What are the methods of making osmanthus stew?

Osmanthus stew is a condiment, not a dish. Osmanthus stew is like a sauce, with a faint osmanthus fragrance. Many people like the taste of osmanthus stew. There are many ways to make osmanthus stew. When making osmanthus stew, you must not only follow the steps, but also prepare all the tools.

1. Osmanthus stew

Preparation tools: Container with a lid that can be sealed (glass bottle, jar)

Ingredients: honey, sugar, osmanthus (golden osmanthus is best), cold boiled water

Production process: Mix the washed osmanthus with honey, add a small amount of cold boiled water, mix well, put into the bottle and press tightly. After it is full, press a layer of white sugar, seal it, and place the bottle in a cool place for one month before eating.

2. Purpose

Osmanthus stew is a homemade spice condiment. Simple to make and delicious. It can be used to make glutinous rice balls, sugar cakes, osmanthus cakes, sweet soups, sweet porridge, etc. The wood of the cassia tree is fine, dense and tough and has many uses. Osmanthus has a pungent and warm smell and is non-toxic. It can be used as medicine to reduce phlegm, relieve cough, promote salivation, and relieve toothache. Freshly picked osmanthus flowers can be used to make osmanthus cake, osmanthus sugar and osmanthus wine.

3. Raw materials and characteristics

Sweet osmanthus, also known as osmanthus, red osmanthus, and rock osmanthus, is an evergreen shrub or tree of the Oleaceae family, and can reach 10 meters in height. The crown is spherical. The trunk is rough and grayish white. The leaves are leathery, opposite, elliptical or oblong, and the edges of young leaves are serrated. The flowers grow in clusters, 3 to 5 in the leaf axils, mostly on the spring shoots of the current year, and also on the two- or three-year-old branches. The corolla is split to the base and can be milky white, yellow, orange-red, etc., with a very strong fragrance. There are many varieties of osmanthus, the most common ones are four: golden osmanthus, silver osmanthus, red osmanthus and four-season osmanthus. The fruit is a purple-black drupe, commonly known as cassia seed.