Korean Ginger Tea Recipes

KOREAN HONEY GINGER TEA (SAENGGANG CHA)

Steps:

• Wash the ginger a few times in running water and place in a bowl of cold water for 30 minutes. Once the skins of the ginger becomes moist, the skin will easily rub off with a small spoon or cloth. If you prefer, you can also peel the skin with a potato peeler. Wash and peel the skin of the asian pear and cut into pieces.
• If you have a juicer, juice all of the ginger and pear. I re-juiced the pulp of the ginger a second time to squeeze out even more! If you don't have a juicer, you can run the ginger and pear in the blender, place the blended concoction in a cloth and manually squeeze out all of the juice by twisting the cloth hard. This will take a bit of strength but well worth it!
• After you juice, let it sit for about 30-60 minutes as some of the starch of the juice will sink to the bottom. Once you see that the starch has settled at the bottom, pour the juice through a sieve to catch any last lingering pieces and pour into a large pot.
• Add in the honey, sugar and cinnamon sticks.
• On high heat bring to a boil and bubbles/foam may form. You can level out some of the bubbles with a spoon and bring the heat to medium high and continue simmer for about 40 more minutes. The tea will turn into a darker golden color and become more syrup-like and reduced - similar to a sesame oil consistency.
• An important step to making jam, preserves or tea syrups is to make sure the glass jars are completely clean with no bacteria as this will affect the shelf life. In a pot of water, place the empty jars right-side up and boil for about 3 minutes. Flip the jars upside down and boil the jars for another 3 minutes. Allow the jars to air dry.

KOREAN GINGER TEA

Steps:

• Clean the ginger well
• Rinse the cinnamon in cold water.
• Thin slice the ginger.
• Put the ginger, cinnamon, and water into a pot.
• Boil it on medium (or low) heat for about 25-30 minutes.
• Sieve the ginger and cinnamon. (Use a white straining cloth if you can, to catch the small dirt from the cinnamon).
• Serve it in a tea cup. (You can also add some pine nuts and honey).