Spiced Mandarin Punch For An Auspicious Chinese New Year

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Chinese New Year is here and the Year of the Earth Boar promises a bountiful, auspicious year for everyone.
With the celebration going on full swing, your days are filled with visiting family and friends, attending open houses, eating feasts after feasts and of course, recieving an endless stream of mandarin oranges.
As much as you are having fun spending time with friends and family, it is a long and tiring week for you. What’s worse is, after the celebrations end, you will find yourself with so much leftovers that you do not know what to do with.
 
Chinese New Year Nightmare Surplus
I think you can still stomach the extra pineapple tarts and nian gao, but mandarin oranges? I don’t think so! If you are the type that is resilient and determined, eating all the oranges, though impressive, might not be a good idea. Before you know it, you will be a few oranges away from terrible sore throat and high fever.
Not really your idea of post-Chinese New Year fun, right?
 
Drink Instead of Eat This orange dilemma is something that you cannot avoid every year. Make some changes this year. Instead of cordial drinks and tea, prepare this delicious punch that your friends can’t get enough of.
Ingredients
3 Mandarin oranges, peeled and juiced 250ml (1 cup) of water 1 staranise 3 slices of ginger 1/2 cinnamon stick 2 teaspoons of honey Ice  
Method
On medium heat, pour water into a pot. Add in the spices into the water and heat til the water comes to a boil. This will take about 10 minutes. Set aside. Pour the spiced water in two glasses. Put in some ice and the juice. Stir in a teaspoon of honey in each glass and voila! It’s ready to be served.  
Tip: To avoid your juice from being bitter, take out the seeds from the oranges before putting the orange slices into the juicer.
 
No More Orange Dilemma Drink up! Do you like the recipe? Don’t forget to share with your friends and family (If they are asking) so they can finish off their leftover oranges too!
 
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