Mote con huesillo is a traditional Chilean drink prepared with dehydrated peaches, sweet sugar juice, and chancaca, along with husked wheat (mote), resulting in a refreshing beverage enjoyed throughout Chile.
It is a traditional drink whose origins date back to colonial times.
It represents a unique blend of ingredients such as dehydrated peaches, sugar, and chancaca, in addition to the husked wheat, which come together to create a refreshing drink enjoyed across the southern country.
Mote con huesillo
Ingredients
½ kilogram of Husked wheat
1 kilogram of Peaches
10 tablespoons of Sugar
1 Cinnamon stick
Preparation
Step 1 : Wash and soak the dried peaches (huesillos) overnight to rehydrate them.
Step 2 : Cook the rehydrated huesillos in water with sugar and a little cinnamon for 30 minutes, until it thickens.
Step 3 : Meanwhile, cook the husked wheat until tender, then drain.
Step 4 : Add the cooked husked wheat to the sweet peach liquid and refrigerate for at least one hour.
Step 5 : This beverage is best served cold.
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