Agua de Jamaica (Hibiscus Tea)

Name: Agua de Jamaica (Hibiscus Tea)
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Central American, Caribbean
Ingredients: 2 liters water; 177 milliliters sugar (depending on how sweet you would like it to be); 237 milliliters dried hibiscus flowers; 1 cinnamon stick (optional); 1 slice Orange or lime for garnish

Agua de Jamaica (Hibiscus Tea) is a gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and fodmap friendly recipe with 4 servings. This beverage has 169 calories, 0g of protein, and 0g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Plenty of people really liked this Central American dish. This recipe from Simply Recipes requires water, sugar, , and . From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 35 minutes.

Instructions

Boil water with sugar and spices: Put 4 cups of the water and the sugar in a medium saucepan.

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Spices

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Add cinnamon, ginger slices, and/or a few allspice berries if you would like.

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Allspice Berries

Cinnamon

Ginger

Heat until boiling and the sugar has dissolved.

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Sugar

Steep with dried hibiscus flowers:

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Dried Hibiscus

Remove from heat. Stir in the dried hibiscus flowers. Cover and let sit for 20 minutes.

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Dried Hibiscus

Strain: Strain into a pitcher and discard the used hibiscus flowers, ginger, cinnamon, and/or allspice berries.

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Allspice Berries

Hibiscus

Cinnamon

Ginger

(At this point you can store ahead the concentrate, chilled, until ready to make the drink.)

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Drink

Add water:

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Water

Add remaining 4 cups of water (or if you want to chill the drink quickly, ice and water) to the concentrate, and chill.

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Drink

Water

Ice

Alternatively you can add ice and chilled soda water for a bubbly version.

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Ice

Add a little lime juice for a more punch-like flavor.

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Lime Juice

Punch

Serve over ice with a slice of orange or lime.

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Orange

Lime

Ice

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Servings:

2liters

water 177milliliters

sugar (depending on how sweet you would like it to be)237milliliters

dried hibiscus flowers 1

cinnamon stick (optional)1slice

Orange or lime for garnish

Recommended wine: Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Riesling

Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, and Riesling are my top picks for Caribbean. You'll want to opt for wines with a bit of sweetness when dealing with spicy Caribbean dishes. Serve these wines chilled so they're even more refreshing. The Chateau Bianca Gewurztraminer with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 15 dollars per bottle.