I have been Looking for a simple Zobo Recipe for a long time and I finally found one!

I thought I should share with my fellow NLanders.   

Zobo is made by infusing hibiscus flowers into water, then adding sweetener and various flavorings. It's very similar to the Caribbean drink Sorrel, but instead of adding warm spices like cinnamon, ginger, allspice, etc.,Zobo is usually enhanced with fruit juices like pineapple, orange, lemon, as well as other flavors like mint, ginger, and vanilla.

Depending on where you live, you will find the dried herb (Hibiscus sabdariffa) needed forZobo under different names: dried hibiscus, sorrel, roselle, hibiscus tea, karkade, all of these will work.
The herb is available in health food stores, caribbean, and asian markets.

It's basically an herbal iced tea high in antioxidants such as vitamin C and polyphenols.

First, you start off by steeping the herbs into a concentrated liquid,  then this can be diluted with either plain water or soda

Ingredients
2 cups dried hibiscus / sorrel
a few sprigs of fresh mint
1 - 1 1/2 cups of sugar
1 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
5 cups water

additional water / soda water / gingerale, depending


Making the concentrate:
Bring 5 cups of water to boil in a large pot. As soon as it reaches a boil, take the pot off of the heat, add the dried hibiscus and mint sprigs and cover.

Let the herbs steep for at least an hour, but the longer the better. You'll be left with a very rich, wine colored infusion (this really stains, so be careful handling it). Strain the infusion into a pitcher, pressing out as much extract from the flowers as you can, then stir in the sugar and orange juice.

Now you have the concentrate for the punch.

At this point, you can stir in 4 cups of cold water and chill the whole thing,
or
If you'D like a fizzy version: keep it chilled as a concentrate, then top off individual servings with seltzer water or gingerale.

chaiii i miss J.Town
@Amaka dis ur zobo na fire ooo.am suddenly getting thirsty.

I will try and make this

Amaka thanks for this. i will try it out for eid.

@A1

Speaking of sorrel, its one of my favorite drinks. This is a drink mostly used at Christmas time by Caribbean folks. Every caribbean country has their own way of making sorrel. Now that i am in the USA, i make it at Thanksgiving, Christmas or when I am having a party. in fact I think I have some in my fridge. I am hosting thanksgiving this year so I'll try the Zobo recipe

Peace

Sorrell Drink

1 lb sorrel sepals
Piece of dried orange peel
1 oz ginger
Piece of spice (stick)
1/4 pt rum
1 gal. boiling water
2 lbs sugar
1 tsp whole cloves
1 tsp rice

Put dried sorrel, ginger, orange peel, stick of cinnamon, rice and whole cloves in a jar or plastic bucket and pour boiling water over it. when cool, cover and leave for 2 days. strain liquid and add sugar and rum. Refrigerate and serve cold.

anyone tried this yet?
Got a whole pitcher in the fridge now.
[size=4pt]Feeling homesick I guess[/size]

in most parts in Nigeria, people think zobo is for poor people beacause it is cheap, but the fact remains that this is a very healty drink. thanks again amakaone

I love Zobo

What is a zobo?

I love zobo. Its medicinal. Tanx Amaka1 4 d details.

I Love zobo.

@ Amaka,
I like that your zobo, after sipping it, i may even foke zobo, cos it'll be 2 much

,mama-gee:

I Love zobo.

Mee too

@all in the house,

Pls is it true that Cotonou pineapple causes cancer?
Need to confirm this 'cos i'm hooked on it ( its really delicious).
Thanks y'all.

^^^Lol . . .get unhooked

@fhemmy

Surething! I can wean myself off it. It's just a good tasting fruit.
But the question remains unanswered- is it carcinogenic i.e can it predispose to cancer?

Where do you all find the Hibiscus leaves for Zobo?
Is Zobo easy to make / easy to find in your area?

There's a new post on Zobo Drink on Nigerian Chef

Finally. I've been wondering what to do with my Habiscus plants. All those petals. . .

One of the world's healthiest foods

These hand-selected cloves have a high oil content and is rich flavor for pickles, drinks, curries and meats.

for Nigerians looking for X in the US, you can get your ingredients here - http://www.nigerianfoods.com/products/clove

hibiscus Tea
hibiscus dried leaves, Mint (na'a na'a), ginger and finally chinese green tea leaves. Omo this tea is bae and above all a good immune booster

Best served chilled

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its on my profile Tnx in addy

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i don drop am for my profile OG