Hibiscus Tea

Name: Hibiscus Tea
Ingredients: 8 g hibiscus petals (about 3 tbsp, not heaping); 1 l water; sugar

Hibiscus tea is a uniquely vibrant and wonderfully healthy drink made from dried hibiscus petals. Many people brew hibiscus tea like regular tea — pouring boiling water over the petals and steeping for 5 minutes. But that's fundamentally the wrong approach, because the petals don't have enough time to fully bloom and release all their best flavor and nutrients into the drink. So today we'll make hibiscus tea the right way and get the most out of every sip.

Ingredients:

8 g hibiscus petals (about 3 tbsp, not heaping)
1 l water
sugar

How to cook hibiscus tea

Place the petals in a non-metal saucepan. Pour in 1 l of cold water and let steep for at least 2 hours — overnight is ideal.

The resulting infusion will have a vivid ruby color, and the petals will have expanded considerably.

Place the infusion over heat and bring to a boil. Simmer on the lowest heat for 2 minutes.

Pour the hot hibiscus tea into cups or glasses and add sugar to taste (hibiscus tea is also delicious served cold — especially refreshing on a hot summer day). The plumped-up petals are edible as well and can be added to various dishes, as they are quite a nutritious ingredient.