Here are all the ingredients necessary for this tonic. From left his carrots, the chestnuts of water 馬蹄, Rhizoma Reseratae 茅根 and the sugar cane 竹蔗.
In HK you can find sugar cane 竹蔗 in the wet markets. Leather, the better, it means more juice. Even sometimes it is possible to find a pre-puppet sugar cane in supermarkets (As we did, Yah!). Pre-pyzzi makes the whole process much simpler! As you can see in the photo above the pre-popular sugar is a light yellow.
To prepare the peeled sugar cane for our tonic it is necessary to slice in thinner sticks. If your sugar cane is fresh, it is easy enough to cut. However, if your stick has remained around for a while the pulp may have dried/hardened a little. In this case, have a cutting care, make sure the knife has a good grip in the barrel before using the strength to cut.
According to Chinese medical sugar juice, it helps to expel humidity from the body. He is also very good at off the thirst.
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| Fresh Rhizoma Radizoma Resented |
The next ingredient is considered more a Chinese medicinal root. Rhizoma Reserae 茅根, also known as Bai Mao Gen, is often added to the tonics for its sweet taste and the properties of the cancellation of the heat.
A short side line here: Have you ever seen this small green box before? Well, when I grew up there was always a box like this in our house. And every time one of the children had the sniffle, we had to mix a delicious healing drink from this delicious box! It really makes you feel better!
It turns out that the Rhizoma Rhizoma Rhizoma is one of the two ingredients for this drink “Canna and Reserae 竹蔗茅根精 that I grew! So, in a certain sense, this powder drink is a modernized version of this exact traditional tonic that we are making today!
Water chestnuts 馬蹄 are a little sweet and have the most delicious creaking. In a tonic, they help to eliminate heat and quench the thirst. Search for these in Asian supermarkets and wet markets.
You knew that these are actually aquatic vegetables that grow in mud. Do you see the chestnut of water on the right? This was the condition of our chestnuts when we bought them: all covered with mud! In reality it is a good sign in a certain sense, it means that they are super fresh. To check the freshness, give the chestnuts a closer. More difficult, fresher.
These chestnuts must have peeled to reveal the snowy white interiors. We used a vegetable pelapacchino to detach the thin dark skin, just pay attention to the fingers!
The last ingredient is what most people already have in their kitchens, the wonderful carrot. Roll cut the carrot into similar pieces and let them fall into the pot. The carrots add a delicious sweetness to the tonic as well as having the properties of elimination of heat and expelling humidity. It’s really nice to eat carrots!
Throw everything into a pot with water and boil until the flavors are absorbed to the tonic from the ingredients, from about 1 to 1/2 hour. Sugar cane and carrot will provide some sweetness. Add the rock sugar 冰糖 to soften your desire.
Law, warm and delicious, to serve everyone and various. Enjoy your relaxing and relaxing tonic drink!
Sugar cane Impatratae Water Castas Tonic
(10 portions) Preparation time: 5 minutes Cook time: 1 1/2 hours
Ingredients:
Prepare the sugar cane: Peel the sugar cane skin if necessary. Divide each length of the stick into 4-6 sections.
Prepare water chestnuts: Rinse the chestnuts underwater until they are clean. Use the vegetable pelapapo to detach the skin. Cut each chestnut in quarter.
Prepare the carrot: Peel carrots. Roll cut each carrot into similar pieces of bite size.
Boil the tonic: Add the sugar cane, the reflected rhizone, the chestnuts of water, the carrots and the water in a large pot. When the water boils, lowers the medium -low heat and let it cook over low heat for 1 to 1/2 hour or until a taste test reveals that the ingredients have permeated the tonic. Add the rock sugar to taste, mixing until the sugar is dissolved.
Serve: Serve the tonic in the bowls. If you wish, you can add a little carrot, water chestnuts and sugar cane in each bowl. The sugar cane will be hardish, but it can be chewed to release the delicious sugar cane juice inside. Enjoy!
