Chicha de Corozo (Corozo Palm Fruit Chicha)

Recipe category
Country
Region
Source
Gran Libro de la Cocina Colombiana
Preparation time
120 minutes
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
100 piece(s) corozos (corozo palm fruits)
5 water
5 piece(s) panelas (unrefined cane sugar blocks)
Directions
  1. Break the corozos and slice the seeds, and cook in a liter of water until soft (for approximately 1 hour).
  2. Grind or blend.
  3. Separately cook 3 panelas in 5 liters of water until dissolved, mix the panela water with the blended corozos and their juice.
  4. Pass through a strainer and place in a jug with 2 whole panelas to ferment for 3 days (if desired, 1 panela can be added daily) - the right point of fermentation is known when the chicha appears to boil or form bubbles.