For Lychee Juice with Fresh Lychees:
- If using fresh Lychees, peel off the skin and cut the lychees and remove the seed.
- Then rinse the Lychees well and leave it in a colander for a few minutes.
- Then cut them into small pieces.
- Pour in the water, sugar & blend it until well combined.
- Pour the Lychee Juice through a strainer.
- I use my juicer jar (which came along with my blender) for the purpose, which has a strainer within, which makes the process easier.
- Collect the strained Lychee Juice in a bowl.
- If you are adding Honey, then add it at this stage.
- Pour it into a tall glass and serve the Lychee Juice chilled or at room temperature.
- Garnish Lychee Juice with a few fresh pieces of Lychees
- Muddle a few Mint Leaves and pour chilled Lychee Juice over it for a mint flavoured Lychee Juice.
For Lychee Juice with Lychee Syrup:
- Take a cup of cold water.
- Fill a Boston Shaker with some Ice Cubes.
- Pour in the Lychee Syrup & Cold Water into it.
- Shake well until well combined.
- Pour it into a tall glass and serve the Lychee Juice chilled or at room temperature.
- Garnish Lychee Juice with a few fresh pieces of Lychees.
- Muddle a few Mint Leaves and pour chilled Lychee Juice over it for a mint flavoured Lychee Juice.
NOTES:
- I have used about 15-20 fresh Lychees, and I got a medium-sized glass of Lychee Juice out of it.
- I have added a cup of water while blending the Lychees.
- Adding Sweeteners to the drink is purely optional.
- Adding Mint Leaves/Basil Leaves to the juice can give you an extra note of taste and flavour to Lychee Juice. But it is purely optional.
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HOW TO STORE FRESH HOME-MADE FRESH LYCHEE JUICE?
- It is best enjoyed shortly after it is made.
- However, you can keep it in your refrigerator for 2–3 days in a glass bottle or jar. Keep it covered.
- Freshly extracted Lychee Juice (without added sweeteners) can be stored in the refrigerator for about 2 days.
- Do not dilute it with water if you're storing it.
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