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Tej (Ethiopian Honey Wine) Recipe

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Tej (Ethiopian Honey Wine) Recipe me

Tej is often classified as mead or honey wine. This traditional drink hails from Ethiopia, but it is also common in Eritrea. It is prepared with a mixture of honey, water, and gesho leaves.

 It is typically cloudy, yellow, and slightly fizzy, but as the popular local saying explains, no two cups of tej are the same.

 

 

RECIPE INGREDIENTS

Honey

Water

Gesho Kitel (Hops Leaves)

Gesho Entchet (Hops Stems)

DIRECTIONS ON TEJ (ETHIOPIAN HONEY WINE) RECIPE

In a bowl, mix the water, honey, and Gesho Kitel, and let the mixture sit for 3 days at room temperature.

Under medium heat, boil 6 cups from the mixture in a pot along with the Gesho Entchet. Cook on low heat for 15 minutes, then remove from heat and let it cool.

Next, pour it back into the original mixture in the large container, seal the container, and let it sit for 2 weeks.

If the mixture is too dry after the 2 weeks, you can add 1 cup of honey and let it sit overnight.

And, if the mixture is overly sweet, add more Gesho Entchet and some water and let it ferment.

Use cheesecloth to strain, then serve chilled.

 

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Tej (Ethiopian Honey Wine) Recipe

Rating: 4.0/5
( 2 voted )
Serves: 2 Prep Time: Cooking Time: Nutrition facts: 50 calories 0 gram fat

Ingredients

Honey
Water
Gesho Kitel (Hops Leaves)
Gesho Entchet (Hops Stems)

Instructions

  • In a bowl, mix the water, honey, and Gesho Kitel, and let the mixture sit for 3 days at room temperature.
  • Under medium heat, boil 6 cups from the mixture in a pot along with the Gesho Entchet. Cook on low heat for 15 minutes, then remove from heat and let it cool.
  • Next, pour it back into the original mixture in the large container, seal the container, and let it sit for 2 weeks.
  • If the mixture is too dry after the 2 weeks, you can add 1 cup of honey and let it sit overnight.
  • And, if the mixture is overly sweet, add more Gesho Entchet and some water and let it ferment.
  • Use cheesecloth to strain, then serve chilled.
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