Candied Haws (Tricks to transform a large ice pond into a small rock candy)

Overview

I found a lot of hawthorn in the fruit shop in November, but I didn’t pay much attention to it. After my child had a fever, his appetite became very bad, so hawthorn suddenly became a food I wanted to make for him. It’s good to eat some hawthorn for a child who has just recovered from fever! By chance, I discovered that candied haws was also invented as a medicine for treating illnesses. During the Southern Song Dynasty, the emperor’s concubine did not want to eat or drink after a banquet. She suffered from abdominal distension and pain, and her body was getting thinner. The imperial doctor believed that she was weak and prescribed a lot of supplements, but she did not see any improvement. , had no choice but to search for a doctor all over the country, a charlatan revealed the list, and finally prescribed a prescription, which was to boil hawthorn and rock sugar together, and eat five or six pills before meals. The emperor did not believe it at first, and suffered from no other way. After trying it, the concubine unexpectedly returned to her previous state. Whether it is true or not, hawthorn can indeed strengthen the stomach and help digestion. Later, what was recognized by the emperor spread to the people. For the convenience of use, people strung the hawthorns one by one, forming today's candied haws.

Tags

• snacks
• beijing cuisine
• winter recipes
• students
• hawthorn
• hot water
• yellow rock sugar

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Wash the hawthorn in a small basin;

   

2. 2 Wash and cut the hawthorn crosswise with a fruit knife,

   

3. 3 Cut the hawthorn into a circle, then hold the hawthorn with both hands and rotate the hawthorn in the opposite direction, separate the hawthorn in half and remove the seeds;

   

4. 4 Use scissors to cut off the hawthorn stalk;

   

5. 5 String the hawthorns on bamboo sticks;

   

6. 6 Take a flat plate, pour some vegetable oil, use a brush to cover the plate, wait for a while and put the candied haws on it to prevent it from sticking;

   

7. 7 Put large pieces of rock sugar into a microwave bowl, heat it in the microwave for 1 to 2 minutes, take it out and break the rock sugar into small pieces with your hands;

   

8. 8 Put 100 ml of hot water and yellow rock sugar into the wok, and slowly melt the yellow rock sugar in the water over low heat;

   

9. 9 Do not use tools to stir in the middle. If you want to check the status, you can shake the pot to check. When the yellow rock sugar is boiled until it looks thick and golden, keep it on low heat during this period;

   

10. 10 Take a bowl of water, dip a chopstick into some sugar and put it into the water to see if it becomes stringy. Drawing means the sugar is ready;

    

11. 11 Roll the hawthorn skewers in the sugar twice, and then put the candied haws on the plate;

    

12. 12 Put the candied haws dipped in sugar in a cool place until the sugar solidifies, then you can eat it!