How to cook fresh jujubes? How to cook fresh jujubes best?

It is autumn again and it is time for red dates to be put on the market in large quantities. However, many fresh dates have not turned red when they are harvested. They are still green. Many people think that such green dates are not sweet and delicious, and they do not like them. In fact, if you cook these fresh green dates, they will taste especially good. I will tell you how to cook fresh dates and how to cook green dates to make them taste best.

Fresh Date Rose Jam

1. Fresh dates can be cooked with roses into jam for consumption. It has a long shelf life. When making it, you can prepare 500 grams of fresh dates, 15 grams of dried roses, and 50 grams of longan meat.

2. Wash the fresh dates with clean water, remove the pits, remove the calyx of the dried roses, grind the rose petals into powder, and take out the pulp of the longan. Finally, put the longan pulp and date pulp together in a food processor and make into a paste.

3. Take out the prepared longan and jujube paste and put it in a pot, add rose pollen and rock sugar, then bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer slowly. When the pulp in the pot is crystal clear and in a sticky paste, turn off the heat. Take it out and let it cool, then put it into a sealable glass bottle and store it in the refrigerator so you can take it out and eat it whenever you want.

Fresh Date Black Rice Porridge

1. In addition to making jam, fresh dates can also be cooked directly into porridge. When making porridge, you need to prepare 30 grams of black rice, 30 grams of rice, 20 grams of washed rice, 100 grams of fresh dates, 20 grams of white sugar or rock sugar, and finally prepare an appropriate amount of water.

2. Soak the brown rice and black rice prepared in advance in clean cold water for 2 to 3 hours. Wash the prepared fresh dates with clean water, remove the date pits, and cut the date flesh into small cubes for later use.

3. Wash the rice and put it into the pot together with the soaked black rice and brown rice, add water and bring to a boil, add the prepared rock sugar and diced jujube, after boiling again, turn down the heat and simmer slowly.

4. It will be ready in about 40 minutes. You can smell the rich aroma of dates when you open the lid. After the porridge is cooked, turn off the heat and simmer for five to ten minutes. Then take it out and put it in a bowl. After it cools down, you can eat it directly. The taste is much better than those porridges made with dried dates.