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Rosero quiteño
Chilled spiced fruit and corn drink
Rosero: Quito's chilled spiced drink of mote, naranjilla and fruit for Corpus Christi
Rosero is a festive drink of Quito in Ecuador, made for Corpus Christi in June, when the city once filled with processions and dancers. It is thick and refreshing: whole hominy (mote) and a thin purée of naranjilla (lulo) and pineapple, sweetened with sugar, spiced with cinnamon, cloves and allspice, and perfumed with orange-blossom water and rose petals, then served chilled in tall glasses with diced fruit. Frozen naranjilla pulp is sold in Latin shops. It is vegan. Chef's tip: simmer the pineapple peel with the spices for the syrup, as Quiteño cooks do; it adds a lot of flavour.
- Total time
- 70 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
- 10 ½ oz cooked white hominy (mote)drained
- 1 pineapplepeeled (keep the peel), flesh diced
- 6 ¼ cups water
- 7 oz sugar
- 5 cloves
- 10 ½ oz naranjilla (lulo) pulpthawed if frozen
- 7 oz strawberriesdiced
- 1 tsp orange-blossom water
- ½ tsp rose water
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Simmer the peel from 1 pineapple with 6 ¼ cups water, 7 oz sugar, 2 cinnamon sticks, 5 cloves and 5 allspice berries for 30 minutes. Strain and cool.
30 minStep 2: Blend 10 ½ oz naranjilla (lulo) pulp with half the diced pineapple and a little of the syrup until smooth, then press through a sieve.
5 minStep 3: Mix the purée with the rest of the syrup, 1 tsp orange-blossom water and ½ tsp rose water. It should be thick but drinkable; add cold water if needed.
Step 4: Stir in 10 ½ oz cooked white hominy (mote), 7 oz strawberries and the rest of the diced pineapple. A common mistake is adding too much flower water, which tastes soapy: start small.
Step 5: Chill for at least 3 hours and serve very cold in tall glasses with spoons.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 180 kcal
- Protein
- 2 g
- Carbs
- 44 g
- Fat
- 0 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does rosero quiteño take?
- About 70 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
- What can I use instead of cinnamon sticks?
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon per stick.
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