HOMEMADE GINGER BEER

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Enjoy this fiery ginger beer at a family barbecue or pour into a bottle for a picnic. It's made by cooking up a ginger cordial and topping up with soda water

Provided by Esther Clark

Categories     Drink

Time 25m

Yield Serves 4-6

Number Of Ingredients 7

200g ginger , thickly sliced
2 large lemons , peeled and juiced
75g golden caster sugar
100g light brown muscovado sugar
ice
1 litre soda or sparkling water
mint sprigs, to serve

Steps:

  • Put the ginger in a saucepan set over a low heat with the lemon peel, sugars and 500ml water and stir until the sugars have dissolved. Increase the heat to medium, then simmer for 15-20 mins, or until reduced and syrupy. Remove from the heat and leave to cool completely.
  • Strain the syrup into a jug through a sieve lined with muslin. At this stage, you can transfer the syrup to a small sterilised bottle or jar and keep in the fridge for up to two weeks.
  • Pour the ginger syrup into a large serving jug. Tip in the lemon juice, fill with ice and top up with the soda water. Serve garnished with a few mint sprigs.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 119 calories, Carbohydrate 30 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 29 grams sugar, Fiber 0.1 grams fiber, Protein 0.1 grams protein, Sodium 0.09 milligram of sodium

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