Chinese Food
White gourd sugar
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A gang friend told Tao that the baking Gang is going to arrange all her new year's products recently. Ha ha. A Tao wants to say. Actually, we are just at the beginning. Next, you are busy. Today is the finale of the fruit and vegetable candy series. Dong. Melon. Sugar. Now the children may not have eaten the wax gourd sugar. But from 90 years later, I'm afraid that the wax gourd sugar is one of the most representative products in childhood. It can be said that the new year without eating the wax gourd is incomplete. The wax gourd itself has a big characteristic. It has a high moisture content. If we want to make the wax gourd harden and dehydrate, we need to use quicklime. I really admire the people who thought of this method at the beginning. Do you know that you might be curious about the quicklime? Don't worry. Follow Tao step by step to see it.
Cooking ingredients
Cooking Steps
Step1:First, peel and flesh the wax gourd. Cut it into long strips about 56 cm long and 0.5 cm wide. The net weight is about 1000 g.
Step2:Then add 40g edible quicklime in 1500g clear water and stir evenly.
Step3:Let it stand for half an hour. Let the quicklime settle naturally.
Step4:Pour the clarified part of lime water into the wax gourd sticks. Don't pour lime powder in. Just soak for one night.
Step5:The next day, pour out the lime water and wash it twice.
Step6:Boil a pot of water. Boil the wax gourd for 5 minutes and remove the water.
Step7:Add 1000g sugar and cover with plastic film for 2 days.
Step8:Pickled walnuts dehydrate a lot.
Step9:Pour the wax gourd sticks and sugar water into the non stick pot. Boil over medium heat.
Step10:When the syrup is almost collected, you can stir fry it off the fire.
Step11:As the temperature drops, the wax gourd sticks will begin to return to the sand.
Step12:The sweet wax gourd is ready.
Cooking tips:1. Soak the wax gourd in quicklime. It can make the wax gourd stick harden. Marinate it with sugar can make the wax gourd stick dehydrate. If your wax gourd sugar is not dry enough, it's just that there is not enough time for two steps: soaking in lime water and pickling in sugar. 2. The traditional method of wax gourd stick is to soak it in lime water containing lime powder. After a Tao precipitates the lime water, only the clarified part is used. Finally, it is easier to wash it. 3. Use a non stick pot to boil syrup. Iron pot or stainless steel pot is easy to boil syrup paste. And it will stick a thick layer. 4. When boiling syrup, do not stir it frequently. Otherwise, it will lead to early return of sand. It's only when the syrup is close to harvest that it starts to turn. 5. Wax gourd sugar can be dried and sealed for one month. There are skills in making delicious dishes.
