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Lemon-Ginger Brew

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(155)

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Christopher Testani

No it's not green juice. It's Lemon-Ginger Brew, a creation of food director Carla Lalli Music.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 3½ cups

Ingredients

8

oz. ginger, peeled, chopped

½

cup fresh lemon juice

⅓

cup agave syrup (nectar) or pure maple syrup

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Pulse ginger in a food processor to a coarse paste (or finely grate). Bring ginger and 6 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan; reduce heat and simmer until reduced to 3 cups, 30–40 minutes.

    Step 2

    Strain into a large jar and mix in lemon juice and agave; add more lemon juice or agave, if desired. Let cool; cover and chill.

    Step 3

    Do Ahead: Brew can be made 2 weeks ahead. Keep chilled.

Nutrition Per Serving

Calories (kcal) 10 Fat (g) 0 Saturated Fat (g) 0 Cholesterol (mg) 0 Carbohydrates (g) 2 Dietary Fiber (g) 0 Total Sugars (g) 2 Protein (g) 0 Sodium (mg)
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  • Quartered ginger lengthwise & chopped into 1/4 - 1/2 inch chunks. Only had 4 oz, & that was fine. Followed others & added a cinnamon stick & whole cloves. Next batch will add star anis also. Used honey as the sweetener. Made it last night, and it’s all gone at noon today.

    • Melissa

    • Princeton area

    • 12/26/2022

  • I’ve made this so many times and it’s become a regular to help coughs/congestion in our house. Sometimes I’ll add in coconut water after it’s cooled and it also helps replace electrolytes. I sub the maple syrup for local raw honey and also throw in some cinnamon sticks and cloves to the ginger when boiling.

    • Dana K

    • Youngstown, Ohio

    • 10/21/2022

  • I've made this twice now, and really like it. I use Lankato monkfruit maple syrup to cut down on the sugar, and serve it mixed with tonic. Makes an excellent mocktail...a nice burn from the ginger without spirits, and the maple flavor provides an unexpected finish. I followed the advice of another commenter and add strips of lemon rind (just the yellow, not the pith). Delicious!

    • Jen

    • NJ

    • 1/16/2022

  • YUM - Super tasty, made it today with 3oz ginger as that was all I had and am enjoying drinking it straight in a sipping shot format. Veeerrrry nice, big smile and thumbs up from me

    • Florb

    • Essex, UK

    • 1/2/2021

  • I've made this recipe twice now, and I really like it. I traditionally dilute it just a bit with seltzer, or take it as a shot. But it's also great warm (on its own or in warm water). The second time I made it I boiled some lemon peels in the pot with the ginger and water. If you do this make sure you ONLY use the rind of the lemon -- avoid the bitter white. I definitely recommend this. But you have to like ginger.

    • Anonymous

    • Pittsburgh

    • 5/15/2020

  • I made this to see if it would help with symptoms of possibly COVID. It did not seem to help but it still tastes great. Very spicy and warming. Highly recommend.

    • Anonymous

    • Denver, CO

    • 5/3/2020

  • Very tasty! As other reviews have said, dilute it to taste with seltzer, hot water, cold water, whatever you desire - or nothing at all if you want a really spicy kick. I had to simmer it for closer to an hour to get it to reduce enough.

    • Anonymous

    • New York

    • 4/29/2020