Longan Tea with Red Dates
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Longan Tea with Red Dates
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This Ginger Red date Longan Tea recipe with Goji Berries is a nourishing, traditional Chinese tea. It contains no caffeine and warms you right up on a cold day!
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Ingredients
- ¼ Cup dried longans about 50-60g
- ½ Cup Chinese red dates Also known as jujubes. About 6-8 pieces, cut into strips, seeds removed, I find it easiest to use a kitchen scissors to snip off the flesh but you can use a knife if you prefer (See post above for directions if you are not sure how to remove the seed.)
- ⅛ Cup Goji berries also known as wolfberries, about 15g
- 1 Thumb sized ginger washed and cut/ sliced, skin can be left on
- 4 C water 1 litre
- rock sugar Optional: to taste. Can substitute with brown sugar and other sweeteners if you don't find this sweet enough, but please taste first as most of the ingredients have a natural sweetness!
- pine nuts, lightly toasted Optional garnish
Instructions
- Rinse all the ingredients- you never know where they were sitting whilst drying!
- Add everything to the pot and bring to the boil.
- Once boiling, reduce to a simmer (I used 4-5 on a Bosch induction cooker) and simmer uncovered for 20-25 minutes, or to taste.
- Taste and, if necessary, add brown sugar (or substitute) and stir till dissolved.
- Serve with a few goji berries, a longan and some red date slices in each cup.
- Optional garnish: lightly toasted pine nuts go well with the tea too.
Notes
- Optional ingredients
- If you're adding other ingredients such as pandan leaves or dried tangerine slices, add them right from the start along with the dried longans and red dates. I like how the ginger balances the sweetness of the dates and longans but remember that the more ginger you use, the longer you boil it for and/ or the higher a temperature you boil it at, the spicier this dried longan tea is going to taste.
- Note: the nutritional information is an estimate automatically calculated using the WPRM recipe maker and I am not responsible for its veracity.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
95kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
0.4g
(1%)
Saturated Fat
0.003g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.003g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.003g
Sodium
15mg
(1%)
Potassium
204mg
(6%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
0.03g
(0%)
Vitamin C
16mg
(18%)
Calcium
31mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 95 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 95kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 0.4g | 1% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.003g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.003g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.003g | 0% |
| Sodium | 15mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 204mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 0.03g | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 16mg | 18% |
| Calcium | 31mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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