Yellow-skin candied fruit: a treasure of fruits in the south

Overview

There is a good fruit in the south, named Huangpi, with golden color, sweet and sour flesh and juicy flesh. The yellow peel can be eaten directly, just like eating grapes. Squeeze out the pulp and discard the peel and core. However, the peel of yellow peel has the effects of eliminating wind, swelling and malnutrition, promoting body fluids and quenching thirst, smoothing qi and relieving cough. It is said that the bitterer the yellow peel, the better the effect. In Chaoshan, folk like to make yellow peel into candied fruit, and the meat can be eaten directly as a snack, or soaked in water and drunk as a drink. Drinking yellow skin water in summer can also prevent heat stroke.

Tags

• snacks
• common dishes
• old man
• afternoon tea
• rock sugar
• yellow skin
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Choose fresh and ripe yellow skin.

   

2. 2 Pick the yellow-skinned fruits and remove the branches and leaves.

   

3. 3 Gently rub the yellow skin with salt.

   

4. 4 Wash the yellow peel with clean water and drain the water.

   

5. 5 Steam the yellow skin in a steamer for about 15 minutes.

   

6. 6 Steam until the yellow skin is slightly cracked and remove the core.

   

7. 7 Pour the yellow peel into the pot and add rock sugar.

   

8. 8 Cook over medium heat until rock sugar melts.

   

9. 9 Turn to low heat and simmer slowly, stirring occasionally to avoid burning

   

10. 10 Cook for about two hours until the soup is thick and the yellow skin is soft and waxy.

    

11. 11 Turn off the heat, cool slightly, and store in a can.

    

12. 12 Can be eaten directly or soaked in water.