When there is a sultry summer in the yard, the question of preparing a soft drink becomes more than relevant. An excellent choice - tarkhun, which is made on the basis of the extract of the Caucasian tarragon. This herbal drink will come in handy if you suffer from avitaminosis, weakened immunity, reduced appetite and stress. But, buying it in stores you are not immune from buying a fake, so you should pay attention to the recipe of tarhuna, which can be made at home. In fact then it will be not only tasty, but also useful.
Preparation of a drink "Tarhun" at home
This method is the least laborious and very simple. It does not require the use of various kitchen helpers, and you will be able to prepare a drink in a break between household chores.
Ingredients:
- fresh tarhun - 1 bundle;
- lemon - 3 lobules;
- sugar - 2 tsp.
Preparation
To understand how to cook tarhun at home, you will not need a special culinary education. Just rinse the grass and separate the leaves from the stems. Cut the stems into small pieces, the length of which will not exceed a couple of centimeters. Then dip them into boiling water, cook for 2-3 minutes and let cool.
Leaves put in a separate container, sprinkle with granulated sugar, well rastolkite thrash and pour them slightly warmed water (the temperature should not exceed 40 degrees). Leave leaves until cooling.
After 30-40 minutes, drain the infusions of stems and leaves together with the cake into a glass container and place in the refrigerator for three to four hours. Now the drink has only to be filtered through a fine strainer - and you can drink it by adding ice and lemon juice.
Lemonade from tarhuna at home
Lemonade, which is sold in retail outlets, is not only quite expensive, but also harmful due to the presence of dyes and preservatives. Therefore, it is better to learn how to prepare a drink "Tarhun" with the addition of lime at home. After all, it not only has a pleasant taste, but is also saturated with vitamins.
Ingredients:
- lime - 2 pieces;
- water - 1 l;
- tarhun - 1 large bunch;
- sugar - 75 g.
Preparation
First you need to make sugar syrup. To do this, take water and sugar in a 1: 1 ratio (70 g of water per 70 g of granulated sugar), mix them in a saucepan and wait until it boils. The syrup should be boiled until the sugar is completely dissolved, after which we leave it to cool.
From the washed tarragon, separate the leaves and divide them into two disproportionate parts. The largest of them put in a separate bowl and very intensively poplukite thrash, adding about a cup of water. It is necessary to squeeze as much juice from the plant as possible. Then strain the juice of tarhun through the cheesecloth and mix with the syrup, then add sliced small slices of lime, the remaining leaves and fill with a liter of water. Mix everything well, filter once more. Now you can taste the drink.
Drink "Tarhun" at home from gooseberry
This berry grows on almost every household plot, so it is easy to use to give a more tart taste to the drink. In addition, such a tarhun is acceptable to prepare at home for the winter.
Ingredients (per can):
- gooseberries - 250 g;
- tarragon - 2-3 stems with leaves;
- sugar - 250 g;
- citric acid - 1 teaspoon.
Preparation
To prepare the drink you will need sterilized 3 liter cans. Choose an unripe, still sourish gooseberries and wash it together with the tarhoon (the stems can be left). In the already prepared canisters, place the leaves of tarragon, gooseberry, citric acid and sugar and pour this mixture with boiling water. Banks immediately roll up and turn upside down. Now put them under a warm blanket for about 12 hours, and when cool, move them to a cool place.