Recipe: Lemongrass-Ginger-Syrup

Ingredients:
1liter of water
1 organic lemon, lime or orange
cca. 5 slices of fresh ginger-root
cca. 5 strands of fresh lemongrass
3 cups of sugar

Directions:
1. Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a pot over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar.
2. In the meantime: Cut the citrus of your choice and the ginger into slices. Bundle your lemongrass-stems (it will be easier to remove them at the end if they are bundled).
3. Put everything into a pot and bring to a simmer.
4. Remove from heat, and let steep 30 minutes.
5. Pour syrup through sieve into an airtight container. Refrigerate up to 1 month.
(Be sure to dilute the syrup with nice cold water and ice according to your taste :-))

Variation: If you leave out the sugar and reduce the ratios of lemongrass and ginger (otherwise it would be way to strong!) you can make a simple infusion. Once you let it simmer and cool down, serve with ice as a healthy sugar-free ice-tea for the summer.

Note: The ingredients are variable according to your taste: feel free to add more or reduce the amount of any of the ingredients based on your taste.

ENJOY!

PS: Checkout the Fact-Sheets of the ingredients of this recipe to find out about the nutritious value and the vitamins and minerals as well as the health benefits...