On hot summer days, how can we not mention refreshing drinks? This is a type of drink that everyone loves for its sweet and fragrant taste along with its excellent cooling benefits for health. Today, the Cooking section will introduce you to 2 extremely simple and quick ways to make refreshing drinks right at home. Let’s get started!
1. Refreshing drink
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Refreshing drink Serves 4 people
Bunch of refreshing drink 1 bunch (sugarcane/ wormwood root/ pandan leaves/ lẻ bạn leaves/ medicinal plant) Rock sugar 1 tablespoon
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How to make Refreshing drink
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Prepare the ingredients
First, wash the ingredients such as sugarcane, wormwood root, pandan leaves, lẻ bạn leaves, and medicinal plant.
Cut the sugarcane into sections, crush it or chop it small, and crush the wormwood root as well. Cut the pandan leaves into pieces or you can tie them together for easier cooking.
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Cooking the cool broth
Place the pot on the stove, add all the prepared ingredients and 1.5 liters of water, and cook on high heat for about 20 minutes.
While cooking, use a ladle to press down on the ingredients to extract all the essence inside.
Note: If the water boils too vigorously while cooking, reduce the heat to prevent bubbling.
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Completion
After turning off the stove, remove all the solids, keeping only the liquid, then add 1 tablespoon of rock sugar and stir well until dissolved.
Next, strain the cooked cool broth using a strainer to eliminate any remaining pulp, making the liquid clearer.
Finally, let it cool and pour it into a glass to enjoy or you can pour it into a bottle and place it in the fridge to use later.
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Final Product
The cool water is brewed from various natural herbs and is very good for health. When you drink it, you will feel the sweet and refreshing taste flowing from the tip of your tongue to your throat, which is incredibly appealing. On sunny days, having a glass of cool water to enjoy will surely make the heat “disappear” instantly.
2. Seaweed Cool Water
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Processing
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Seaweed Cool Water Serves 4
Bundle of cool water herbs 1 bundle (cattail/ pandan leaves/ water lily roots/ medicinal herbs/ plantain/ corn silk) Lo Han fruit 1 fruit Dried seaweed 40 gr (the type used for making water) Rock sugar 200 gr
Where to buy seaweed for making cool water?
- For making cool water, you should choose the dried strand seaweed, which is usually black instead of the dark green color like the types used for eating or rolling sushi.
- This type of seaweed can be found at traditional markets, supermarkets, or ordered from popular e-commerce sites today.
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How to Make Seaweed Refreshing Drink
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Prepare the Ingredients
Wash 40g of dried seaweed and soak it in water for about 15 minutes. After the seaweed has expanded, wash it thoroughly to remove any remaining sand.
Wash all the ingredients in the bundle for the refreshing drink, and after washing, crush the sugarcane and the vetiver roots so that all the sweetness can be extracted during cooking.
Wash the monk fruit and cut it into 4 pieces.
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Cook the Bundle of Refreshing Drink with Seaweed
Place a pot on the stove, layer the sugarcane, vetiver roots, lemongrass, plantain, soaked seaweed, corn silk, and monk fruit into the pot.
Then add 3 liters of water, cover the pot, and boil on high heat for about 15 minutes. When the water starts to boil, add the pineapple leaves, cover, and continue to cook for another 20 minutes.
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Completion
After cooking the herbal seaweed drink, you remove all the residue and keep the liquid.
Next, you use 200g of rock sugar to cook with 500ml of filtered water, waiting until the rock sugar completely dissolves before turning off the heat.
Finally, you add the cooked syrup to the herbal seaweed water, stirring well to mix the two mixtures together to complete the process.
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Product
The herbal seaweed drink has a mild herbal aroma mixed with a distinct seaweed scent that is very pleasant.
The sweet and refreshing taste is combined from various roots, monk fruit, and corn silk, creating a drink that is both delicious and helps the body detoxify and cool down effectively.
Where to buy cool herbal bundles?
- A cool herbal bundle consists of a mixture of various leaves, roots, and some other plants with cooling properties such as pandan leaves, sugarcane, lemongrass roots, plantain, and other herbs,…some cool herbal bundles also include corn silk and monk fruit.
- You can buy cool herbal bundles at traditional markets, or at supermarkets or stores that sell fresh tea and dried tea.
How to store cool herbal water
After cooking the cool herbal water, let it cool completely, then pour it into a bottle and store it in the refrigerator, and use it within 3 – 5 days!
Hopefully, with the 2 ways to cook cool herbal water that TasteVN just guided above, it can help you easily make this refreshing drink. So why hesitate? Get into the kitchen and showcase your skills to treat your family to these delicious cool herbal drinks. Wishing you success!
