Horchata de Chufa

Name: Horchata de Chufa
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 250g dried tiger nuts (chufas); 1 litre cold water; 100g sugar; Lemon peel and a cinnamon stick (optional); Fartons (sweet buns), to serve

Orxata de xufa/or-CHAH-tah deh CHOO-fah/

Also known as: Orxata, Valencian Horchata, Tiger Nut Milk

About this dish

A cold, creamy, naturally sweet drink made from soaked and ground tiger nuts, often served with long sweet buns for dipping.

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Ingredients

🥜250g dried tiger nuts (chufas)

💧1 litre cold water

🍬100g sugar

🌿Lemon peel and a cinnamon stick (optional)

🥖Fartons (sweet buns), to serve

Method

Serves 4

Soak the tiger nuts in water for 24 hours, changing the water a few times, then rinse.

Blend with the litre of cold water until very fine.

Leave for 1 hour with the lemon peel and cinnamon, then strain through a cloth, squeezing well.

Stir in the sugar until dissolved.

Chill very cold (or semi-freeze) and serve with fartons.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Horchata de chufa is the summer drink of Valencia, made from tiger nuts grown around Alboraia; it's different from Mexican rice horchata.

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