{"id":209,"date":"2009-03-30T19:42:06","date_gmt":"2009-03-30T11:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/werynice.com\/home\/?p=209"},"modified":"2009-03-30T19:42:06","modified_gmt":"2009-03-30T11:42:06","slug":"double-boil-winter-melon-dessert-%e5%86%ac%e7%93%9c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/werynice.com\/home\/?p=209","title":{"rendered":"Double Boil Winter Melon Dessert (\u51ac\u74dc)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a cooling and nourishing for the lungs (in TCM terms – traditional Chinese Medicine) dessert and good to take when you have cough or having green phlegm.\u00a0 Otherwise, it can also be taken as a dessert for cooling the system anytime.<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. 1 round winter melon ,(not those huge Chinese winter melon, but use those round ones about a size of a volley ball)<\/li>\n
  2. Water<\/li>\n
  3. Rock Sugar (as the “rock” size vary, approximate to about 5 tablespoon of sugar combined)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Method<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Wash the outside of melon.<\/li>\n
    2. Using a sharp knife, cut off the top end (the end with the stalk) with a nice clean cut, and the piece that was cut out is about 5 cm at the thickest point (center), and it looks like a “cover” of about 10-15 cm diameter.\u00a0 We need this to cover the melon during steaming.<\/li>\n
    3. Using a spoon, scoop out the seeds of the melon from the cut end and hence leaving a hollow center in the melon.<\/li>\n
    4. Put in the rock sugar, and water to fill up the hollow.<\/li>\n
    5. Cover with the “cover” that was cut out in step 2 so that it is back to a round melon.\u00a0 Secure with tooth picks.<\/li>\n
    6. Using a metal bowl as a base to hold the melon upright without spilling its content.<\/li>\n
    7. Steam the whole melon in medium heat for 1 \u00bd to 2 hours.<\/li>\n
    8. When done, open up the “cover” and scoop out the water and using spoon scoop out the flesh (should be very soft now) and serve in a bowl.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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