Moxa horn(ai jiao )

Moxa horn

Introduction:

"Ai you has the functions of regulating qi and blood, expelling cold and dampness, regulating menstruation, stabilizing fetus, warming menstruation, stopping bleeding, clearing heat, relieving cough and eliminating phlegm. Indications: irregular menstruation, abdominal cold pain, fetal blood leakage, fetal restlessness, uterine cold infertility. It is one of the important medicines commonly used in gynecology of traditional Chinese medicine. Guangdong has heavy humidity in spring. Every year before and after Qingming Festival, we make some moxa sticks or moxa horn to eat. It can not only remove the dampness, but also taste delicious. "

Production steps:

Step 1: stir fry the peanuts, remove the clothes, crush them with a wine bottle, add some sugar, and mix well. Wash banana leaves, put them in boiling water for a while, remove and drain water, cut them into moxa horn and set aside. (these are not photographed)

Step 2: wash the wormwood, chop it, and take out the juice by hand; then beat the wormwood into mud with blender; put it into a frying pan, add a little water to boil; add some sugar, and boil; then add half of the glutinous rice flour, boil for a while, turn off the fire; after a little cool, add the remaining half of the glutinous rice flour, and rub it with hands until it's smooth, then cover it with dry towel for standby. (no photos)

Step 3: take a proper amount of dough and rub it round.

Step 4: press flat and pack in the filling.

Step 5: fold it in half, seal it and put it on the oiled banana leaves.

Step 6: make all moxa horn in turn, line up the steaming rack, put it into the steamer, boil the water and steam for 10 minutes.

Step 7: steamed moxa horn.

Materials required:

Wormwood: right amount

Glutinous rice flour: right amount

Sugar: right amount

Peanuts: moderate

Water: moderate

Banana leaves: moderate

Note: when kneading the powder in step 2, it's a little hot. At first, you can mix it with chopsticks, and then knead it when it's suitable for hand temperature. No banana leaves, you can use fuguizi leaves or corn leaves, and you must sweep oil instead of oil paper. If you don't sweep oil or use oil paper instead, you can't get rid of it after steaming.

Production difficulty: simple

Process: steaming

Production time: one hour

Taste: sweet

Chinese PinYin : Ai Jiao