A Detailed Guide to Processing and Making Licorice Watermelon Seeds

Ingredients: 500 g watermelon seeds, 10 g peanut oil, 25 g refined salt, 3 g licorice, 50 g quicklime

Method:

1. Pour the quicklime into a large bowl, add 500 ml of clean water, stir well to make lime water, then add the watermelon seeds and soak for 4-5 hours, then remove them, rinse thoroughly with clean water, and remove the mucous membrane on the shells.

2. Put the refined salt and licorice into a pot, pour in 150 ml of clean water, place over high heat and boil for 10-15 minutes, filter out the licorice to make licorice salt brine.

3. Take an iron wok, add 4 g of peanut oil, place over high heat and heat until eight-tenths done, pour in the washed watermelon seeds and stir-fry continuously. When the moisture in the watermelon seeds is almost dry, add another 3 g of peanut oil, switch to low heat and stir-fry until the inside of the watermelon seeds is cooked, then add 3 g of peanut oil for the third time, stir-fry briefly, and remove from the heat.

4. Pour the stir-fried watermelon seeds while still hot into the licorice salt brine, cover and steep for 1-2 hours, and they are ready. Product characteristics: glossy black shells and a rich licorice aroma; it has the effect of relieving cough and stopping wheezing, making it an ideal flavorful small snack with therapeutic benefits.