Preparation
10 minutes
Cooking
1 hour 30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Today, TasteVN will guide you on how to make kumquat syrup with rock sugar and chives to effectively treat cough and phlegm – a drink that is sweet and very easy to drink while being effective in treating cough. Let’s get cooking right away!
Ingredients for Kumquat Syrup with Rock Sugar and Chives For 10 servings
Lime leaves 100 gr Green kumquats 100 gr (kumquat) Chives 100 gr (including bulbs and flowers) Honey 100 ml Ginger 2 pieces Rock sugar 200 gr Salt 2 teaspoons
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh lemon balm
- Choose leaves that are bright green, with a thick, firm, crispy, and juicy surface, and round serrated edges.
- It is best to select young leaves that still have fine hairs on the surface and have a distinctive lemon scent.
- Avoid choosing bruised, wilted leaves, or those showing signs of pest damage.
How to choose fresh chives
- Choose chive leaves that are dark green, smooth, and have a light, distinctive aroma.
- Avoid selecting bruised or wilted chive leaves, or those showing signs of pest damage.
- To buy fresh, high-quality chives, you should purchase from reputable grocery stores or supermarkets.
How to choose fresh kumquats
- You should choose kumquats that are yellow or yellow-green, with shiny skin.
- At the same time, when you squeeze them, they should be soft and easy to squeeze; avoid choosing those that are hard when squeezed as they may be wilted and have lost a lot of moisture.
- You should not choose fruits with wrinkled skin, tiny black spots, or those that are bruised.
-800x450-3-1.jpg "How to Make Honeycomb Syrup with Kumquat and Chives to Effectively Treat Cough and Phlegm 2")
Tools needed
Pot, knife, cutting board, glass jar, spoon,…
How to make Kumquat Syrup (Tắc) with Rock Sugar and Chives
-
Prepare the ingredients
Kumquats, Vietnamese balm, and chives should be washed thoroughly with water and then drained.
For the chives, crush the bulb and cut the leaves into pieces about 2 finger lengths long.
Wash the Vietnamese balm, drain it, and then cut it into small pieces about 1/2 finger length long.
Wash the kumquats, drain them, and then cut them in half.
Wash the ginger briefly with water, drain it, then cut it into thin slices. After that, put it in a mortar and pound it into a paste.
-
Marinate the kumquat and rock sugar mixture
Put the rock sugar into a mortar and pound it into a powder. You can also use a blender to grind it faster.
Combine the rock sugar and kumquats in a bowl, mix them well a few times, then let them marinate for 30 minutes.
-
Steam the syrup mixture
After marinating the kumquat and rock sugar mixture for 30 minutes, add all the ingredients including scallion, pennywort, ginger, 100ml of honey, and 2 teaspoons of salt into a bowl and cover it.
Place a pot on the stove, put the bowl inside the pot, add water until it covers half of the bowl, and proceed to steam for 60 minutes on low heat.
-
Final product
Kumquat syrup with rock sugar and scallion has a light aroma and a sweet taste. Each time you drink it to treat cough and phlegm, you should mix 1 tablespoon of this syrup with 100ml of warm water; it is very effective.
How to use and store kumquat syrup (tắc) with rock sugar and chives
- Kumquat syrup (tắc) with rock sugar and chives after cooking should be completely cooled, then put into a glass jar with a tight lid and store in a dry, cool place for use within about 3 months.
- When drinking, just use a clean utensil to scoop out about 1 tablespoon and mix with 100ml of warm water. It is recommended to drink 2 – 3 times a week for better cough relief.
See more:
Cough treatment and effective phlegm loosening with just a cup of siro húng quất (tắc) đường phèn lá hẹ. It’s quite simple, isn’t it? I hope that through this recipe, you can add another drink recipe to treat cough and phlegm. Wishing you success with the recipe shared by TasteVN!
* Refer to the images and recipe from the YouTube channel: MỘC THẢO Vietnam Village
