Chrysanthemum Herbal Tea Recipe

A popular summertime drink in Asia. It's a refreshing herbal tea that helps you
cool your body down from the inside out with a light aromatic flavour.

Servings: 10 cups

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Prep Time
3 minutes

Cook Time
1 hour

Course:

Drinks

Cuisine:

Chinese

Keywords:

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🧂 Ingredients

2 cups dried baby chrysanthemums
1/4 cup goji berries

loosely packed
1/4 cup licorice root

loosely packed
2 tbsp American ginseng

loosely packed
3 tbsp rock sugar

optional
10 cups water

Instructions

1 Rinse off the dried chrysanthemums, goji berries, licorice root and ginseng in a
colander under running water. Then place them into a medium-sized pot.
2 Add the water to the pot and heat over medium-high heat. Once simmering, add in
your desired amount of rock sugar and stir gently until its completely
dissolved.
3 Turn the heat to low and cover the pot. Let it simmer for 1 hour and do not
uncover.
4 When the tea is done, stir it a few times and discard the solid ingredients
using a strainer.
5 You can serve the chrysanthemum tea right away hot or you can wait for it to
cool down and serve with ice. It can be stored in the fridge for up to a week.
Enjoy!!