How to make grapefruit jam

Grapefruit is a fruit we often eat. It has a particularly high content of vitamin C. You can eat grapefruit directly or make it into jam. This can increase the taste of bread or other foods. The method of making grapefruit jam is also relatively simple. The important thing is that when making jam, the fire must be small to avoid sticking to the pan, which will make the taste worse.

How to make grapefruit jam

Materials

Main ingredients: 100g grapefruit, 200g honey

Accessories: 100g rock sugar, appropriate amount of salt

1. Wash the grapefruit and peel it with a potato peeler or a knife. About 1/3 of the grapefruit peel will do. Note that the peel must be thin, leaving as little white pulp as possible. Soak the peeled grapefruit peel in salt water for a while, then take it out and cut the grapefruit peel into strips. Soak the strips in salt water to soak out the bitter taste.

2. Take out the pomelo pulp, leaving no white inner skin

3. Put the peeled grapefruit flesh in the pot, add a tablespoon of water, and simmer on low heat. When the grapefruit has completely scattered into pieces, you can add rock sugar and half of the grapefruit peel. When the water is slightly dry, add the other half of the grapefruit peel. This process is very important. Be sure to stir constantly to avoid sticking to the pot. After cooling, stir it with honey, stir evenly, and bottle it and seal it.

Cooking Tips

1. Stop stirring during the production process to avoid sticking to the pot;

2. Never add honey when the food is hot, as the nutrients in honey are very sensitive to heat.

The effects and functions of grapefruit

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that grapefruit is sweet and sour in taste and cold in nature. It has the effects of strengthening the stomach and digesting food, relieving gas and eliminating phlegm, and making the body light and bright. It is mainly used to treat cough and asthma, chest tightness due to qi stagnation, abdominal cold pain, food stagnation, hernia, etc.

Grapefruit pulp: sweet and sour, cold in nature, non-toxic, has the effects of strengthening the spleen, relieving cough, and sobering up;

Grapefruit peel: bitter, sweet, warm in nature, has the effects of resolving phlegm, relieving cough, regulating qi, and relieving pain;

Modern medical research has found that pomelo flesh is very rich in vitamin C and insulin-like ingredients, so it has the effects of lowering blood sugar, lowering blood lipids, losing weight, and beautifying the skin. Regular consumption can assist in treating high blood pressure, diabetes, vascular sclerosis and other diseases, and can help improve health and beauty for obese people.

Pomelo also has the effects of strengthening the stomach, moistening the lungs, replenishing blood, clearing the intestines, and facilitating bowel movements. It can promote wound healing and has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on sepsis. In addition, grapefruit contains the physiologically active substance glycoside, which can lower the viscosity of blood and reduce the formation of blood clots. Therefore, it also has a good preventive effect on cerebrovascular diseases such as cerebral thrombosis and stroke. Fresh pomelo flesh is an ideal food for diabetic patients because it contains ingredients similar to insulin.