Chicha Morada (Peruvian Purple Corn Drink)
Peru's classic purple corn drink — simmered with pineapple, apple, cinnamon, and clove, then finished with lime.
Servings 10 people
Cost $$
Equipment
- Large pot
- Fine Mesh
- Pitcher
Ingredients
- 500 gr Purple corn (maíz morado) whole cobs broken up
- 5 Cinnamon Sticks
- 7 Cloves
- 7 Limes Juiced
- 1 Star Anises
- 3 cups of Pineapple chopped
- 2 Apples chopped
- Sugar to taste
- 3500 ml of Water
Instructions
- Cover the purple corn with water and soak overnight. Cook it in the same water.
- Wash pineapple and apples remove and chop them roughly then add them to a big pot
- Add the cinnamon, cloves, star anises, and purple corn to the pot you added the fruits.
- Add the water and let it boil for at least 1 hour. Let it cool and once it’s cooled, pass them through a strainer, add lime juice and sugar and, stir and serve with some ice.
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Notes
Use the whole cob, including the core — that's where most of the color comes from. A pot reserved for sweet preparations will give you a cleaner flavor.
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