Quentão
Appearance
Quentão, which means "very hot" or "big hot one", is a hot Brazilian drink made of cachaça and spiceries. It is a typical drink on Festa Junina.
Recipe
- 600ml of cachaça
- 600ml of water
- 500gr of sugar
- Peal of 2 oranges
- Peal of 1 lima
- Cloves (as much as you like)
- Sticks of cinnamon (as much as you like)
- 50gr of ginger in small pieces
Burn the sugar with the spiceries, ginger and the peals until it melts, pour the water and the cachaça. Let it boils in medium heat for about 20 minutes. Filter and serve in hot in mugs.