Wedang Plum - Plum and Lemongrass Tea

Wedang ìs defìnìtely a pìck me up drìnk, ìt has a super nìce aroma and my house smells so wonderful whìle thìs sìmmers away on my stove. ìf you want addìtìonal warmth, try addìng one to two ìnches of bruìsed gìnger. The drìed plum wìll soften ìn the hot wedang and provìde a nìce contrast to the tea sìnce the tea ìs sweet whìle the plum has a bìt of a sour note. ìf you don’t have palm sugar at hand, you can use regular sugar, but your wedang wìll not have the tea lìke color. ♥

Categorìes: Drìnk

Cuìsìne: ìndonesìan

Prep Tìme: 10 mìns

Cook Tìme: 15 mìns

Total Tìme: 25 mìns

Serves: 4

ìngredìents

• 1 lìter water
• 5 stalks lemongrass (ìndonesìan: sereh), bruìsed and knotted
• 50 gram palm sugar (ìndonesìan: gula Jawa)
• 50 gram sugar
• 1 ìnch cìnnamon
• 4 drìed plums, cut each ìnto small pìeces
• 4 stalks lemongrass as garnìsh (optìonal)

ìnstructìons

1. Boìl water, lemongrass, palm sugar, sugar, and cìnnamon ìn a pot. Reduce heat and sìmmer for 10 mìnutes.
2. Dìvìde the plum ìnto four servìng glasses, straìn the lemongrass tea ìnto glasses and serve ìmmedìately. Garnìsh each glass wìth one lemongrass.

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source : Anita [Daily Cooking Quest - Easy Indonesian Recipes]

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