Mote con Huesillos (Chilean Peach Drink)

Ingredients

• 1 cup Dried Peaches (Huesillos)
• 1/2 cup Wheat Berries (Mote)
• 6 cups Water
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1 piece Cinnamon Stick
• 1 strip Orange Peel

Instructions

1. 1The night before you plan to serve, place the 1 cup Dried Peaches (Huesillos) in a medium bowl and cover them with 4 cups of water. Let them soak overnight.
2. 2Rinse the 1/2 cup Wheat Berries (Mote) under cool water. Place the rinsed wheat berries in a medium saucepan with 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes, or until the wheat berries are tender. Drain any excess water and set aside.
3. 3In a large heavy-bottomed pot, combine the soaked dried peaches along with their soaking water, the 1/2 cup Sugar, 1 piece Cinnamon Stick, and 1 strip Orange Peel. Bring this mixture to a boil over medium-high heat.
4. 4Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and let it simmer gently, uncovered, for 15 minutes. The liquid will become a syrup and the peaches will soften. Remove the cinnamon stick and orange peel.
5. 5Allow the peach syrup and peaches to cool completely to room temperature. This will take at least 1 hour. Once cooled, you can refrigerate it to chill thoroughly before serving.
6. 6To serve, place a few spoonfuls of the cooked 1/2 cup Wheat Berries (Mote) into the bottom of each of 4 glasses. Add 2-3 of the softened dried peaches to each glass.
7. 7Pour the chilled peach syrup from the pot over the wheat berries and peaches in each glass. Ensure you get some of the syrupy liquid.
8. 8Serve the Mote con Huesillos chilled immediately.

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