Zobo!

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.

I will try and make this

@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.

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

What is a zobo?

I Love zobo.

Mee too