Té Rompe Pecho (Dominican “Cold Buster” Tea)

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Table of Contents

• Ingredients

• Step-by-Step Instructions

• Notes from My Kitchen

Ingredients

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• 6 cups water

• 2-inch piece fresh ginger, sliced

• 5–6 garlic cloves, smashed

• 2 limes (or lemons), cut into thirds

• 1 red onion, peeled and halved

• 1 red apple, halved

• 10–12 whole sweet cloves

• 5–6 cinnamon sticks

• Honey, to taste

Step-by-Step Instructions

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1. Prep Ingredients

• Slice ginger.

• Smash garlic cloves to release flavor.

• Cut limes into thirds.

• Peel and halve onion.

• Halve red apple.

2. Simmer

• Bring 6 cups of water to a simmer.

Add:

• Ginger

• Garlic

• Limes

• Onion

• Apple

• Cloves

• Cinnamon sticks

• Cover partially (leave a small slit for steam).

Simmer for 15 minutes.

3. Serve

• Strain into a mug.

• Sweeten with honey to taste.

• Sip warm.

Notes from My Kitchen

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• The apple balances the sharp onion and garlic flavor.

• Smash garlic gently, don’t pulverize.

• Best sipped morning and before bed.

• This is cultural comfort,  not medical advice.

Yield: 4–6 cups

Author: Michelle Disla

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Te Rompe Pecho

Prep time: 7 MinCook time: 15 MinTotal time: 22 Min

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Ingredients

• 6 cups water
• 2-inch piece fresh ginger, sliced
• 5–6 garlic cloves, smashed
• 2 limes (or lemons), cut into thirds
• 1 red onion, peeled and halved
• 1 red apple, halved
• 10–12 whole sweet cloves
• 5–6 cinnamon sticks
• Honey, to taste

Instructions

1. Slice ginger.
2. Smash garlic cloves to release flavor.
3. Cut limes into thirds.
4. Peel and halve onion.
5. Halve red apple.
6. Bring 6 cups of water to a simmer.
7. Add:
8. Ginger
9. Garlic
10. Limes
11. Onion
12. Apple
13. Cloves
14. Cinnamon sticks
15. Cover partially (leave a small slit for steam).
16. Simmer for 15 minutes.
17. Strain into a mug.
18. Sweeten with honey to taste.
19. Sip warm.

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