Korean Liriope Root Tea (Herbal Pear Ginger Brew)
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- Total time
- 40 min
- Level
- Medium
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 7
About this dish
Dried liriope root gives a faintly bitter, herbal tea, and shredded pear in the pot takes the edge off that bitterness while adding a natural sweetness.
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For the full twenty minutes the water should only tremble. A batch kept in the fridge still smells good when reheated.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Rinse 25g dried liriope root in cold water, moving it around with your hand.
Soak it in fresh water for 5 minutes, then drain well in a sieve so the tea stays clear and less earthy.
- 2
Peel 80g Korean pear and cut it into thin, even slices.
Slice 8g fresh ginger into thin coins as well, keeping the thickness consistent so the pear sweetness and ginger aroma extract evenly.
- 3
Add 800ml water, the drained liriope root, pear, ginger, and 2 jujubes to a pot.
Heat over medium heat until small bubbles rise around the edges before it reaches a strong rolling boil.
- 4
When it begins to boil, reduce the heat to low and leave the lid slightly ajar.
Simmer for 20 minutes, keeping only a gentle movement in the liquid so the herbal aroma does not turn harsh.
- 5
Turn off the heat when the tea looks reddish brown and the pear slices have softened and turned translucent.
Strain slowly through a fine sieve, without pressing the solids, to keep the liquid clean.
- 6
While the tea is still warm, dissolve 1.5 tablespoons rice syrup and a small pinch of salt into it.
Taste for sweetness before pouring into cups, and cool any extra tea before refrigerating.
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