Have you ever heard about Zobo drink? Zobo is one of
the most popular Nigerian traditional drinks, but its variations can be found
all over the world, including Caribbean islands, Mexico, African countries like
Burkina Faso, and even in Middle East and Italy.
And it’s no wonder, as drinks, made out of Zobo (or
more commonly known as Roselle) are really refreshing, they have a lot of
health benefits and have bright expressive taste. If you want to learn how to
make Zobo drink and enjoy it on a hot sunny day, here in this tutorial you are
going to find step by step procedure on how to make zobo drink.
1. How to prepare Zobo drink
Here is the simplest recipe for Zobo drink.
Ingredients you’ll need for 5 liters of drink are
o 5-6 cups
of Zobo leaves
o 2-3
middle-sized roots of ginger
o 1 clove
of garlic
o 5 liters
of water
Sugar, pepper
This is how to make Zobo out of this staff:
o Thoroughly
wash the leaves. Don’t worry about them losing their color, most likely it’s a
dust coming off them.
o Put them
in a deep pot and add water. Put the pot on the fire and wait, until the water
boils. Let it boil for 10 more minutes.
o Add
chopped garlic and ginger. Let the drink to boil for 30 more minutes.
o In the
end, add sugar and pepper accordingly to your taste.
Let it cool down. When cooled, filter it through a
sieve or a cloth. Your drink is ready!
2. How to make Zobo drink with pineapple
If you want to make your drink to taste more
original and pronounced, add some fruits to it. Most commonly, people use a
pineapple, which greatly compliments and completes the taste of the Zobo
leaves. Here’s what you need to make this variation of the drink:
o 5-6 cups
of Zobo leaves
o 2-3
middle-sized roots of ginger
o 1
middle-sized pineapple
o 5 liters
of water
Sugar, pepper, cinnamon
This what you should do in addition to the previous
recipe:
o Peel the
pineapple and cut it into the thin slices.
o Put the
pineapple slices in the very beginning with Zobo leaves.
o Add some
cinnamon with sugar and pepper to add even more flavor to your drink
Some people consider this variation too sour, that’s
why you may want to add some pineapple flavor with the help of artificial
flavor. They usually contain sweeteners too, so you won’t need to use sugar.
3. How to prepare Zobo with citrus fruits
Citrus fruits will work with Zobo drink pretty great
too, as their sourness makes a great combination with the rich Zobo flavor.
Here are the ingredients you’ll need:
o 5-6 cups
of Zobo leaves
o 2-3
middle-sized roots of ginger
o 1
middle-sized orange or grapefruit, ½ of the lemon
o 5 liters
of water
o Sugar,
pepper, cinnamon
And these are the instructions you’ll need to
follow:
o Peel the
orange and the lemon, cut them into medium-sized cubes.
o Don’t
discard the skin – thoroughly wash it and grate it.
o Add
fruits and their skin to the Zobo leaves and proceed with the recipe, mentioned
above.
o A great
addition to this recipe is 1-2 glasses of palm wine.
Serve with slices of fresh fruits.
4. How to make Zobo drink with cucumber
If you want to make your drink even more refreshing,
add some cucumber to it. This vegetable’s flavor is light, and yet it makes
everything more cooling and soothing. These are the proper ingredients for this
recipe:
o 5-6 cups
of Zobo leaves
o 2-3
middle-sized roots of ginger
o 1 big
cucumber, 1 middle-sized pineapple
o 5 liters
of water
o Sugar,
pepper
This is what you’ll need to do:
o Make a
Zobo drink with pineapple the way, mentioned above, but leave ¼ of the
pineapple.
o When the
drink has completely cooled down, grate the cucumber and pineapple into the pot
and let it stay for a couple of hours.
o Filter
the drink and add ice cubes to it. Enjoy!
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