Sbyten
In winter, you really want to warm up, gather the whole family at the table and drink tea. I offer an alternative to modern tea-sbiten. After all, once in Rus' sbiten was the most important hot drink.
Ingredients
- water - 1 l
- honey - 200 g
- cinnamon - 1/4 tsp
- carnation - 5 pcs.
- fresh ginger - 30 g
- cardamom - 4 boxes
- lemon - 1/2 pc.
Cooking
Step 1
Peel and grate the ginger on a fine grater. Crush cardamom pods, we need seeds. We rub them lightly.
Step 2
Mix water, honey, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom and cloves, bring to a boil and boil for 15 minutes.
Step 3
Let the sbitnya brew for about 20 minutes. Filter, add lemon slices.
Step 4
Warm up the sbiten before serving.