Korean Bitter Melon Jujube Tea
Soak 24 g dried bitter melon slices in cold water for 2 minutes to remove surface dust, then drain. Bring them to a boil in 1.3 L water with 24 g pitted, halved dried jujubes, 4 g dried tangerine peel, and 10 g sliced ginger, then simmer on low for 25 minutes. Strain and stir in 2 tbsp honey until dissolved.
Quick answer
- Total time
- 40 min
- Level
- Medium
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Ingredients
- 7
About this dish
Dried bitter melon is bitter and dried jujube is sweet, and simmered in equal amounts they make a tea that leans neither way.
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Dried tangerine peel goes in only sparingly, since a lot of white pith makes it astringent.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Prepare twenty-four grams of dried bitter melon by soaking the slices in cold water for two minutes to remove surface dust, ensuring they are properly drained before the brewing process begins.
- 2
Take twenty-four grams of dried jujubes to halve and remove the pits carefully, then peel and thinly slice ten grams of fresh ginger into consistent two millimeter pieces for optimal flavor extraction.
- 3
Pour thirteen hundred milliliters of fresh water into a large pot and add the prepared bitter melon, jujubes, four grams of dried tangerine peel, and ginger slices before heating over high flame.
- 4
Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and simmer for twenty-five minutes to infuse the bitter melon and jujubes.
- 5
Turn off the heat and strain the liquid through a fine mesh sieve into a pitcher, then add two tablespoons of honey and stir vigorously until the sweetener is completely dissolved.
- 6
Pour the finished herbal tea into individual cups and divide one tablespoon of pine nuts among the servings for a nutty aroma.
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