![]() Stir now and then and make sure the sugar is dissolved. ![]() Bring it to boil and if boiling turn down the gas and boil for 10 more minutes. Put all the ingredients in the steel pan except the lemon juice. Add water to the extract to finish the drink in the proportion: ¼ hibiscus extract vs ¾ water and ice.Sugar or Honey: 4 tablespoons (add more if you like it more sweet).Hibiscus Flowers dried: 2 cups (bring from Latin America, buy online or in specialized shops).Time to cool off the extract in the fridge (☑,5-2 hours).I love to drink this Agua de Jamaica on a hot summers day as cold refreshment and gives me the holiday feeling at the same time!!! Check this Agua de Jamaica food blog and others for more information and inspirations! What ingredients do you need for 6 long drink glasses of Agua de Jamaica? It’s rich in vitamin C and contains important minerals so a healthy option in your diet. Hibiscus helps to lower blood pressure, reduce blood sugar levels (if you don’t add too much sugar of course), contribute to a healthy liver, they say it helps reducing menstrual cramps and with depressions. I bought a bag of the dried Hibiscus flowers for 1US$ in El Salvador. I even drank it mixed with Mexican Mezcal as a cocktail!! It has a cranberry like flavor, taste fresh and looks very beautiful!! The cold drink is made of dried or fresh Hibiscus flowers or sometimes called Roselle you can prepare it as a hot tea as well. I drank the Agua de Jamaica (Hah-my-ka) with a lunch menu and as a refreshment in the afternoon. This recipe it totally inspired by my travels through Central America like Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador.
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