Fragrant and spicy grapefruit peel jam

Specialist Doctor 2 Huynh Tan Vu (Day Treatment Unit, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City - Campus 3), said that jam is an indispensable dish during the traditional Tet holiday of Vietnamese people. No matter how many years have passed, the sweet and fragrant taste of Tet jam is always imprinted in the mind of every Vietnamese person.

With the natural colors of fruits and vegetables, each type of jam brings different sour, spicy, sweet and rich flavors, symbolizing the five colors in the Five Elements of heaven and earth, which have mutual generation, mutual inhibition and support, creating conditions for all things to grow. A type of jam that is often favored by people on Tet holiday in recent years is grapefruit peel jam, which is both delicious and beneficial to health.

Grapefruit is known as a food rich in nutrients and vitamins. But most people only care about the grapefruit segments inside, few people know the benefits of the grapefruit peel.

Grapefruit peel contains coumarin, carotene and essential oils. It also contains pectin and a little limonin. Here are some of the benefits of grapefruit peel jam.

Grapefruit peel contains coumarin, carotene and essential oils.

Strengthen resistance

Grapefruit peel contains a lot of vitamin C, which helps improve the immune system and prevent colds and flu. Eating grapefruit peel jam can maximize resistance and help stabilize health in the first days of the new year.

Improve digestion

During Tet, many energy-rich foods such as pork head sausage, pork sausage, braised pork with duck eggs and drinking alcohol will make the body easily accumulate toxins, causing digestive diseases such as constipation, diarrhea, bloating, indigestion, etc. Grapefruit peel jam contains a lot of fiber, reducing digestive problems.

Cure cough, hoarseness

Coughing and hoarseness are common symptoms in all subjects, which can be caused by changes in weather or environmental factors. Grapefruit peel is an effective remedy for treating dry cough.

Cure bad breath

Vitamin C and essential oils in grapefruit peel are ingredients that can effectively fight bad breath…

Crispy, sweet, fragrant grapefruit peel jam

How to make dried grapefruit peel jam

Doctor Vu instructs to make dried grapefruit peel jam using simple ingredients including the peel of 2 grapefruits, a little salt, 140g white sugar, 1 fresh lemon.

Peel off the white pith from the grapefruit peel and cut it into bite-sized pieces. Soak the grapefruit peel in warm water mixed with a little diluted salt. Then gently squeeze the grapefruit peel for about 30 minutes.

Bring a pot of water to a boil, then add the grapefruit peel and blanch for about 5 minutes or until the grapefruit peel has a slightly bitter taste, then turn off the heat. Remove the grapefruit peel and rinse with cold water, drain.

Cook the sugar water to ensure the ratio of sugar to grapefruit peel is 1:1. Then, squeeze 2-3 lemon slices into it and soak the grapefruit peel for about 3-4 hours. Take the grapefruit peel out to dry and then dry it in the sun for about 3 hours (this depends on the weather and the dryness and crispiness of the jam if you want).

Once the desired dryness is achieved, put the grapefruit peel jam in a jar with a tight lid and you can eat it all Tet season.

"The crunchy, sweet, fragrant grapefruit peel jam has become an indispensable part of Vietnamese cuisine . Different from the sweet taste of coconut jam, the sour taste of orange jam, grapefruit peel jam brings a strange, spicy feeling, with a little sweetness to create a new, unique feeling, suitable to enjoy in the first days of the year", Dr. Vu shared.

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