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Preparation
20 hours
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Cooking
8 hours
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Difficulty
Medium
Stewed grapefruit with rock sugar and honey is considered one of the folk remedies with many wonderful effects on health. The article below will guide you on how to make this drink that cools the body and aids digestion. Let’s refer to the implementation method!
Ingredients for Stewed Grapefruit with Rock Sugar and Honey For 4 people
Green-skinned red-fleshed grapefruit 500 g Fresh lemon juice 30 ml Rock sugar 400 g Honey 200 ml Salt 10 g
How to choose delicious grapefruit, thin skin, many segments
- To choose juicy grapefruit, you need to observe if the outer skin is taut, shiny, slightly yellowish, the shape of the grapefruit is round and even, and when held in hand, it feels heavy and firm, then the grapefruit is good, juicy, not dry and fibrous inside.
- To check whether the grapefruit skin is thick or thin, you can gently tap the skin with your fingertip. If you hear a ‘pop pop’ sound, then that grapefruit has thick skin, while if you hear a ‘click click’ sound, the skin is thin, so you should buy it.
- The thorny bumps on the skin of the grapefruit: the larger the thorns, the riper, older, and tastier the grapefruit is. Do not choose grapefruits with small thorn bumps and dense thorns, as these are usually immature and taste very sour, not sweet.
- For green skin grapefruit, especially Nam Roi grapefruit, you should choose fruits weighing around 1 kg or more, when held, it feels firm and the size of the grapefruit is not too large, the skin is taut and shiny, green with a golden hue, and has large thorns.
How to make Grapefruit cooked with rock sugar and honey
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Prepare grapefruit
First, you need to peel off the white skin on the outside of the grapefruit, separate each segment, and use scissors to cut the end of each grapefruit segment. Clean the thin white skin wrapping around the grapefruit segment, while removing all the white string inside the grapefruit segment and only keeping the grapefruit flesh. You need to do this step carefully if you don’t want the final product to be bitter.
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Cooking grapefruit and rock sugar
The lump rock sugar you take out should be crushed finely so that the sugar dissolves easily when cooked and blends better with the grapefruit. You can also choose to buy pre-crushed rock sugar.
Continue to add the grapefruit and rock sugar into the pot to prepare for cooking: one layer of grapefruit corresponds to one layer of rock sugar on top.
Let the rock sugar and grapefruit marinate for about 5 – 6 hours until the sugar has completely dissolved.
Note: Only let the rock sugar and grapefruit marinate outside, do not put them in the refrigerator as the sugar will not dissolve.Add 10 grams of salt to this dissolved sugar mixture; the salt helps to balance the flavors better.
Put the marinated grapefruit and rock sugar on the stove, at first, set the heat to high to bring the mixture to a quick boil, then reduce the heat and let it simmer for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
After about 10 minutes of cooking, add 30 ml of lemon juice to the pot to create a refreshing flavor. Let the mixture simmer on low heat for another 30 minutes; at this point, the grapefruit and rock sugar will gradually change to an orange color and darken to a beautiful reddish-brown.
Note: You should not leave the mixture on the stove longer than this time as it will cause the grapefruit and rock sugar to become too sticky and hard like candy; therefore, you should turn off the heat when it reaches a moderately sticky and thick consistency.
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Completion
You need to prepare a clean glass jar to hold and preserve the candied pomelo with rock sugar and honey. Pour the hot mixture of pomelo and rock sugar into the glass jar.
After this mixture has cooled, pour 200 ml of honey on top and mix the mixture well to finish.
Note: Only add honey when the pomelo and rock sugar have cooled, avoid adding honey directly while the pomelo and rock sugar are still cooking on the stove as this causes the honey to lose its nutrients and the fragrance of the honey.
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Product
The finished candied pomelo with rock sugar and honey has an attractive brown-yellow color, the mixture has a moderate stickiness and still retains a certain thickness.
When using the diluted honey with water, you will feel the refreshing aroma of pomelo and lemon, the mild sourness of pomelo combined with the sweetness of honey is very harmonious.
To enjoy in the summer, you can add some ice to cool off better. The pomelo drink mixed with rock sugar is very good for health with the effect of cooling and detoxifying the body effectively.
The benefits of grapefruit for health:
- Low in calories but high in nutrients: Grapefruit contains very few calories but provides a high amount of fiber, along with more than 15 types of vitamins and minerals that are good for health.
- Good for the immune system: Regularly eating grapefruit can help boost your immune system. Grapefruit is rich in vitamin C, along with a small amount of vitamin B, zinc, copper, and iron with antioxidant properties, protecting cells from damage caused by bacteria and viruses, and enhancing the body’s resistance.
- Treating flu: Grapefruit is an effective remedy for treating the flu due to its ability to help reduce acidity in the system. The sour properties called “naringin” in grapefruit help strengthen the system and enhance the digestive process.
- Reducing fatigue: Grapefruit effectively treats fatigue, helping you dispel tiredness from daily work. Drinking grapefruit juice mixed with lemon juice in a 5:5 ratio can be a remedy that not only tastes good but also helps the body feel refreshed and energetic.
- Relieving indigestion: Grapefruit is a food that helps resolve indigestion issues by immediately soothing the heat and irritation that occur in the stomach.
- Supporting digestion: Grapefruit also helps improve the circulation of digestive fluids – soothing intestinal secretions while ensuring the excretory system functions well.
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Above is the article guiding how to make grapefruit cooked with rock sugar and honey to cool down and aid digestion. I wish you success in your execution! If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.
