A piece of wax gourd and a handful of brown sugar, no need to put water, make it into a traditional folk heat-relieving drink, which is stronger than drinking beverages
Among the twenty-four solar terms, the small summer solar term is coming soon. This is the fifth solar term belonging to summer. "Shu" means hot, and the small summer is a small heat. It is hotter than the first few solar terms in summer, but it is not very hot. Degree. Xiaoshu is a long summer, especially in the southern part of the country, so you must remember to prevent heatstroke. At this time, you need some refreshing drinks, and it is most suitable to make some winter melon tea yourself. Winter melon tea is a refreshing summer drink that has been popular among the people for a long time. It is a concentrated soup made from winter melon and brown sugar as raw materials and boiled for a long time.
Winter melons are very cheap in summer, less than a dollar a pound in the vegetable market, and many people will buy them. Homemade winter melon tea does not require much effort, does not contain any unhealthy ingredients, is natural and fresh, and the family can drink it with confidence. Compared with cold drinks, ice cream is more refreshing, quenches thirst and has many health benefits. It is definitely a must-have drink at home! Let's take a look at the practice of winter melon tea~
[Materials]: 900 grams of winter melon, 300 grams of brown sugar, 2 slices of ginger
[Methods]: 1. Wash the white ash of the wax gourd, leave the skin and core, and cut into pieces;
Put it into the container, add brown sugar, stir to make each piece of wax gourd get brown sugar, let it stand and marinate for a period of time, until the wax gourd is marinated to release water;
After 2 hours, a lot of sugar water is marinated, which is the essence of the wax gourd itself.
Put the wax gourd together with the marinated sugar water into a water-free and oil-free pot. Without adding water, add two slices of peeled ginger (the wax gourd is cold, so add some ginger, and put it according to the amount. You can not put it) After the fire is boiled, turn to a small fire;
The cooking time is about 45 minutes to 2 hours. Stir continuously in the middle, keep the bottom not sticking, and cook until the winter melon is completely transparent, and the soup is black, bright and thick, especially rich.
Then filter the slag inside with a filter, filter out the wax gourd juice, and the filtered wax gourd flesh can be placed in the gauze, squeeze out the residual soup, don't waste it;
After cooling, it can be poured into a clean bottle and stored in the refrigerator for 10 days. When drinking it, dilute it with warm or ice water. The winter melon tea is ready to drink. It will be sweet and cool all summer.
【hint】:
The ratio of wax gourd and brown sugar is 3:1. Putting too much brown sugar will steal the flavor of wax gourd, it will be like drinking brown sugar water.
First of all, to boil winter melon tea, you should choose black melon, not tender green melon. You don't need to remove the skin and seeds of the melon, and it is more nutritious to boil together.
Because no other substances are added, the shelf life is limited, so it is best to drink it as soon as possible.
If the juice marinated with brown sugar is too much, try not to add water. If there is too little water during boiling, you can add boiling water in an appropriate amount.