Recipe

Oriental Prú

Name: Oriental Prú
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 5900 min
Ingredients: 60 g of soaproot; 60 g of ubí vine; 6 g of pepper leaves; 30 g of ginger; 300 g of china root; 8 g of cinnamon sticks; 5 l of water; 1 l of mother prú; 200 g of brown sugar

Homemade Oriental Prú: a fermented drink made from china root, ginger, ubí vine and cinnamon, typical of eastern Cuba. Served very cold.

CiberCubaFebruary 21, 2020

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Preparation20 min
Cooking2 h
Total time98 h 20 min
Servings10 servings
DifficultyMedium

Prú is a drink with a long tradition in Cuba. Elders say this fermented brew gave enslaved people strength for hard agricultural work, lifted their spirits and even cured illnesses. It is still widely consumed today, especially in the east of the island.

Method

Scrape the soaproot and the ubí vine.
Wash the pepper leaves, ginger and china root well.
Cut the soaproot and the china root into small pieces.
Put all the spices and roots in the water and boil them for 2 hours.
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Strain the decoction, transfer it to a container and let it rest for 24 hours.
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Add the mother prú and the brown sugar, and stir the liquid until it is completely incorporated.
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Let the mixture rest for 72 hours to ferment.
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Separate one liter of the already fermented prú and reserve it as mother for the next brew.
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Serve it very cold. Enjoy!
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