This Spring Festival is a bit special, a cough from the family, our hearts will be nervous. The festival that should be happy and festive, but it is disturbed by the menacing coronavirus, Chinese consciously changed the customs of the year, no longer visit relatives and friends to worship the New Year, most people choose to stay at home, go out to wear masks, wash their hands frequently, everyone is alone, this is the best way to overcome the difficulties.
Spring Festival is a spring festival, spring is pregnant with hope and vitality, in the face of the epidemic, only everyone act together, listen to the arrangement, healthy diet, strengthen exercise, reduce going out, scientific prevention, refuse to contact with strangers, in order to maximize the protection of their own and their family's health. "Yunxia out of the sea, Liumei crossing the river spring", winter has come, will spring be far away?
Kumquat is rich in vitamins A and C, kumquat glycosides and other components, with qi, depressive, cough, phlegm and other effects. Winter weather is dry, many people will have dry cough problems, today we share a simple recipe for kumquat preserves, do it yourself, additive-free, absolute green food. Soaking water or eating directly, are very tasty, the focus is on moisturizing the throat and preventing seasonal coughs. Doctors will not tell you that it is a natural cough medicine that has a miraculous effect on cough and phlegm! It's a pity I don't understand! Let's take a look at how it works!
Step 1: Pour the bought kumquat into a large bowl, add two spoonfuls of salt, and then scrub one by one, the salt can play a role in disinfection and sterilization, and effectively remove the pesticide residues and magazines on the surface of the kumquat, add water after scrubbing, soak for 10 minutes.
Step 2: After 10 minutes we rinse the kumquat a few more times, and then remove the kumquat pedicle, the kumquat peduncle will be bitter.
Step 3: Add water to the pot, pour in the kumquat, turn on the high heat to bring it to a boil, the purpose of this step is to remove the sourness and bitterness of the kumquat itself. Some people will say that the kumquat preserves I made are astringent and bitter, and now I know why! It's just one step missing. After the water boils, remove the cool boiled water.
Step 4: Kumquat cut cross flower knife on both sides, the purpose is to better taste, some people will ask, kumquat seeds do not want to remove, the answer is not to remove, kumquat seeds have a good cough effect.
Step 5: 1 kg of kumquat, add 600 ml of water, 100 grams of rock sugar in the pot, open on high heat to make the rock sugar completely melt and foam, we pour in the kumquat, turn to medium heat and simmer for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, squeeze in half a lemon juice, so that the taste will be better, must not put in the lemon seeds, otherwise it will be bitter, continue to boil the soup viscous, kumquat crystal clear, you can come out of the pot.
On this "special" Spring Festival, have a kumquat compote! Sweet and sour, phlegm cough, kumquat to do this, adults and children love to eat, can not eat can be put into a waterless and oilless jar sealed preservation, eat a winter without change the taste, every morning and evening to eat a few grains or flush water to drink, moisturize the throat, not easy to cough, but also to avoid the winter often because of cough caused by the cold. But you need to remember one point: kumquat is not a medicine, but has the effect of moisturizing the throat, dissolving phlegm and cough, if it is really a cold, you still have to go to a regular hospital, of course, kumquat can play an auxiliary role. I am Xiaofeng, I like the food shared by Xiaofeng, don't forget to pay attention to the foodie Fengzi!
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