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Try some of these delicious and simple Korean beverage recipes. The ingredients in Korean recipes are very healthy, nutritious and low in calories.
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Shikhye (Sweet malt beverage) Recipe - non alcohol
 
Ingredients: 2 cups yeotkileum (malt)
  2 cups sugar
  2 cups rice, cooked
  pine nuts for garnish
 
Cook rice with 1/4 less water than normal.
Keep warm.

Combine malt and water.
Put it though a sift, use only water part.
Leave in a room temperature for about 2 hours.
Transfer top part of clear water to another bowl very carefully.

Put malt water and the rice in a rice cooker.
Set to warm, leave 5-6 hours until 2-3 rice grains come up to the surface.

Transfer to a big pot.
Put sugar in and bring to a boil, leave for 2-3 minutes.
Let cool.

Take out 1/2 cup of rice, wash in a cold water and drain well.
Store in a refrigerator.

After "Shikhye" is cooled, put it in a refrigerator.

Pour "Shikhye" in a small bowl.
Garnish with some washed rice and 4-5 pine nuts on top.
Serve ice cold.
 
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Soojunggwa (Cinnamon & ginger tea with persimmons) Recipe
 
Ingredients: 10 cinnamon sticks
  5-6 pieces ginger
  10 cups water, 2 cups sugar
  1/4 cup pine nuts
  10 dried persimmons (gotgam)
 
In a big pot, add water, cinnamon sticks and ginger, let boil for about an hour or two.
Add sugar (depends on a taste, add more or less).
Let cool.
Put in a refrigerator.
Serve with a persimmon inside and some pine nuts on top.
 
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Bori cha (Toasted barley tea) recipe
 
Ingredients: 1/4 cup toasted bo ri (barley)
  4 cups water
 
In a cattle, add cold water and barley.
Bring to a boil, reduce to medium, boil for 10 minutes.
Serve as is.
Or let cool.
Put it in a refrigerator.
Serve cold
 
Tips: Boricha is a common tea in Korea.
When you go to a restaurant, usually they serve you boricha.

In hot summer, it is like a cool breeze.

You can purchase toasted barley in a Korean or Asian grocery.
Also it comes in a tea bag.
A big tea bag is for 2-litter cattle.
Or you can toast your own barley at home.
Put barley in a large pot on a medium heat, stir constantly, toast until golden.
 
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Oksoosoo cha (Toasted corn tea) recipe
 
Ingredients: 1/4 cup toasted corn*
  4 cups water
  (*You can buy from a Korean grocery store.)
 
In a cattle, add cold water and corn.
Bring to a boil, reduce to medium, boil for 10 minutes.
Let cool.
Take the corn out.
Put it in a refrigerator.

Serve hot or cold.
 
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Insam cha (Ginseng tea)
 
Ingredients: 4-5 soosam (undried ginseng)
  20 daechu (Korean dried dates, jujube)
  17 cups water
  3-4 daechu for garnish
 
In a large pot add water, daechu and ginseng.
Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer for 4 hours.

Take out daechu and ginseng.

For garnish, slice dates one side lengthwise, take the seed out.
Roll it, press firmly to secure it, slice and put 2-3 on a tea.

Serve hot.
 
Tips: Cool it and store in a refrigerator.
Warm up and drink every morning when you feel tired.

You can purchase  packaged ginseng Tea or tea bags in Korean market.
 
 
 
 
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