(Cheery music)
Hi everybody! Jujube ginger tea! What I want to share with you today!
I love love this flavor.
And not only this taste but also when I'm cooking
the smell is so good!
The aroma makes my house so warm and cozy.
When you go to a Korean market or any Asian market
you can find this jujube so easily.
I bought these and all the sizes are different
and they all look a little bit different but they are all jujubes. I will show you.
So this is jujube, you see?
Kind of a little bit semi-dried.
And this is also, but very wrinkly.
And also this is small-sized jujube.
You can use any of these.
Let's measure 4 ounces. 4 ounces is 120 grams.
These jujubes are really really big, that's why only 9.
9 jujubes is 4 oz. And also ginger!
1 ounce. 1 ounce is 30 grams.
You can use a spoon or a peeler.
While jujubes are drying, some dust is collected.
So we gotta wash nicely.
(running water)
Cinnamon stick! I'm going to add one cinnamon stick.
Adding or not adding is a big difference.
Jujube...
...and ginger.
Cut open like this.
So that it will be tenderized so quickly.
Otherwise it takes hours and hours.
So still the seeds are here.
And cinnamon.
And ginger.
I sliced thinly and then put it here. That's it!
I can make enough to serve 3 or 4 people.
So 6 cups of water.
Let's heat it up.
Medium low.
Between medium and low.
I'm sure that around 20 minutes after this will be really boiling
a lot of bubbles coming up.
So I will just put this lid this way.
After 30 minutes I will turn down the heat to low and simmer for 1 hour.
That's jujube ginger tea!
A couple of years ago I visited Korea
and I visited a tea house located in Insadong, Seoul.
And they served this tea.
Thick and a little bit sticky kind of tea. Delicious.
So all this pulp is ground that's what makes it a little bit sticky.
30 minutes passed, but you gotta be careful because once it's boiling bubbles are coming up.
So I'm just using my Pyrex kettle
but you guys can use a bigger one, a stainless steel pot.
Why did I use this? Because I want to show you
All this is see through so you can see how this is boiling.
So now, it's time to turn the heat down to very low.
And then cook for 1 hour.
1 hour later, jujube ginger tea is done!
When I make this tea, it smells really really good.
Cinnamon smell, and ginger. You know ginger? Everybody knows ginger is good for your body.
And also jujube.Good for body!
It has a lot of vitamin C and also minerals such as calcium.
Good for your complexion!
And this is really helping your blood circulation.
Good for your health!
I'm sure you guys have some similar thing in your culture.
Please let me know, I like to see.
But for me, most of all I enjoy the taste.
It's kind of a feel-good tea! (laughs)
Now it looks like these bubbles are calming down because of this low heat
And I'm going to cover.
(Pensive music)
(bubbling sound)
So I just cooked for 1 hour at really low heat.
Now the color is a really beautiful dark orange color.
Turn off.
And I'm going to strain this.
And all leftover ginger, put it here.
I'm going to mash jujube pulp with my rice scoop.
You see? It was clear but now it's just a little bit sticky.
Nice. All this delicious pulp is going through this strainer.
Let's put this tea back.
So I'm going to reheat this.
Because we love hot, hot tea.
And... then...
... set the table! The tea table. (laughs)
While I'm reheating this tea, always I need to add these pine nuts.
And I always remove the tips. So I'm going to show you.
Pine nuts, you see...
There is a tip.
We always remove this and take it off. I feel better when I clean these up.
So I already cleaned these.
Like this...
And pine nuts.
Several pine nuts here...
Here you go! (laughs) Cheers, everybody!
So let's taste!
Mmm. Mmm!
So good, jujube flavor is really sweet!
We didn't add any sugar here, but sweet.
Gingery and with cinnamon flavor.
Today we made jujube ginger tea.
In Korean, daechu saenggang cha.
Enjoy my recipe! See you next time! Bye!