Name: Lemon Peel Prune Mui
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: 3.50 lbs prunes or dried plums; 1 lb dried mango (optional); 1.50 lbs brown sugar; 4 tbsp hawaiian salt or kosher salt; 4 tbsp whiskey or rum; 1.50 tsp Chinese five spice; 15 whole cloves; 2.25 cups lemon juice from whole fresh lemons (save the peels); using a vegetable peeler, the peels of 4 lemons

AuthorviagelatohawaiiCategoryHawaii RecipesDifficultyBeginner

Lemon Peel Prune Mui is a Hawaii recipe popularized by Chinese plantation workers and crack seed shops. It is salty, sour, sweet and uses cloves and Chinese five spice, typical of wet lihing mui.

Yields1 Serving

Prep Time45 minsCook Time25 minsTotal Time1 hr 10 mins

3.50 lbs prunes or dried plums

1 lb dried mango (optional)

1.50 lbs brown sugar

4 tbsp hawaiian salt or kosher salt

4 tbsp whiskey or rum

1.50 tsp Chinese five spice

15 whole cloves

2.25 cups lemon juice from whole fresh lemons (save the peels)

using a vegetable peeler, the peels of 4 lemons

Peel the lemons.
Using a vegetable peeler, peel the lemon and save the zest to add into the sauce.
Juice the lemons to produce 2.25 cups of lemon juice.

MAKE THE SAUCE:
Put everything into a pot (except the prunes and dried mango) let it simmer for an hour.

List of items in the pot: brown sugar, salt, lemon juice, lemon peels, rum/whiskey, Chinese five spice, cloves

Add the prunes and the dried mango (if you're using that) and let it soak in the sauce in a cool dry place for 4-5 days or even longer if you want a very strong potent flavor. Makes about a gallon.

Divide up Hawaiian style to share with family and friends.

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