Special Zobo drink

Nigerian Zobo drink

Ingredients

• 2 cups of dry Zobo leaves
• 6 pieces of clove 
• 1 big piece of ginger
• 1 big very ripe pineapple
• Sugar for test
• Enough water (watch the video below)

To garnish:

Add mint leaf, feel free to add any sliced citrus fruits of your choice: orange, lemon, lime.

Before you make the Zobo drink

1. Wash the dry Zobo leaves repeatedly in cold water. Zobo leaves are usually very dusty so make sure you wash off all the dust 
2. Wash, peel and cut the pineapple into thin slices. Some people add the peel of the pineapple when making the zobo drink 
3. Peel and cut the ginger  into tiny pieces.

Directions for making the Zobo drink

1. Put the washed zobo leaves into a deep pot.
2. Add the pineapples and the cloves, pour enough water to cover the contents of the pot.
3. Start cooking at medium to high heat and let it boil for 5 minutes.
4. Add the ginger  and more water and keep boiling for at least 20 minutes. This is the time it will take for the zobo leaves to be completely soft and the pineapples tender.
5. Turn off the heat and set aside to cool down completely.
6. When cool, wringe out the juice from the pineapples and zobo leaves, leaving only the zobo juice in the pot.
7. Pour the juice through a sieve to take out the remaining large particles then pour it through a chiffon cloth to remove the tiniest particles.
8. Add any artificial flavours of your choice at this time and stir.
9. Pour into bottles and refrigerate.

Serve with ice and sliced fruits. Enjoy it on a hot sunny day with any Nigerian snack.