Sbiten is an ancient Russian drink that will strengthen the weakened immunity, protect against diseases, warm in the cold and give warmth to everyone. And in summer it can be safely used as an excellent tonic for thirst. There are a lot of recipes for making sbinth at home, and everyone will find the one that suits him personally.
Recipe sbitnya at home
Ingredients:
- filtered water - 500 ml;
- honey flower - 100 g;
- pouring - 1 item;
- cloves, ginger - to taste;
- mint, thyme, St. John's wort.
Preparation
Pour the filtered water into a saucepan and heat it to a boil. Then add honey to it, stir and cook on low heat for 15 minutes. After that, pour in the liquid and boil for 5 minutes, and then throw the herbs and spices. We drink another 10 minutes. Next, remove from heat, cover with a lid, we insist 30 minutes and filter.
Sbiten fir with ginger
Ingredients:
- honey liquid - 150 g;
- fir - 50 g;
- ginger root - 20 g;
- water - 1 l;
- bay leaves - 2 pcs .;
- cinnamon - pinch;
- cloves - 3 pcs.
Preparation
So, first we brew young shoots of fir, add grated ginger, throw cinnamon and cover with a lid. We insist on a decoction of 40 minutes, and then we put liquid honey, cloves, laurel leaves and put the dishes on medium fire. Cook the beverage, stirring, for 15 minutes. After that, turn off the fire and insist the ginger sbiten for about an hour. After a lapse of time, we remove the laurel from the drink and serve it in a warm form, pouring on the glasses.
Recipe for non-alcoholic sbiten
Ingredients:
- water filtered - 2.5 liters;
- Strawberry juice - 250 ml;
- honey liquid - 250 g;
- St. John's wort, mint, sage - 1 tbsp. a spoon.
Preparation
We boil the water, pour in the juice of the strawberry, mix it and bring it back to the boil. Then we add honey, we throw grass, we cover with a cover, we reduce fire and we languish 1 hour, periodically removing foam. Hot drink is poured on high glasses and served warmly.
How to make spicy sbiten at home?
Ingredients:
- water filtered - 3 l;
- honey liquid - 350 g;
- sugar - 250 g;
- black leaf tea - 100 g;
- ground cinnamon - 0,5 tsp;
- cloves - 0,5 tsp.
- nutmeg ground nut - pinch;
- celery stalk - 100 g;
- lemon peel - 5 tbsp. spoons.
Preparation
Pour pan with water on medium heat, bring to a boil, add sugar, add honey, mix until the ingredients are completely dissolved and cook for 10 minutes. In a separate cup, brew strong black tea, and then filter it and carefully pour into a saucepan with sweet syrup. Add spices, grated lemon zest and stalk of celery. Cover the drink with a lid and cook for 10 minutes. Remove the spicy sbiten from the stove, cover it with a lid and insist for a few minutes. Then filter it through a strainer and boil again. We dispense the drink in cups and serve it in a hot form, putting in it circles of orange or lemon.
The Moscow Sbiten
Ingredients:
- water filtered - 7 l;
- molasses white - 1 kg;
- honey flower - 300 g;
- cardamom - to taste;
- cloves - 7 pcs .;
- ginger ground - 3 tsp.
- ground cinnamon - 2 tsp;
- cinnamon - 2 sticks;
- pepper black peas - 15 pcs.
Preparation
In a deep saucepan pour cold water, put the dishes on an average fire and boil. Then we put treacle, honey and, stirring, we dissolve the ingredients. Cook the sweet syrup for 15 minutes, and then throw the clove, ginger, ground cinnamon, pepper and cardamom. Cook sbiten for 10 minutes, stirring. The ready drink is insisted under the lid and poured into cups. Serve in a warm form, adding a cinnamon stick if desired.