Winter melon tea is a cool drink in summer. It is a concentrated drink made of wax gourd as raw material, adding brown sugar and rock sugar and stewing for a long time. Take some time to cook, seal and put in the refrigerator. When drinking, take it out and brew it with boiling water or ice water, and then put some ice cubes, which will taste better.

Production method:

1, wash wax gourd, cut into small cubes, peel and remove seeds;

2. Sprinkle brown sugar on the cut wax gourd block and let it stand for 15 minutes;

3. When most of the brown sugar melts, part of the water in the wax gourd is killed, and the wax gourd is cooked with medium heat;

4. Add rock sugar;

5. Cook until the melon juice boils and cook slowly on low heat;

6. Turn it with a shovel while cooking to prevent sugar from sticking to the bottom of the pot;

7. Cook until the syrup thickens and the wax gourd grains turn brown and transparent, and turn off the fire;

8. Filter the boiled juice with a strainer, and the winter melon tea is ready.

Fried garlic seedlings with wax gourd

Ingredients: 300g wax gourd, garlic sprout100g, 50ml vegetable oil.

First, clean the garlic seedlings and cut them into 2 cm long sections. Peel the wax gourd, remove the pulp, wash and cut into pieces. Then put the wok on the fire, add oil and heat it to 60%, add garlic sprouts and stir fry slightly, then add wax gourd slices. When they are cooked, add a proper amount of seasoning and starch to thicken them, and finally add monosodium glutamate to the pan and plate.

Features This dish has the effect of benefiting lung and resolving phlegm, and is suitable for patients with cough and asthma caused by lung phlegm and lung qi deficiency.