Tiger Nut Horchata (Orxata de Xufa)
Fresh, creamy Valencian-style tiger nut horchata, sweetened with a touch of brown sugar and strained through a coffee filter. Best served ice-cold.
by Arnau · ↗ Original
Ingredients
- 250 g tiger nutsorganic (🛒 buy on Amazon)
- 1 L watervery cold
- 18 g brown sugar
Tools (3)
- powerful blender (or food processor)
- spatula
- coffee filter (e.g. reusable organic cotton cold brew bag)
Steps
- Rinse the tiger nuts tiger nuts250 gorganic (🛒 buy on Amazon) well and soak them covered in water for 1–2 days in the fridge. Meanwhile, keep the water water1 Lvery cold in the fridge so it is very cold when you blend.
- Drain the tiger nuts tiger nuts250 gorganic (🛒 buy on Amazon) , discarding the soaking water.
- Blend the tiger nuts in a powerful blender powerful blender (or food processor) for 1 min with part of the chilled water water0.5 Lvery cold , stopping partway to scrape down the sides with a spatula spatula .
- Add the remaining water water0.5 Lvery cold and blend again at a slower speed for 1 min.
- Strain the mixture through a coffee filter coffee filter (e.g. reusable organic cotton cold brew bag)🛒 Reusable cold brew bag on Amazon , pressing the tiger nut pulp firmly to extract as much flavor as possible.
- Stir in the brown sugar brown sugar18 g until dissolved, refrigerate and serve very cold. Fresh horchata is heat-sensitive: drink it the same day or the next. Store in the coldest part of the fridge and shake well before serving. Pairs perfectly with fartóns.
Rinse the tiger nuts tiger nuts250 gorganic (🛒 buy on Amazon) well and soak them covered in water for 1–2 days in the fridge. Meanwhile, keep the water water1 Lvery cold in the fridge so it is very cold when you blend.
Drain the tiger nuts tiger nuts250 gorganic (🛒 buy on Amazon) , discarding the soaking water.
Blend the tiger nuts in a powerful blender powerful blender (or food processor) for 1 min with part of the chilled water water0.5 Lvery cold , stopping partway to scrape down the sides with a spatula spatula .
Add the remaining water water0.5 Lvery cold and blend again at a slower speed for 1 min.
Strain the mixture through a coffee filter coffee filter (e.g. reusable organic cotton cold brew bag)🛒 Reusable cold brew bag on Amazon , pressing the tiger nut pulp firmly to extract as much flavor as possible.
Stir in the brown sugar brown sugar18 g until dissolved, refrigerate and serve very cold. Fresh horchata is heat-sensitive: drink it the same day or the next. Store in the coldest part of the fridge and shake well before serving. Pairs perfectly with fartóns.