How to make five-spice melon seeds How to make five-spice melon seeds

Spiced melon seeds are a kind of nut snack that everyone likes to eat, but many people feel that their hands are very dirty when eating the spiced melon seeds sold outside, and they are particularly worried that these dirt will enter the body, so they want to make some spiced melon seeds themselves. In fact, this idea is very feasible. The spiced melon seeds made at home taste excellent and are also very clean. I will write down the specific production method later. Those of you who like to eat spiced melon seeds can learn from it.

Preparation method of five-spice melon seeds

Ingredients for making spiced melon seeds

When making five-spice melon seeds, you need to prepare 1,500 grams of raw sunflower seeds, and then prepare appropriate amounts of star anise, cinnamon, vanilla, orange peel, and sugar. In addition, you also need to prepare appropriate amounts of dark soy sauce and table salt.

Specific steps for making spiced melon seeds

1. Put the prepared melon seeds in water and wash them clean. Remember to wash them several times to remove all the dirt on the surface of the melon seeds. Then put the washed melon seeds in a pot and add appropriate amount of clean water. It is best to cover the melon seeds with clean water.

2. Take a piece of clean gauze, wrap the prepared star anise, cinnamon, orange peel and other seasonings and put them in the pot. Then add soy sauce and table salt and bring to a boil over high heat.

3. After the pot boils, turn down the heat to medium or low, then continue to cook for about an hour and then turn off the heat. Do not move it after turning off the heat. Let the melon seeds soak in the soup for fifteen to twenty hours.

4. After the melon seeds in the pot are seasoned, take them out and remove the water. Then put them in a drain sieve to drain the water. Put the cooked melon seeds on a warmer for 24 hours, then take them out and dry them directly. After drying, the spiced melon seeds you made yourself can be eaten.