Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, agua de jamaica/jamaica tea. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Hibiscus Iced Tea Agua de Jamaica which translates as "hibiscus water" is a typical agua fresca to accompany the mid-day meal in Mexico. It is sweet, tart, delicious and really refreshing all at the same time. Agua de Jamaica is a Mexican beverage made from water infused with dried flor de Jamaica, Hibiscus flowers (Hibiscus sabdariffa). The drink is non-alcoholic and tart with a very subtle tang similar to cranberry.
Agua de Jamaica/Jamaica tea is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Agua de Jamaica/Jamaica tea is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook agua de jamaica/jamaica tea using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Agua de Jamaica/Jamaica tea:
- Make ready 1 cup water
- Take 4 fresh hibiscus flowers
- Prepare 1/2 Juice of lemon
- Prepare Optional ingredients for extra flavour(according to your taste)
- Prepare 1 tablespoon dried lemongrass
- Prepare 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder (Gives an amazing flavour and scent)
- Get 1 tablespoon mint
- Make ready as per your taste Honey, maple syrup, sugar or any other natural sweetener
- Make ready as required Ginger, cardamom etc
- Take as Ice, if you want to make it an iced tea
Hibiscus tea, also known as "Agua de Jamaica", is delicious, refreshing and a very popular beverage throughout Mexico. Para aprender como hacer agua Jamaica en español, haz click aquí. Other than horchata, hibiscus tea, or "Agua de Jamaica" as we call it in Mexico, is one of the most popular beverages that you will find in Mexico. Agua de Jamaica (pronounced ha-MY-cah) is a hibiscus iced tea drink made from dried hibiscus flowers (or "Flor de Jamaica" in Spanish), water and sugar.
Instructions to make Agua de Jamaica/Jamaica tea:
- Remove the calyx or the green part from which the flower is attached to the plant. Also remove the stamen, the part from which the seeds are attached. Wash the petals well and add them in a pot.
- Boil the water and once it comes to a boil, pour it over the petals. Or you could also boil them together.
- Add the optional ingredients according to your taste and mix them well. Cover the pot and let the colour from the flowers steep into the water. If you are making iced tea, put ice in the bottom of the glass and pour the mixture over it.
- Steep for 10 - 12 minutes and strain the tea.
Other than horchata, hibiscus tea, or "Agua de Jamaica" as we call it in Mexico, is one of the most popular beverages that you will find in Mexico. Agua de Jamaica (pronounced ha-MY-cah) is a hibiscus iced tea drink made from dried hibiscus flowers (or "Flor de Jamaica" in Spanish), water and sugar. The hibiscus tea is very tart and almost has a cranberry-like flavor, which is why it's typically sweetened with sugar. The agua de jamaica is a now concentrated drink base which needs to be diluted with ice and/or water. The amount of simple syrup you add to your tea may vary according to how sweet (or not) you like your iced tea.
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