Soup or Bone Broth doesn’t have to just be eaten as a meal as ‘soup’. Why not ditch the bowl and spoon and make a delicious ‘tea’ out of it? I have been feeling like I was coming down with something all week. I have been drinking my version of a No Flu ‘Tea’ daily and it is so warming. I think it helped me to beat whatever I was fighting off!
But is it the hot beverage that helps with cold symptoms or what is in the beverage? While I am sure a cup of hot water can do some good in helping with symptoms, I will stick with healing spices and of course homemade chicken stock to really help fight off a cold or the flu!
No Flu Tea
Ingredients
- 2 cups homemade chicken stock (where to buy stock)
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- Pinch cinnamon
- 3 black peppercorns
- 2 whole cardamom pods
- 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
- 3-6 cloves raw or fermented garlic, minced
Directions
Bring all items except the garlic together in a saucepan and bring to a low simmer for about 5-7 minutes. Strain through a strainer and add in the garlic once the ‘tea’ has cooled down to the touch.
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I think the fermented garlic would prevent me from making this – will it still have an effect if we use unfermented garlic?
It is definitely fine to use raw garlic.
Is ground cardamon OK?
Sure! Just use a pinch.
Is this OK for my pregnate daughter and I don’t have fermented garlic can I just put in some raw?
Sure!
Do you drink all of this at one time?
I do – this is approx one serving. 🙂
I made some tonight for myself and my son. But I added a 1/2 tsp. sea salt and about 1/2 lemon worth of juice. I did hat to help the taste is that OK?
Sure!
Do you just let the garlic sit in the broth? Chop it? Eat it (cringe?)
Chop it up and let it sit in the broth. I just drank it and left the garlic in the bottom of my tea cup 🙂
Can you make a larger batch and heat it up as needed through the week?
I’ve been adding all of the above to my bone broth along with carom seeds and black seeds. (Carom seeds and black seeds are good for colds – histamine)
I use carom seeds and black seeds also called kalonji. These are anti histamine. They cure colds and flux.
Does beef stock work instead of chicken? I don’t have a chicken carcass handy but I do have some beef neck!
Yes–I guess it should!