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How is the wax gourd cup made?
Wax gourd is rich in vitamins and minerals, and has the effects of clearing heat, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. Coix seed has the effects of eliminating edema, whitening and resisting aging. Lycium barbarum clearing away heat, improving eyesight and moistening lung. Stewed chicken in wax gourd cup, delicious.

Winter melon cup is a kind of hot pot in Guangzhou, also called stew. The taste is stewed, fragrant, light, sweet and dampness-removing. The practice is similar to hot pot, which can put a lot of ingredients, usually stewed. There are seasonings, side dishes, and more importantly, the soup can be finished, which is delicious. Wax gourd cups can also be cooked at home, with mini wax gourd. Next, I will share the family version of the wax gourd cup.

Wax gourd cup ingredients: mini wax gourd, chicken, medlar, barley, ginger, salt. Among them, ginger can be deodorized, eyebrow beans can also be dehumidified, and chicken can be replaced by ribs. You can also add beef and mutton to iron it.

Step 1: Wash the outer skin of wax gourd with salt, rinse it with clear water, cut it at the third water outlet, hollow out the long part, make a cup of wax gourd, peel it, take out the gourd ladle and cut it into pieces.

Step 2: Wash the chicken and cut it into pieces. Chicken should be fresh and nutritious. This kind of chicken is delicious only if it is stewed in soup.

Step 3: Boil the water, add the chicken, blanch it and take it out. Adding this step, the stewed wax gourd cup is fragrant and delicious, delicious and not turbid.

Step 4: Wash Lycium barbarum and Coix seed separately, put them into the wax gourd pot, and then add the scalded chicken and ginger.

Step 5: Pour in the right amount of water, which should be able to immerse the ingredients. Put a plate at the bottom of the wax gourd cup, put it in the pot and cover it. Bring the fire to a boil, turn it to low heat and stew 1 hour.

Step 6: stew the chicken, open the lid and change the fire. You can add mutton, beef, or vegetables and blanch them. This way, you can eat it like a hot pot, and you can peel off the wax gourd cups layer by layer to continue stewing.

Tips 1。 You can choose a mini wax gourd to make a wax gourd cup at home, which is easy to make into a stew, convenient and simple. 2. When stewing wax gourd, put a plate at the bottom and directly contact with the pot, which is easy to rot and leak soup. 3. Eliminating dampness in spring, choosing stewed wax gourd cup is the best 1 ingredient, which is nutritious and delicious.