How to make lemon honey grapefruit tea

Lemon honey grapefruit tea is a favorite of many people. Below I have compiled a recipe for lemon honey grapefruit tea. Let’s take a look. :

Materials:

One golden pomelo (about two pounds), one lemon, appropriate amount of honey, a large handful of rock sugar, and appropriate amount of salt.

Production

1. Rub the skin of grapefruit and lemon with appropriate amount of salt (sterilization and fruit wax removal), and wash them with clean water.

2. Use a knife to peel off the grapefruit skin as thin as possible.

3. Cut the grapefruit peel into thin strips, the thinner the better.

4. Add a small spoonful of salt to the bowl, add a little water, and marinate the grapefruit peel for half an hour.

5. Rinse the pickled grapefruit peels with water, put them into a pot filled with water, and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes.

6. Boil until soft and then continue to pour cold water to remove the bitterness.

7. Use a spatula to scrape off the lemon peel and cut into cubes.

8. Pour the lemon peel into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, and cook over medium heat until soft.

9. Peel the lemon pulp and set aside.

10. Peel the grapefruit and tear it into small pieces.

11. Put the grapefruit pulp into a food processor and beat it briefly.

12. Pour the previously cooked grapefruit peel into the pot in step 8.

13. Add the whipped grapefruit pulp and lemon pulp.

14. Use a spoon to stir evenly and add an appropriate amount of rock sugar.

15. Bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and simmer until thick and the pomelo skin is golden and translucent.

16. Let cool to about 40 degrees and pour in honey.

17. Stir evenly to make honey grapefruit tea, put it into a sealed jar and store it in the fresh-keeping layer of the refrigerator. Rinse it with warm water when drinking.

Tips on how to make honey grapefruit tea

1. Grapefruit peel has a bitter and sweet taste and is warm in nature. It has the effects of resolving phlegm, relieving cough, regulating qi, and relieving pain. It is mainly used to treat cough, asthma, qi and chest tightness. , abdominal cold pain, food stagnation, hernia, etc.

So when making grapefruit tea, you can add grapefruit peel appropriately according to your own taste.

2. If you don’t have a food processor at home, you can directly tear the peeled grapefruit pulp into small pieces, put it into a pot, add a bowl of water at the same time, and cook together.

3. Stir frequently during the cooking process to avoid sticking to the pot.

4. Honey must be cooled before adding, otherwise the nutrients of honey will be lost.

5. Freshly made grapefruit tea is very bitter, so please wait for a few days before eating it.

6. I added lemon temporarily because I like the fragrance of lemon.

How to select grapefruit

The key to selecting grapefruit is to weigh, touch and squeeze.

The first thing is to weigh. It is necessary to grasp the general principle of "roly-poly". Pomelos with small appearance and large weight contain more water. You can also select high-quality grapefruits based on appearance, specific gravity, feel and other aspects. If the grapefruit skin is fine and clean, the oil cells on the surface are translucent, and the color is light yellow or orange, it means the grapefruit is highly mature and juicy and sweet. The thickness of the grapefruit peel determines the sweetness and moisture of the grapefruit. For grapefruits of the same size, choose heavier ones.

Secondly, you should feel the smoothness of the grapefruit peel with your hands. If it is not easy to press when pressing hard, it means the capsule is tight and of good quality. If the grapefruit is large in size and light in weight, the grapefruit will have thick skin and little meat, and will not taste good.

In addition, grapefruits are pointed at the top and wide at the bottom, and have an oblate bottom. It is better to choose a grapefruit with a short neck and a flat bottom. You can also squeeze it with your hands. If it is difficult to press, it means that the flesh is firm and the meat is firm. Sweet and tender. The standard type of grapefruit is a pointed top and a wide bottom. Among them, it is better to choose a flattened grapefruit with an oblate shape and a short neck (a flat bottom is better). This is because grapefruits with long necks have less flesh and appear to have more skin. ;