Bissap Recipes

BISSAP

Steps:

• Rinse the leaves in cold water to get rid of dirt.
• Bring 1 liter of water to a gentle simmer in a large pot.
• Put in the Bissap dried flower and ginger and allow the water to come to a strong boil. Boil for some minutes.
• Turn off the heat and pour the juice through a sieve into a large bowl
• Return the Bissap flower to the pot and cover with another liter of water.
• Strain this second batch of juice into the first batch of juice.
• Continue adding fresh water and straining until the color lightens.
• Sieve all of the juice one more time.
• Add sugar and flavor.
• Chill the juice in the refrigerator or serve over ice.

BISSAP RECIPE

Steps:

• Make the syrup: In a small saucepan, combine the water and sugar and bring to a simmer over high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Remove the pan from the heat and add the tea bags. Let them steep for 10 minutes, then remove and discard the tea bags. Stir in the ginger and orange blossom water and let the ginger steep for five minutes. Strain the hibiscus syrup through a fine sieve into a glass measuring cup and let cool completely.
• To serve, fill a 12-ounce glass one-third of the way with ice, then pour 1 ounce hibiscus syrup over the ice. Bruise 4 mint leaves by clapping them between your palms, then put them in the glass and stir. Fill the glass with sparkling water, stir and enjoy.

VANILLA GINGER BISSAP(MALI-WEST AFRICA)

Steps:

• Boil 8 cups of water in a pot. Remove from heat.
• Add hibiscus, ginger, vanilla extract, and a small dusting of sugar.
• Let steep a few minutes.

JUS DE BISSAP (HIBISCUS TEA)

Steps:

• Briefly rinse the dried flowers in cool water.
• In a saucepan heat two quarts of cold water. As soon as the water begins to boil, add the dried hibiscus leaves. Immediately remove from heat and let the flowers steep for ten minutes. Pour the water from the pot into a pitcher using a strainer to separate the flowers from the water.
• Stir in the sugar. Add mint and orange water.
• Add ice and chill completely. May be served over ice.