Mirabelle plums? Sure, you’ve heard of it before, but have you tried it? If you have not yet personally encountered the small yellow fruits, whose big sisters are the plums, it is definitely worth getting to know them! Small and yellow, they not only taste very good, they also contain the full power of the sun.
Small, yellow and juicy
While everyone knows plums, mirabelles are more of an insider tip among fruits. Yet they thrive wonderfully in this country. Mirabelle plums are ripe when they are bright yellow and have red cheeks. The plum variety, which originates from Asia, is rich in potassium, which is important for the functioning of the heart and nerves. It also contains magnesium and phosphorus, as well as zinc. Mirabelle plums also contain plenty of beta-carotene (the precursor for vitamin A), vitamin C and various B vitamins. As they contain little acid, mirabelle plums are also well tolerated by people with sensitive stomachs. The wonderfully sweet stone fruit can be harvested from the end of July until September.
The delicious fruit can either be eaten fresh or processed into all kinds of tasty treats. Freshly picked, they can be kept for two to three days. If you enjoy them as a snack between meals, you not only get to enjoy healthy vitamins, but also fill up on juicy sweetness at the same time. A fruit meal in summer is always a welcome addition not only to the daily menu, but also to our drinking plan. Most types of fruit have a liquid content of over 80 percent, including mirabelle plums. Especially in summer, such an extra portion of liquid is good for the body. This consists of approx. 65 percent water. It is needed for almost all processes in the organism. If the body is not supplied with sufficient fluids, dehydration med.: Volumenmangel der extrazellulären Flüssigkeit, u.a. des Blutplasmas – dem Körper wird weniger Flüssigkeit zugef... occurs. Symptoms of this are dry mucous membranes, reduced skin tension, concentration problems, headaches and nausea. Fruits such as mirabelle plums are a good addition to mineral water in order to reach the daily drinking quota of approx. 2 liters – in summer definitely more. One of the food legends is that you shouldn’t drink stone fruit to avoid stomach ache. The abdominal pain is caused by eating too much fruit. Drinking mineral water after a mirabelle plum meal supports its digestive effect, the excretory organs can work well and the body is relieved.
Exquisite in a glass
Mirabelle plums are best eaten fresh from the tree – just like cherries. Once picked, the fruits keep for a maximum of two to three days. Mirabelle plums are traditionally made into compote, jam or schnapps. Mirabelle plum liqueur is finer. Mirabelle juice, on the other hand, is a rarity. You won’t find it in almost any drinks department, you might get hold of it once in a direct sale at the fruit grower’s stand. Mirabelle juice is characterized by its natural sweetness due to the high fructose content of the fruit.
Recipe for mirabelle juice
For this you need
2 kilo mirabelle plums
1 liter of water
Bring the well-washed and sorted but not pitted mirabelle plums to the boil with water. The fruit disintegrates within a few minutes. They are then strained through a fine cotton or linen cloth, which is placed in a sieve, and the cloth is then squeezed.
Boil the collected juice again briefly and pour it into the boiled bottles while still hot. The result is a fruity mirabelle juice with a natural sweetness that can either be drunk straight or mixed as a fruity spritzer for an extravagant summer drink.
It can be bourgeois sometimes
If you would like to treat guests to another Mirabelle plum specialty in addition to the homemade Mirabelle plum juice, you can serve Mirabelle plum skewers as an aperitif.
Mirabelle skewers
For this you need
500 g mirabelle plums
250 g Roquefort
Wooden skewersAfter washing, halve the plums and remove the stones. Cut the Roquefort into cubes. The wooden skewers are then filled alternately with Mirabelle plum halves and Roquefort cubes. So a delicious evening can begin.
Especially with cheese starters such as Roquefort, sufficient (mineral) water should always be served, as the rather salty cheese quickly makes you thirsty. The water also refreshes the taste buds, so that the next bite can be enjoyed all over again.
Drink differently with Mirabelle plums
When the mirabelle plum harvest is due in late summer, our food and drink plan gets another healthy boost. Not only eaten fresh from the tree, but also as an exotic juice or mixed as a spritzer, body and palate benefit from the plump, yellow fruits. The taste of summer lasts well into the fall.
