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Preparation
2 hours
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Processing
2 hours
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Difficulty
Medium
Dry melon tea is a drink that office ladies often order to cool down. Today, let’s join Into the kitchen to try making dry melon tea ourselves so that we can adjust the amount of sugar according to our preferences!
Ingredients for Dry Melon Tea Serves 6
Dried melon 60 gr Red apple 30 gr Monk fruit 2 fruits Sugar cane 300 gr Water 4 liters Sticky rice 2 leaves Fresh melon 500 gr Brown sugar 150 gr Yellow sugar 150 gr Melon tea extract 300 gr Black tea 1 package Chia seeds 5 gr
Tools Required
Knife, scissors, cutting board, pan, pot,…
Introducing the 26 cm deep aluminum non-stick pan used in the recipe:
- Diameter 26 cm, deep design, suitable for frying 3 large fish slices, made from high-quality aluminum alloy, quick and even heat conduction.
- The pan surface is coated with a 5-layer stone-patterned non-stick PTFE, safe for health, prevents food from sticking and is easy to clean.
- The handle of the pan is made from heat-resistant plastic, heat-proof, good thermal insulation, and the magnetic base is suitable for use on all types of stoves, including induction cookers.
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How to Choose Winter Melon
Choose mature winter melon with plenty of powder; prioritize the Bắc Kạn variety for its special fragrance.
How to Prepare Winter Melon Tea
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Cook Winter Melon Water
Put dried winter melon, red dates, roasted sugarcane, peeled and chopped, pandan leaves, and hulled monk fruit into the pot.
Add 4 liters of water and boil for about 40 – 45 minutes.
Tip: Do not use fresh winter melon to make this water as it will taste sour.
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Prepare Fresh Winter Melon
Brush off the powder on the winter melon.
Remove the pulp and seeds but keep the skin. The skin is the secret to the alluring fragrance of winter melon tea.
Slice the winter melon thinly.
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Make Winter Melon Jam
Put the sliced winter melon into a pan and stir-fry with brown sugar and yellow sugar.
Stir-fry until the mixture thickens slightly.
Tip: This method helps us extract all the water and fragrance from the fresh winter melon without making it sour.
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Filter winter melon water
After cooking the winter melon water for 40 – 45 minutes, add the freshly cooked winter melon jam and cook for another 15 minutes.
Pour all the winter melon water into a filtering bag to obtain clear water without residue.
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Steep black tea
Add winter melon tea essence if you want to sell it.
If not, at this stage, you can already brew it into tea and enjoy it.
To make black tea, add one bag of black tea to the freshly filtered tea while it is still hot.
Steep the black tea for 10 minutes.
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Prepare sweet squash tea
If you follow this measurement, you will surely have a delicious cup of sweet squash tea like in the shop:
- 170 gr ice cubes
- 190 ml squash water
- 25 gr black jelly
- 25 gr noodle jelly
- 5 gr chia seeds
The order of preparation is very simple, first add the ice, then the squash water, and finally the various jellies as toppings along with the chia seeds.
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Sweet squash tea is not only fragrant and refreshing but also very easy to make right at home. Follow the recipe suggested by TasteVN to succeed from the first try!
