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Aguapanela con Limon

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BY Mike Diago

PUBLISHED October 12, 2023

Aguapanela can be served hot or cold, so you can turn to this one as we enter the fall. You can get panela—blocks of unrefined, evaporated, concentrated sugar cane juice—online, in Latin grocers, or sometimes in the international aisle of mainstream grocery stores.

 

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Panela has a richer, more complex flavor than brown sugar because, being unrefined, it retains its molasses. Generally, it’s worth having some around.

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Aguapanela con Limon

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Makes 6 cups 1x

Time 15 minutes

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Ingredients

  • 150 grams panela
  • Juice of 2 or 3 limes
  • 6 cups of water
  • Mint or yerba buena (another member of the mint family)

Instructions

  1. Chop the panela, bring the water to a simmer on the stove, add the panela and stir until dissolved.
  2. If serving hot: Turn off the heat, add the leaves and lime juice, and let steep for a few minutes. If serving cold: Let the mixture cool, stir in lime juice, pour over ice, and garnish with herbs.

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