How to prepare chicory

Chicory is an adaptable perennial plant, growing on forest edges and meadows, on vacant lots and along roads and ditches. Time of flowering chicory – summer. At this time it appears wonderful blue, dark blue and pale pink flowers. Seeing along the road of growing chicory, not everyone will guess that this undemanding plant is very popular coffee substitute. Departments diabetic food supermarkets represented a fairly large range of chicory for drinks. How to brew chicory?

You will need

• - the roots of chicory;
• water;
• - coffee grinder or blender.

Instruction

1. Currently sold in stores different chicory: chopped (prior to brewing, it is necessary to grind in a regular coffee grinder), ground coffee, soluble — in the form of a thick paste or powder. Brew chicory in this form are simply recommendations usually indicated on the package. But it is possible to prepare a beverage from the roots of chicory. To cook the roots, rinse, then wipe dry.
2. Fry the roots in a pan on very low heat until until you evaporate all the moisture. During roasting they are specific, but very pleasant smell. The culprit of this fragrance — a bouquet of aromatic substances, called titorial formed during frying the roots.
3. Roasted roots grind in a coffee grinder or blender. Fill with boiling water (1 teaspoon of chicory in a glass of water) and simmer for about five minutes. Then remove from heat and let steep for 5-7 minutes.
4. Chicory drink is ready! You can drink it as coffee with cream, milk, sugar and, if desired, even with lemon.