Watermelon cup(min cai xi gua zhong )

Watermelon cup

Introduction:

Watermelon cup is a famous summer dish in the Qing Dynasty. Watermelon is one of the best products for relieving summer heat and thirst in China. Every summer in the Qing palace, the imperial dining room must make "watermelon Cup", which is to dig out the flesh of the watermelon, and put the cut ham, diced chicken, fresh lotus seeds, longan, walnuts, pine nuts, almonds, etc. into it, cover it again, and simmer for 2-3 hours. It tasted mellow and delicious. Both Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu liked it very much. Later, it became a famous dish for a royal banquet in the Qing Dynasty. In the late Qing Dynasty, this dish was also popular in the local government, and then became a famous summer dish in Beijing, Guangzhou, Jiangsu and other places. When these restaurants began to operate this dish, they steamed it according to the traditional method of the Qing Dynasty. But after the 1920s, with the emergence of frozen drinks, the method of making watermelon cup was no longer steaming by fire, but taking watermelon and other ingredients and eating them in the refrigerator. This system is more perfect than the traditional system and more scientific. Because watermelon is fresh and tender with sufficient water content, it will lose its nutrition if heated and steamed by fire. The water content and nutrition of watermelon can not be affected by using ice. The taste of watermelon is more sweet and cool after being cooked with additives. Nowadays every household has a refrigerator, which is easier to make. Dish features: This product is cool and sweet, refreshing, fruity and fragrant. It can relieve greasy. It is a summer delicacy and children's favorite food. "

Production steps:

Step 1: cut the watermelon in half and remove the inner flesh.

Step 2: cut the cross into serrated edges.

Step 3: roll the rock sugar water over high heat and let it cool.

Step 4: peel and core litchi.

Step 5: dice the apple.

Step 6: peel and dice the peach.

Step 7: remove the seeds from the inside of the watermelon.

Step 8: separate the watermelon pulp, apple, peach and litchi into the watermelon.

Step 9: pour in ice sugar water.

Step 10: cover with plastic film and refrigerate for more than 30 minutes.

Step 11: the delicious watermelon cup is ready.

Materials required:

Watermelon: right amount

Litchi: right amount

Apple: moderate

Peach: right amount

Rock sugar: right amount

Note: Food mutual restraint: watermelon and mutton with food taboo.

Production difficulty: ordinary

Craft: Skills

Production time: half an hour

Taste: sweet

Chinese PinYin : Min Cai Xi Gua Zhong