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Bissap
A drink made from the hibiscus plant.
Ingredients
1 to 2
cups
of Bissap
sorrel or Roselle or flor de jamaica
1/2
of a cup of sugar
to taste
6 - 12
cups
water
2
table spoons of grated ginger
as you like
strawberry food flavor
optional
Instructions
Rinse the leaves in cold water to get rid of dirt.
Bring 1 liter of water to a gentle simmer in a large pot.
Put in the Bissap dried flower and ginger and allow the water to come to a strong boil. Boil for some minutes.
Turn off the heat and pour the juice through a sieve into a large bowl
Return the Bissap flower to the pot and cover with another liter of water.
Strain this second batch of juice into the first batch of juice.
Continue adding fresh water and straining until the color lightens.
Sieve all of the juice one more time.
Add sugar and flavor.
Chill the juice in the refrigerator or serve over ice.