Coconut shredded grapefruit peel candy
Overview
Modern research shows that grapefruit has many health benefits for the human body. It can lower blood sugar, lower blood lipids, lower blood pressure, reduce blood viscosity, improve immunity, prevent cancer, and can also beautify and maintain the skin. The outer peel of grapefruit is the orange color commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine. The limonene and piene contained in it can make respiratory secretions thicker and thinner after inhalation, which is beneficial to the discharge of sputum. It has good expectorant and antitussive effects. It is a good product for treating chronic cough and asthma in the elderly and phlegm asthma due to deficiency and cold. It's just that grapefruit peel is bitter. Today, you can make this bitter treasure into a delicious snack. You no longer have to worry about it being difficult to swallow.
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Ingredients
Steps
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Rub the outer skin of grapefruit with salt and then peel off the outer skin.
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Remove the white part leaving the outermost skin.
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Cut into small strips and soak in warm salt water for an hour, then change to fresh water and soak for 5 hours, changing the water during this period. You can also soak it overnight.
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Pour an appropriate amount of water into the pot and boil the rock sugar.
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Pour in the grapefruit peel and add a few drops of lemon juice (optional) and cook over low heat until the water dries up.
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Add a little starch and water to mix it up, don't make it too thin.
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Add grated coconut into the starch and mix well.
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Mix well with cooked grapefruit peel.
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Spread evenly on a baking sheet and bake at 100 degrees for 50 minutes. If you don't have an oven, you can bake it in the microwave on low heat. Mainly to remove moisture.
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Let cool and seal in a box.
