Winter Melon Tea
Equipment
- Cloth strainer for straining
- Pan or pot for heating
- Spatula for stirring
- Glass jar or container with a cover
- Knife for chopping
- Bowl for mixing
Ingredients
- 800 g winter melon
- 220 g brown sugar
- Water
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Chop the 800g winter melon into small chunks or cubes.
- In a bowl, mix the winter melon chunks with 220g of brown sugar.
- Stir well and set aside for 2 hours.
- After 2 hours, the bowl should be filled with winter melon juice.
- Next, put the winter melon and brown sugar mixture into a pot or pan.
- Bring to a boil and heat in low fire for 1 hour while continuously stirring it.
- Then, take your cloth strainer and place it on top of a bowl or container for the syrup.
- Put the boiled winter melon and sugar into the cloth strainer.
- Strain and squeeze as much liquid as you can.
- After getting all the liquid from the mixture, transfer the syrup into an airtight glass jar or container.
- Put together your winter melon tea by adding 1 part winter melon syrup to 3 parts water (1:3) in a glass jar.
- Make it cooler by adding some ice cubes.
- Serve cold and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 84kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 0.3gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.03gSodium: 277mgPotassium: 33mgFiber: 1gSugar: 22gVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 0.5mg
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