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Jugo de borojó
Borojó fruit milk shake
Jugo de borojó: thick, tart Chocó fruit shake blended with milk and sugar
Borojó is the pride of the Chocó: a heavy brown fruit with a dense, sticky pulp and a sour, almost tamarind-like flavour. In Quibdó it is sold as pulp at the market and blended into thick shakes at juice stalls, and it carries a folk reputation as a restorative, sometimes jokingly called juice of love. Blended with cold milk and sugar it becomes creamy, tangy and filling, more a small meal than a drink. Outside Colombia, look for frozen borojó pulp in Latin American shops; there is no real substitute, though a mix of tamarind paste and banana gives a rough idea. Using too much pulp is easy to do, and the shake turns into a paste that will not go through a straw, so start with the amount below and thicken to taste. Chef's tip: blend the pulp with a little milk first to loosen it, then add the rest; borojó is so dense it can stall a blender.
- Total time
- 10 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 7 oz frozen borojó pulpslightly thawed
- 3 cups whole milkcold
- 4 tbsp sugaror to taste
- 6 ice cubes
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon (optional)to finish
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Put 7 oz frozen borojó pulp in a blender with about a quarter of ¾ cup whole milk and blend for 30 seconds, until smooth and free of lumps.
Step 2: Add the rest of the 2 ¼ cups whole milk, 4 tbsp sugar and 6 ice cubes and blend for 1 minute, until thick and frothy.
1 minStep 3: Taste and add more sugar if it is too sour; it should be tangy but rounded.
Step 4: Pour into glasses, dust with 1 pinch ground cinnamon if you like and serve straight away.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 190 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 28 g
- Fat
- 6 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does jugo de borojó take?
- About 10 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of whole milk?
- Semi-skimmed milk with 1 tbsp cream per 240ml (1 cup).
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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