Tremella fuciformis, also known as peach gum, is a nutritious ingredient that is rich in amino acids, vitamins, and proteins. It is a popular beauty and health food, known for its beauty-enhancing and intestinal moisturizing effects. So, what are the best recipes for using peach gum to promote beauty and skincare?
Recipe 1: Snow Lotus Peach Gum White Fungus Sweet Soup
Ingredients:
About 20 snow lotus seeds (Job's tears), about 10 pieces of peach gum, half a piece of white fungus, rock sugar.
Directions:
1. Soak the snow lotus seeds and peach gum in water for at least 12 hours.
2. Soak the white fungus in water and tear it into small pieces.
3. Put all the ingredients and rock sugar into a pot with water. Bring to a boil and simmer on low heat for about 2 hours until all the ingredients are soft and tender.
Recipe 2: Peach Gum Fresh Pear Soup
Ingredients:
2 pears, 20g of peach gum, 4 red dates, 100g of traditional brown sugar, a handful of goji berries, 2000ml of water.
Directions:
1. Wash the pears, remove the skin and core, and cut into small cubes.
2. Wash the red dates and goji berries.
3. Soak the peach gum for more than 10 hours, remove impurities.
4. Put the pears, peach gum, red dates, and goji berries into a container.
5. Pour warm water into the container and cover it with heat-resistant cling film.
6. Steam for 1 hour, add the brown sugar in the last 10 minutes.
Recipe 3: Peach Gum Red Date Papaya Rose Sweet Soup
Ingredients:
Peach gum, papaya, red dates, white fungus, rose tea, rock sugar.
Directions:
1. Soak the peach gum and white fungus in advance. Wash them thoroughly. Peel and cut the papaya into pieces. Wash the red dates.
2. Put water in a pot and bring it to a boil. Add the white fungus, red dates, and peach gum. Simmer on low heat.
3. When the soup becomes thick, add the papaya, rose tea, and rock sugar. Simmer for another 10 minutes.
Recipe 4: Peach Gum Fruit Salad
Ingredients:
Peach gum, papaya, watermelon, rock sugar.
Directions:
1. Soak the peach gum in advance, wash it thoroughly.
2. Put water in a pot, add the peach gum, and bring it to a boil. Simmer on low heat until the peach gum becomes thick. Season with rock sugar.
3. Cut the papaya and watermelon into pieces.
4. Let the peach gum cool or refrigerate it in the fridge.
5. When serving, add fruit pieces to the peach gum.
Recipe 5: Peach Gum White Fungus Snow Pear Soup
Ingredients:
15g of peach gum, 1 snow pear (about 300g), 30g of rock sugar, 5g of white fungus, 5g of cranberries, 1000ml of water.
Directions:
1. Soak the peach gum in water overnight (about 12 hours) until it becomes soft and increases in size by about 10 times. Remove any black impurities on the surface and rinse it with water. Break it into small pieces.
2. Soak the white fungus in water for 20 minutes until it becomes soft, then tear it into small pieces. Peel the snow pear and cut it into 1cm cubes.
3. Put the peach gum, white fungus, and water in a pot. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 30 minutes until the soup thickens slightly.
4. Add the pear cubes and cook for another 5 minutes. Then add the rock sugar and cranberries, stirring constantly, and cook for 3 minutes until the rock sugar melts completely and the soup becomes thick.
