Greetings and happy Sunday, dear Hive account@drinklovers. Today I am going to share with you a classic of hot, comforting drinks that give happiness and well-being to our body and soul, and it is HOT CHOCOLATE. For me, hot chocolate has a special meaning, since it reminds me a lot of my mother, and throughout my childhood and adolescence, and even in my adulthood, when I went to visit her, every Sunday at dinner time she served hot chocolate, whether with bread, cake and cheese. It was a tradition, a custom that had been around for decades.

Saludos y feliz domingo, queridos Hive account@drinklovers. Hoy les voy a compartir un clásico de las bebidas calientes, reconfortantes, que dan felicidad y bienestar a nuestro cuerpo y alma, y es el CHOCOLATE CALIENTE. Para mí el chocolate caliente tiene un significado especial, ya que me recuerda mucho a mi mamá, y es que a lo largo de mi infancia y de mi adolescencia, e incluso en mi adultez, cuando la iba a visitar, ella cada domingo, a la hora de la cena servía chocolate caliente, ya fuese con pan, torta, bizcocho y queso. Era una tradición, una costumbre que estuvo por décadas.

Every time Mom made hot chocolate, it was quite a ceremony: I clearly remember that she had a large, very heavy, green pot that was exclusively for making that drink. She would make all the ingredients available, and then she would begin to make approximately seven liters of chocolate, calmly, patiently and very carefully, and I always watched her while we talked. When it was ready, she would take a small cup and pour me a little so that I could try it and tell her if it was good sugar or chocolate, I loved that moment. And as it could not be otherwise, today I share with you this recipe, which my Mom taught me. With that said, let's get to the recipe!

Cada vez que mamá hacía chocolate caliente, era toda una ceremonia: Recuerdo claramente que ella tenía una olla verde, grande, muy pesada, que era exclusiva para hacer esa bebida. Ella ponía todos los ingredientes a disposición, y entonces comenzaba a hacer aproximadamente siete litros de chocolate, con calma, paciencia y mucho cuidado, y yo siempre la observaba mientras hablábamos. Cuando ya estaba listo, tomaba una pequeña tacita y me servía un poquito para que yo lo probase y le dijera si estaba bien de azúcar o de chocolate, ese momento me encantaba. Y como no podría ser de otra manera, hoy comparto con ustedes esta receta, la cual me enseñó mamá. Dicho esto, ¡vamos a la receta!

• Preparation time: Due to the quantity of this drink is small, it requires 10 to 15 minutes to prepare it.

• Quantities may vary according to each person's taste and availability.

• Servings: Approximately 0.6 liters of HOT CHOCOLATE.

• 500 ml of drinking water.

• 100 ml of cold or room temperature water.

• 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder (the equivalent in bar chocolate, cup chocolate can be used).

• Sweetener of your choice. I used 50 grams of white sugar.

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional).

• 1 tablespoon of cornstarch.

• Pot, blender, stirrer, plate, cup, etc.

• Tiempo de preparación: Debido a la cantidad de esta bebida es poca, se requieren de 10 a 15 minutos para prepararla.

• Las cantidades pueden variar de acuerdo al gusto y a la disponibilidad de cada quien.

• Raciones: Aproximadamente 0.6 litros de CHOCOLATE CALIENTE.

• 500 ml de agua potable.

• 100 ml de agua fría o a temperatura ambiente.

• 2 cucharadas copadas de cacao en polvo, (puede usarse el equivalente en chocolate en barra, chocolate de taza).

• Endulzante de tu elección. Yo usé 50 gramos de azúcar blanca.

• 1 cucharadita de extracto de vainilla (opcional).

• 1 cucharada copada de fécula de maíz.

• Olla, licuadora, removedor, plato, taza, etc.

Dilute the milk in water (in case you use powdered milk). I recommend using powdered milk or milking milk.

Diluir la leche en el agua (en caso de que uses leche en polvo). Yo recomiendo usar leche en polvo o leche de ordeño.

Next add the cocoa to the milk and dilute it. In this case I used a very good quality cocoa powder, from a brand I didn't know, Damasco, which turned out to be a pleasant surprise. I bought this small 100 gram package, for $2.05, it seemed like a good price to me, because it is a very pure cocoa.

Then add the sugar and mix. Bring to a boil over medium heat until it starts to boil. Meanwhile, dilute the cornstarch in 100 ml of cold or room temperature water. When the chocolate reaches the boiling point, add the diluted cornstarch. Lower the temperature, add the vanilla extract and cook the mixture, stirring constantly, for 5 more minutes.

Seguidamente añadir el azúcar y mezclar. Llevar a fuego medio hasta que comience a hervir. Mientras tanto, diluir la fécula de maíz en los 100 ml de agua fría o a temperatura ambiente. Cuando el chocolate alcance el punto de ebullición, añadir la fécula de maíz diluida. Bajar la temperatura, añadir el extracto de vainilla, y cocinar la mezcla sin dejar de remover por 5 minutos más.

And now the delicious, fragrant, pleasant and comforting HOT CHOCOLATE is ready, which I serve in a pewter cup, which was my Aunt Chichita's. If you look at the bottom of the pot, you can see that it is a thick drink. On this occasion I made it like this, thick, because I drank it alone, without bread or cake, but it can be made less thick. This drink is delicious, and brings back beautiful memories of my mother. It is a drink that will always make me happy. Cheers!

Y ya está listo el delicioso, fragante, agradable y reconfortante CHOCOLATE CALIENTE, el cual sirvo en una taza de peltre, que era de mi Tía Chichita. Si se observa el fondo de la olla, puede verse que es una bebida espesa. En esta ocasión lo hice así, espeso, porque lo bebí sólo, sin pan, ni bizcocho, pero puede hacerse menos espeso. Esta bebida es deliciosa, y me trae hermosos recuerdos de mi madre. Es una bebida que siempre me hará feliz. Cheers!

Here I end my post today, in which I have shared with you a drink that for me is memorable, delicious, and that I prepare every time I can, because I love it. I hope you too are encouraged to bring all those wonderful and unique drinks from this world to the Amazing Drinks community. I say goodbye wishing health, prosperity and joy to all of you; and remember: Not all days are the same and more importantly: Everything you give, everything you do, will inexorably return to you. Hugs!

• These photos are my own, and were taken with a Galaxy a04e phone / Estas fotos son de mi propiedad, y las tome con un smartphone Galaxy a04e

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