Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, agua de jamaica/jamaica tea. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Agua de Jamaica (aka Hibiscus tea) is an infusion of dried hibiscus flowers. Popular at Mexican taquerias, this agua fresca is loaded with Vitamin C and can even lower blood pressure! Photography Credit: Elise Bauer What is Agua de Jamaica?
Agua de Jamaica/Jamaica tea is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Agua de Jamaica/Jamaica tea is something that I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook agua de jamaica/jamaica tea using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook 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
- Make ready Optional ingredients for extra flavour(according to your taste)
- Get 1 tablespoon dried lemongrass
- Prepare 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder (Gives an amazing flavour and scent)
- Get 1 tablespoon mint
- Take as per your taste Honey, maple syrup, sugar or any other natural sweetener
- Prepare as required Ginger, cardamom etc
- Take as Ice, if you want to make it an iced tea
Mix your hibiscus tea with some other agua fresca (limeade, pineapple water, chia drink, etc.) in equal proportions. 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 (pronounced ha-MY-cah) is a hibiscus iced tea drink made from dried hibiscus flowers (or "Flor de Jamaica" in Spanish), water and sugar.
Steps 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.
The hibiscus tea is very tart and almost has a cranberry-like flavor, which is why it's typically sweetened with sugar. 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 … I grew up drinking hibiscus tea, agua de jamaica. In Mexico, every meal is served with agua fresca, and if you open the fridge of a Mexican family, you'll find a big pitcher of some type of refreshing beverage in there.
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