Winter melon barley drink
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Recipe type: Drinks
Cuisine: Chinese
 
Ingredients
  • 1 slice of fresh winter melon (preferably sliced from the centre of the winter melon rather than at the ends)
  • 2 handfuls Chinese barley (available at Chinese medical halls)
  • Black sugar to taste (available at Chinese medical halls)
  • 2L water
Instructions
  1. Wash the winter melon thoroughly as we are cooking it with the skin on.
  2. Remove the seeds and chop the winter melon into pieces (skin intact).
  3. Rinse the Chinese barley a few times till it's clean.
  4. Place the winter melon chunks and the barley into the slow cooker and cook on HIGH till you see small bubbles in the water.
  5. Turn the slow cooker to LOW and slow cook for another 5-6hours.
  6. Sieve the drink then add black sugar to taste.
Notes
Alternatives:

1. You can add water chestnuts to the drink as well.

2. Luo han guo (Buddha's fruit) can be used in place of black sugar.

3. Bitter and sweet almonds can be added as well.
Recipe by at http://simplymommie.com/2010/05/winter-melon-barley-drink.html