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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This tangy and sweet beverage is found all over Egypt, but is especially popular with street vendors. From Party By the Pyramids. NOTES: Dried hibiscus flowers can be found at specialty food stores and at Latin and Caribbean markets, where they are called sorrel or flor de Jamaica. Ingredients:
2 quarts water |
1/2 cup water |
1 1/2 cups dried hibiscus flowers (1 1/2 ounces, see note above) |
1 cup sugar |
ice cube |
Directions:
1. In a medium saucepan, combine water and hibiscus flowers and bring to a boil.
2. Simmer over moderate heat for 5 minutes.
3. Add sugar and stir until dissolved.
4. Pour the drink into a medium bowl. Fill a larger bowl with ice water and set the smaller bowl inside.
5. Stir the drink occasionally until chilled, about 10 minutes. Strain into a pitcher and serve in tall glasses over ice.
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