Winter melon paste

Winter melon paste

Overview

Winter melon puree filling is the main ingredient of fruit mooncakes, and can also be used as fillings for cakes, glutinous rice cakes and other foods.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Prepare the winter melon and peel it.

    Winter melon paste step 1
  2. Cut into pieces and grate

    Winter melon paste step 2
  3. Squeeze the water out with your hands

    Winter melon paste step 3
  4. Put it in a pot and stir-fry until the water content is reduced. Add sugar (add sugar according to your preferred sweetness). After adding sugar, the water content will increase. Stir-fry over low heat until the water content of the shredded winter melon disappears.

    Winter melon paste step 4
  5. When the water is gone, add maltose and stir-fry. Fry until it has a gelatinous feel and becomes sugar-colored, then add oil and fry until it sticks together and is not loose.

    Winter melon paste step 5
  6. Finished product

    Winter melon paste step 6
  7. There is still a slight feeling

    Winter melon paste step 7
  8. Glutinous rice cakes made with winter melon paste are delicious.

    Winter melon paste step 8