Best Ginger Lemongrass Pina Colada Recipes

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

Remove the flesh from 1 brown coconut, reserving the water (see Cook's Note). Peel off the skin and cut the flesh into small pieces. Transfer to a blender and add the reserved coconut water; puree until almost smooth. Bring the coconut mixture and 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a saucepan, then remove from the heat and let stand 30 minutes; strain through a fine-mesh sieve and chill. For each drink, shake 1/4 cup of the mixture with 1/3 cup pineapple juice and 2 tablespoons spiced rum in a shaker with ice. Strain into an ice-filled glass.

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Provided by Guy Fieri

Categories beverage

Time 1h

Yield 1 cocktail

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 sprigs fresh mint, plus more for garnish
Ice
1 1/2 ounces Kentucky bourbon
3/4 ounces Lemongrass-Ginger Simple Syrup, recipe follows
Cold club soda
Lime
6 stalks lemongrass
2 cups sugar
One 1-inch slice fresh ginger

Steps:

Add the mint and ice to a cocktail shaker and muddle. Add the bourbon and the Lemongrass-Ginger Simple Syrup and shake vigorously to combine. Serve on the rocks in a Collins glass. Top with club soda, a squeeze of lime juice and garnish with a sprig of mint.
Trim the lemongrass stalks so you have the bases only. Bash with the back of a knife (or a meat mallet) so the oils and aroma release more easily.
Combine the lemongrass, sugar, 2 cups cold water and ginger together in a medium saucepan and set over medium heat. Simmer until the sugar dissolves. Reduce the heat and allow to sit so the lemongrass and ginger steeps in the syrup. Once the syrup is fragrant, 30 to 40 minutes, strain and use.