It's hot and I'm about to make some agua fresca de jamaica. Just thought I'd share some recipes for a few of my favorite aguas frescas.
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If anyone has any more, I'd love to see them!
Agua Fresca de Jamaica
100 grams (3.5 oz-ish) dried hibiscus flowers
8 cups water
Sugar to taste
Ice, for serving
Rinse the flowers well in a colander. Put them in the water and leave it in a cool place for 24 hours.
The next day, add sugar to taste. Right before serving, add ice. It keeps in the fridge for about a week. Remember that the taste should be a little strong before you add the ice, since it will be diluted.
Agua Fresca de Horchata
1 cup white rice
1/2 cup peanuts
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1 stick cinnamon
2 liters water
Sugar & ice, to taste
Toast the rice, peanuts, sesame seeds and cinnamon stick in a 350 degree oven until light brown. Remove from oven and let cool.
Add rice, seeds and cinnamon stick to a blender or food processor and grind until it becomes a very fine powder.
Mix powder and water. Add sugar and ice cubes to taste.
Agua Fresca de SandÃ*a
2 1/2 cups watermelon, cut in small pieces (seedless ones will save you a lot of time!
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1 cup water
Sugar and ice, to taste
Mix watermelon and water in a blender. Add sugar and ice.
Salad Drink
1/2 apple
1/2 pear
1/2 mango
1 peach
1/2 small pineapple
2 radishes
1/2 bunch watercress
1/4 cup cherries
1 liter water
1 TB lime juice
1 TB vanilla extract
Pinch salt
Sugar, to taste
Chop all the fruit except the cherries, watercress, and radishes into very fine pieces. Mix all the ingredients in a vowl. Add the cherries, water, lime juice and vanilla extract. Add a pinch of salt and sugar to taste. Serve chilled or add ice cubes.
Umm... I don't know how long these messages can be, so I think I'll stop there. I have some more, though, if anyone's interested.
Agua Fresca de Jamaica
100 grams (3.5 oz-ish) dried hibiscus flowers
8 cups water
Sugar to taste
Ice, for serving
Rinse the flowers well in a colander. Put them in the water and leave it in a cool place for 24 hours.
The next day, add sugar to taste. Right before serving, add ice. It keeps in the fridge for about a week. Remember that the taste should be a little strong before you add the ice, since it will be diluted.
Agua Fresca de Horchata
1 cup white rice
1/2 cup peanuts
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1 stick cinnamon
2 liters water
Sugar & ice, to taste
Toast the rice, peanuts, sesame seeds and cinnamon stick in a 350 degree oven until light brown. Remove from oven and let cool.
Add rice, seeds and cinnamon stick to a blender or food processor and grind until it becomes a very fine powder.
Mix powder and water. Add sugar and ice cubes to taste.
Agua Fresca de SandÃ*a
2 1/2 cups watermelon, cut in small pieces (seedless ones will save you a lot of time!
1 cup water
Sugar and ice, to taste
Mix watermelon and water in a blender. Add sugar and ice.
Salad Drink
1/2 apple
1/2 pear
1/2 mango
1 peach
1/2 small pineapple
2 radishes
1/2 bunch watercress
1/4 cup cherries
1 liter water
1 TB lime juice
1 TB vanilla extract
Pinch salt
Sugar, to taste
Chop all the fruit except the cherries, watercress, and radishes into very fine pieces. Mix all the ingredients in a vowl. Add the cherries, water, lime juice and vanilla extract. Add a pinch of salt and sugar to taste. Serve chilled or add ice cubes.
Umm... I don't know how long these messages can be, so I think I'll stop there. I have some more, though, if anyone's interested.
