Serves: 16
Ingredients:
4 litres water
150g lemongrass, chopped
250g fresh ginger, chopped
625g sugar
Juice and zest of 2 lemons
1 x 10g sachet yeast
1 ripe pineapple, peeled and cut into squares
Method:
- Bring 1l of water to the boil
- Add lemongrass, ginger and sugar and allow the sugar to dissolve.
- Add the rest of the water, lemon juice and zest, and cool before adding the yeast.
- Rest for 10-12 hours, strain the ginger beer and refrigerate.
- Add the fresh pineapple before serving cold with ice.
Cook's tip: Add fresh slices of ginger at the end for another dimension.
RECIPE | Chef Nti’s lemongrass ginger beer
This refreshing summer drink has become a staple at the celeb chef’s restaurant, 'The Taste Kitchen'. For her, it’s reminiscent of Christmas mornings and celebrations in Soweto
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Serves: 16
Ingredients:
4 litres water
150g lemongrass, chopped
250g fresh ginger, chopped
625g sugar
Juice and zest of 2 lemons
1 x 10g sachet yeast
1 ripe pineapple, peeled and cut into squares
Method:
Cook's tip: Add fresh slices of ginger at the end for another dimension.
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