Soos

Sweet and Sour Licorice Beverage

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Sumac

By Anas Atassi

Published 2021

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Ingredients

  • 50 g ( oz) of licorice (coarsely ground with a mortar and pestle)
  • ½ teaspoon of

Method

Rub the licorice, bicarbonate of soda and the 4 tablespoons of water in a bowl for 2 minutes with your fingers. Cover and set aside for 1 hour.

Pour the bowl contents into a double- or triple-layer of clean cheesecloth (15 x 20 cm [6 x 8 inches]). Twist the cloth and knot it to form a sort of tea bag.

Hang the cheesecloth tea bag in a pitcher with the 1 litre (4 cups) of water.