Hervido de Piña Nariñense(Colombian Pineapple Hot Drink) Recipe
Hervido is a traditional hot drink from the Nariño department of Colombia. Hervidos are made by boiling fresh fruit juice, such as pineapple (piña), passion fruit (maracuya) or blackberry (mora) with sugar, and then the hot juice is mixed with aguardiente, an anise flavored liquor from Colombia. Hervidos are a wonderful cocktail for the cold
Ingredients
- 5 cups of water
- 1 pineapple (peeled, cored and cut in medium size chunks)
- 1 1/2 cups of sugar or to your taste
- Aguardiente to taste
Instructions
- 1
Working in batches place the pineapple chunks with the water in the blender and blend well.Strain the juice through a sieve. Place the juice and sugar in a medium pot.
- 2
Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 15 minutes.
- 3
Add the aguardiente and to serve, place sugar in a shallow dish. Moisten the rim of a cup with a dampened paper towel, then dip into the sugar. Fill the cup with the hervido and serve immediately.
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