Winter Melon Preserves with Orange Juice
A refreshing cold dish made by blanching dried winter melon until tender, curing it in sugar, then tossing it with orange juice, with a sweet-sour flavor and rich orange aroma.
Ingredients
Winter melon (cut into melon preserve shapes)
Orange juice
White sugar (for lightly pickling the melon preserves)
Instructions
1
Prepare Winter Melon
Cut the winter melon into melon preserve shapes.
2
Blanch and Marinate
Blanch the melon preserves in boiling water until cooked, then rinse under cool water. Lightly pickle with white sugar.
3
Soak and Serve
Pour orange juice over the sugared winter melon preserves and let soak. Remove from the juice, arrange on a plate and serve.
