冰糖葫芦

About Candied Haws

Candied haws on a stick is a rare and delicious dish in Chinese cuisine, originating from China. It uses classic cooking techniques and is a home-cooked taste in the hearts of local people.

Ingredients

• Hawthorn 500g
• Sugar 200g
• Appropriate amount of cooking oil
• Salt as appropriate
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• Onion, ginger and garlic appropriate amount
• Cooking wine 1 spoon

Preparation Steps

1. 1. Wash and core the hawthorns and skewer them with bamboo skewers.
2. 2. Put sugar and water in a pot at a ratio of 2:1 and simmer over low heat until the syrup bubbles and turns amber.
3. 3. Quickly roll the skewered hawthorns in the syrup and coat evenly
4. 4. Place on a greased flat plate and cool until the sugar shell becomes hard.

Cultural Notes

Sugar-coated haws embodies the culinary essence of Chinese cuisine. Chinese food culture has a long history in China. People are very particular about the selection of ingredients and the control of heat. The candied haws on ice is the epitome of this ingenuity.