How to Prepare Agua de Jamaica/Jamaica tea in 11 Minutes for Family

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Agua de Jamaica/Jamaica tea is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Agua de Jamaica/Jamaica tea is something which I have loved my whole life.

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 Sweeten your tea with honey, agave nectar, piloncillo, or some other alternative to white sugar.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have 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:

1. Get 1 cup water
2. Prepare 4 fresh hibiscus flowers
3. Make ready 1/2 Juice of lemon
4. Take Optional ingredients for extra flavour(according to your taste)
5. Get 1 tablespoon dried lemongrass
6. Make ready 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder (Gives an amazing flavour and scent)
7. Get 1 tablespoon mint
8. Make ready as per your taste Honey, maple syrup, sugar or any other natural sweetener
9. Take as required Ginger, cardamom etc
10. Prepare as Ice, if you want to make it an 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 (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.

Steps to make Agua de Jamaica/Jamaica tea:

1. 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.
2. Boil the water and once it comes to a boil, pour it over the petals. Or you could also boil them together.
3. 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.
4. Steep for 10 - 12 minutes and strain the 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 … 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. What is hibiscus tea (flor de jamaica)?

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