Now is the time to eat pumpkin. Pumpkin, also known as pumpkin, Japanese melon, golden melon, etc., is the fruit of cucurbitaceae plants. Its colors are yellow, orange, green, turquoise, and gold with blue veins. There are big and small.
According to research and analysis by modern nutritionists, every 100 grams of pumpkin contains 10.2 grams of starch, 30 mg of calcium, 9 mg of phosphorus, 1.1 mg of iron and a variety of vitamins, especially carotene (provitamin A), ranking first among melons. In addition, pumpkin also contains trigonelline, adenine, arginine, pentose and other substances that are beneficial to the human body.
At the same time, pumpkin contains many ingredients that are beneficial to the human body, such as amino acids, active proteins, carotenoids and a variety of trace elements. Pumpkin is a food rich in vitamin A and vitamin E, which can enhance the body's immunity and have a good effect on improving the symptoms of autumn dryness.
Overall, the nutritional value of pumpkin is still quite high and it is a healthy food. Today, we will use pumpkin to make a dessert called "Eight Treasures Crystal Pumpkin".
Eight treasure crystal pumpkin
Recipe Recommendations
- pumpkin one
- candied dates 10 grams
- longan meat 10 grams
- Heitigan 10 grams
- red kidney beans 15 grams
- walnut kernel 10 grams
- peanut kernels 10 grams
- pumpkin seeds 5 grams
- glutinous rice 100 grams
- honey 25 grams
- qingshui appropriate amount
- sugar 15 grams
- sweetening
- cook
- an hour
- senior
Steps for Eight treasure crystal pumpkin
1
Main raw materials.
2
First cook the red kidney beans until medium ripe.
3
Soak rice for 30 minutes.
4
After boiling the kidney beans until medium ripe, add in the dried fruits and cook together. After cooking for 15 minutes, add in the dried fruits, preserved fruits and the soaked glutinous rice.
5
Cook until the rice is soft and about 80% cooked, then turn off the heat for later use.
6
Place a cup or small bowl under the pumpkin.
7
Put it in the microwave, beat it to medium maturity over high heat, and remove it (Note: the purpose of placing a cup or bowl is that the pumpkin will leave a clear mark after it is heated, so that it can be neatly cut open with a knife to shape it).
8
Remove the pumpkin after it is medium ripe.
9
Use a poking knife to poke along the circular mark left by the cup.
10
Use a small spoon to scoop out the pumpkin seeds.
11
Repair the inside of the pumpkin neatly.
12
Add dried fruits and dried fruits to mix with cooked glutinous rice.
13
Cover with plastic wrap and place in the microwave twice, beat over high heat for another 5 minutes until cooked and remove.
14
Place in the microwave twice, beat over high heat for another 5 minutes until cooked and remove.
15
Pour a little water into a frying spoon on fire, scoop in honey, sugar and osmanthus sauce and bring to a boil.
16
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17
Thrust with water starch, wait until the honey juice is gelatinized and thick, pour on the pumpkin, sprinkle with a little green and red silk to decorate, and serve on the table. Serve.Eight treasure crystal pumpkin Make Tips
Features of Crystal Pumpkin; Beautiful appearance, aromatic pumpkin scent, soft and glutinous filling, sweet honey glaze, tender inside and out, very delicious.
Friendly Tips;
1. Choose a pumpkin with tender skin; it is best to select the kind where the skin is edible. Green-skinned pumpkins are quite good as the pumpkin skin has the highest nutritional value.
2. The "Eight Treasures" ingredients in the filling can be mixed according to personal preference. For those who like meat, you can add ingredients like Char Siu (BBQ pork) or Jinhua ham, paired with some candied dates or dried fruits, which is also excellent.
3. When using the microwave to partially cook the pumpkin for the first time, place a cup or bowl underneath depending on the pumpkin's size to facilitate neatly cutting open the pumpkin's top lid with a knife. Cutting along the mark will be neat and beautiful.
4. The Eight Treasure Rice used for the stuffing can also be steamed in a steamer, but it is better to cook the pumpkin in the microwave. I feel that if the pumpkin is steamed, it is prone to crumbling when removed because it becomes too soft, whereas using a microwave with a plate underneath the pumpkin makes removal easy and ensures the pumpkin remains intact.