Chinese Food
Tea with white gourd
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When I was a child, my favorite drink was winter melon tea. At that time, I was always looking forward to summer, because I could drink a lot of winter melon tea openly. Not long ago in the market saw a melon sell. Suddenly want to make their own tea. So we have today's recipe.
Cooking ingredients
Cooking Steps
Step1:Clean the skin of wax gourd with sponge.
Step2:Cut the belt seeds into small pieces.
Step3:Put the wax gourd into Jiuyang milk pot. Crush the brown sugar and sprinkle it on it. Mix well.
Step4:Cover. Marinate for 2 hours. Stir several times.
Step5:When the wax gourd comes out of the water and the brown sugar melts a little, it will be marinated.
Step6:Turn the heat down for 1 hour.
Step7:Just after the boil, the bubbles will appear on the surface. Remember to ladle them away.
Step8:Cook until the wax gourd becomes transparent, dark and thick.
Step9:Filter the boiled winter melon tea through a sieve. Use a spoon to press the meat as hard as you can. Squeeze out every drop of syrup as much as possible.
Step10:The filtered white gourd tea should be refrigerated. When drinking, add warm water or ice water to dilute it to your favorite sweetness.
Cooking tips:1. Don't remove the skin and seeds of winter melon. Boil them together. 2. Don't add water during the brewing of winter melon tea, so be sure to cook it with a low heat. 3. It can be preserved for about 1 week in the refrigerator. 4. Please use non stick milk pot to cook. 5. Do not increase the amount of brown sugar. Otherwise, you are just drinking brown sugar water. There are skills in making delicious dishes.
