Tepache

Ashley Adamant

Tepache is a wonderful, effervescent, lightly fermented pineapple beverage popular in Mexico. It is made from the skins and core of pineapple; you can enjoy the fresh pineapple flesh and also make use of the parts typically discarded in order to enjoy it over a longer period of time.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 3

Total Time 3 15

Course Drinks

Cuisine Mexican

Servings Servings (about 1 quart)

Calories 130 kcal

Ingredients

for about 1 quart/1 liter

1/2 cup sugar or more, to taste*
1 Medium Pineapple
Just the Peel and Core, eat the rest of the fruit!,  cut into 1- to 2-inch/3- to 5-centimeter pieces
1 Medium cinnamon stick
optional, and/or a  few whole cloves and/or other spices

Instructions

Dissolve the sugar in about 1 cup/250 milliliters of water.
Place the pineapple skin and core pieces and the optional spices into the vessel.
Pour the sugar water over the pineapple, then add additional water as needed to cover the pineapple.Cover with a loose lid or cloth, and stir daily.
Ferment for 2 to 5 days, depending upon temperature and desired level of fermentation. It will get fizzy, and then develop a pronounced sourness after a few days.
Taste each day after the first two to evaluate the developing flavor. Once you are happy with the flavor, strain out the solids.
Enjoy fresh or refrigerate for up to a couple of weeks.
If it gets too sour, do not despair! After straining out the solids, leave it with its surface exposed to airflow and it will become pineapple vinegar after a week or two.

Notes

* ideally piloncillo, panela, or another unrefined sugar, but any type of sugar will work

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 130kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 0.2gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.03gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 2mgPotassium: 81mgFiber: 1gSugar: 31gVitamin A: 6IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 0.3mg

Keyword Fermented Drinks