Guide in Making Red Date Teas

Red date teas has been a mandatory drink during Chinese confinement period for health reason. And red dates is considered the healthiest fruit on earth. My mum guided me on how to make a simple red date tea for my wife and my wife like the taste. Below are the guide in making a simple red date teas.

We bought the ingredient 1 month before my wife is about to deliver and chose Eu Yan Sang because of the trusted brand. Furthermore, Eu Yan Sang has ensure there is no sulphur in the red dates. If there are sulphur, the red date taste will be bitter.

Ingredient

Black Date 200 gm = RM 6	Red Date 500 gm = RM 28	Dry Longan 500 gm = RM 35
Wolfberry Fruit 500 gm = RM 40	Codonopsis Root 1 packet = RM 60	Chinese Yam 1 packet = RM 10.80

Recipe A
Step 1: Take 7 red dates and 7 black dates out.

Step 2: Take out the seeds in the red dates and black dates
At below picture, the right side is the seeds that has been removed using the kitchen knife.
Warning: The black date's seed is difficult to remove and remove with caution especially using kitchen knife to remove the seeds.

Step 3: Put the ingredient into the slow cooker and put 2 liter of water

Step 4: Start the slow cooker to get red date tea
High settings take 2 hours to boil the red date tea
Low settings take an overnight to boil the red date tea
Once the water start boiling, then the red date tea is ready.

Step 5: Done...

Recipe B
My wife start to drink recipe B after day 5 delivery, and drank once every 2 days.
The step to make the tea are the same as per Recipe A, but the ingredient are:
Red Date x 5
Black Date x 8
Dry Longan x 5

Recipe C
My wife start to drink recipe C after day 7 delivery, and drank once every day.
The step to make the tea are the same as per Recipe A, but the ingredient are:
Red Date x 5
Black Date x 9
Chinese Yam x 14
Wolfberry x 7
Cordonopsis Root x 1


Recipe D
My wife start to drink recipe D after day 10 delivery and drank everyday.
The step to make the tea are the same as per Recipe A, but the ingredient are:
Red Date x 8
Black Date x 8
Dry Longan x 8
Wolfberry x 10
Cordonopsis Root x 1


Note:
1) In my case, I'll filter the ingredient and pour the 2 liter of red date tea to a flask and boil another round 2 liter red date tea. Once my wife finish the red date tea in the flask, then I'll filter the ingredient and pour the another set to the flask and continue to boil another round of 2 liter red date tea. With this mechanism, my wife will have a continuous supply of red date tea.
2) Add more longan to have sweet taste
3) To clean Cordonopsis Root, we can use used tooth brush to brush off the dirt.


Warning:
There is a high possibility to get constipation if put too much red date.

Resources:
http://www.theworldofchinese.com/2012/03/red-dates-the-healthiest-fruit-on-earth/