Zobo

Name: Zobo
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 1 heaped cup dry hibiscus flower; 1500 ml water; Pineapple peels (from 1 large pineapple); 1 thumb sized fresh ginger, chopped or minced; 1 cinnamon stick; Sugar to taste

Bianca Mwale @bianca_eatsy

Zomba, Malawi

Had a taste of love in a Cameroonian eatery in Italy; replicating that magic brings it no closer to what was served to me over there , but I'm on a mission to blend flavors that collide with that unforgettable essence! 😊 Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you my first attempt at Zobo!

Bianca Mwale @bianca_eatsy

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Ingredients

2 hours

4 servings

1heaped cup dry hibiscus flower
1500 mlwater
Pineapple peels (from 1 large pineapple)
1thumb sized fresh ginger, chopped or minced
1cinnamon stick
Sugar to taste

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Steps

2 hours

1

Gather ingredients
2

Bring water to a roaring boil. To the boiled water, add the peels, cinnamon, and ginger and reduce heat to medium. Let contents boil covered for 10 - 15 minutes
3

Add hibiscuses to the contents, stir, and leave covered to brew until cooled
4

Strain juice and refrigerate to chill. Garnish as preferred and serve