Pomelos are not only highly nutritious but also have health benefits such as strengthening the stomach, moistening the lungs, nourishing the blood, clearing the intestines, and promoting bowel movements. They can promote wound healing and are effective as an adjunctive treatment for diseases like sepsis.
Pomelo is one of the common fruits in autumn, and it could be said to be one of the largest fruits. The entire pomelo is a treasure; it is rich in nutrients, and its peel is also a great health food. So, what are the amazing benefits of pomelo peel? And how should it be eaten? Let's listen to the editor's introduction!
Pomelos are not only highly nutritious but also have health benefits such as strengthening the stomach, moistening the lungs, nourishing the blood, clearing the intestines, and promoting bowel movements. They can promote wound healing and are effective as an adjunctive treatment for diseases like sepsis. Pomelo contains the physiologically active substance naringin, which can reduce blood viscosity and decrease the formation of clots. Therefore, it also has a good preventive effect against cerebrovascular diseases such as cerebral thrombosis and stroke.
Fresh pomelo flesh, containing components similar to insulin, is an ideal food for diabetic patients. Traditional Chinese medicine also believes that pomelo is sweet and sour in taste, and cold in nature. It has the effects of regulating qi, resolving phlegm, moistening the lungs, clearing the intestines, nourishing the blood, and strengthening the spleen. It can treat symptoms such as poor appetite, bland taste, and indigestion, and can also aid digestion, relieve thirst, and regulate qi to resolve stagnation.
1. Selection of Pomelo Peel
For ingredients, it is best to use the peel of a Thai golden pomelo. Because the peel of a Thai golden pomelo is relatively thick, white, and has a strong aroma; if using an unripe Guangxi Shatian pomelo peel, it is even better. The peel is thicker and the aroma is stronger, making it a rare and good material.
2. How to Remove Pomelo Peel
Take one pomelo and use a fruit knife to score the peel vertically into 5 boat-shaped sections. Then, peel the skin towards the four sides and remove the pomelo pulp from the center. Be careful when removing the pulp to avoid breaking the pomelo peel to keep it intact.
3. How to Process Pomelo Peel
With the pomelo peel, first shave off the greenish-yellow outer skin. This layer is hard and astringent and cannot be eaten, leaving the white, "cotton-like" inner layer.
Next, blanch the pomelo peel in boiling water for 10 minutes (or until a chopstick can pierce it). Then, remove it and soak it in clean water overnight. The next day, lift it out, squeeze out the water, and soak it in clean water again. Repeat this process several times. After removing the astringent taste from the pomelo peel, cut it into pieces.
4. How to Cook Pomelo Peel
In the past, some people liked to rub pomelo peel with lard to let it absorb enough lard, making it smooth and greasy, and then deep-fry it until it was crispy before cooking it into a dish. Nowadays, everyone focuses on health and is afraid of greasiness, so this method is basically no longer used. Instead, after the pomelo peel is soaked, cut, and the water is squeezed out, it is slowly braised in superior stock for several hours to allow it to fully absorb the flavor of the stock. Then, the heat is turned down to reduce the sauce. Finally, a sauce made of sautéed shrimp, minced meat, and other ingredients is poured over the pomelo peel.
5. Steamed Pork Ribs with Pomelo Peel
Right now is the season when pomelos are in abundance. Most people, after eating the pomelo pulp, often throw away the peel, which is a real pity. Because pomelo peel is edible. It is not only nutritious but also has therapeutic effects such as warming the stomach, resolving phlegm, and moisturizing the throat.