{"id":237,"date":"2009-09-03T18:50:30","date_gmt":"2009-09-03T10:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/werynice.com\/home\/?p=237"},"modified":"2009-10-09T10:03:32","modified_gmt":"2009-10-09T02:03:32","slug":"apple-or-pear-with-chinese-almond-%e5%8d%97%e5%8c%97%e6%9d%8f-and-chuan-bei-%e5%b7%9d%e8%b4%9ddrink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/werynice.com\/home\/?p=237","title":{"rendered":"Apple or Pear with Chinese Almond (\u5357\u5317\u674f) and Chuan Bei (\u5ddd\u8d1d)Drink"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>This recipe is given by my TCM doctor, to help soothe my children’s cough.\u00a0 He said that it can be drank even you do not have cough, it generally nourishes the lungs.\u00a0 You can use red apple or Chinese pear (not the European pear, see here for photos<\/a>).\u00a0 The chuan bei mu (\u5ddd\u8d1d\u6bcd), North and South Almonds (\u5357\u674f, \u5317\u674f) can be purchased from any Chinese medicine shop, such as \u798f\u534e\uff0c\u6b63\u4e2d\u5e73\uff0cshops at Hong Lim, (Singapore) and any neighborhood medicine shops.<\/p>\n

Ingredients (serve 2 cups)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. 1 Apple or pear (\u68a8)<\/li>\n
  2. 1 Chinese tablespoon chuan pei mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae, \u5ddd\u8d1d\u6bcd) (about 1\/3 liang, or 13 grams)<\/li>\n
  3. 1 \u00bd Chinese tablespoon north almonds (\u5317\u674f)<\/li>\n
  4. 1 \u00bd Chinese tablespoon south almonds (\u5357\u674f)<\/li>\n
  5. 1 Chinese tablespoon rock sugar<\/li>\n
  6. 3 bowls water<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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

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    1. Remove the skin of apple or pear, cut into quarters and remove the core.<\/li>\n
    2. Wash the almonds.<\/li>\n
    3. Wash the Chuan Pei, and lightly crush it with stone pestle or anything hard (like the handle of your cleaver).<\/li>\n
    4. Put all ingredients in pot with water, and bring to boil.<\/li>\n
    5. Once boiled, lower to small fire and simmer for 1 hour (very low heat to prevent drying up of contents).\u00a0<\/li>\n
    6. Sieve and drink the water. (about 1 \u00bd bowls left)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Here is a picture of how chuan bei mu (\u5ddd\u8d1d\u6bcd) looks like<\/p>\n

      \"chuan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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