Winter Melon Tea

Name: Winter Melon Tea
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 kg Winter melon; 300g brown sugar; 100g crystal sugar; 1 pinch salt

by Chishang Xiaomi

4.6 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

2h

Serving

2

Winter melon tea is made from winter melon and sugar as raw materials, and it is boiled over a long period of time.
Winter melon tea has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, and improving eyesight. The raw materials are easy to obtain and the price is low. It is very popular among the people. It is also very easy to make at home. Some recipes like to add longan, licorice and other Chinese medicinal materials, and the effect is also very good.
When you have time, make a can and put it in the refrigerator. When you want to drink, scoop out a few tablespoons and mix it with water, add some ice cubes, or add some lemon, coconut, pearl and other materials to make a comprehensive tea when you drink. Don't mention how pleasant it is! "

Ingredients

1 kg Winter Melon
300g Brown Sugar
100g Crystal Sugar
1 pinch Salt

Winter Melon Tea

1. Prepare the materials;

2. Wash the skin of winter melon, save the skin, flesh and seeds, and cut into small cubes. The skin, flesh and seeds are good things, don't remove them;

3. Put the brown sugar in the diced winter melon;

4. Stir evenly and let stand for more than half an hour;

5. Winter melon will produce a lot of water after being pickled, so there is no need to boil it;

6. Add rock sugar and salt and cook together, don’t be afraid that the rock sugar is too big, it will definitely melt after 2 hours;

7. Bring to a boil on high heat, turn to the minimum heat and cook for 2 hours, using a low heat method to boil slowly;

8. After 2 hours, the winter melon will rot when touched, let it stand and cool;

9. Use gauze or a strainer to squeeze out all the water in the wax gourd residue and bottle it. This is a concentrated product and needs to be mixed with water to drink;

10. Winter melon tea after mixing with water.

Tips:
1. There is a layer of white powder on the skin of winter melon, which can not be washed out with water. You can gently scrape it out with a knife and then clean it;

2. Add a pinch of salt to increase the flavor of winter melon tea, just pinch it with your hands;

3. When I filter the winter melon, I filter it with a filter first, and then filter it again with gauze. I still feel that the juice is not completely wrung out. To avoid waste, I pour the cold boil into the winter melon dregs and filter it out to drink, and it is still thick. Strong taste of winter melon;

4. It is no problem to put the concentrated winter melon tea in the refrigerator for more than ten days, but it is recommended to drink it as soon as possible.