Spicy Ginger Tea with Lemongrass

"Great if you feel a cold or the flu coming on. You can serve Hot or Chill and pour into a tall glass This spicy tea is a great way to begin or end any meal or to enjoy between meals. Given ginger's renowned antinausea and anti-inflammatory properties, the tea is especially comforting when you're traveling by boat,car or airplane. I've also made it without adding the tea."
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
6
Yields:
1 Quart
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ingredients

  • 1 quart water
  • 14 cup freshly grated gingerroot (no need to peel)
  • 1 stalk lemongrass, cut lengthwise
  • 2 bags herbal tea (or equivalent)
  • lemon, to taste (I squeeze a whole lemon in)
  • honey
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directions

  • BRING the water to a boil.
  • Reduce heat and add gingerroot and lemongrass.
  • Simmer for ten minutes.
  • Turn off the heat and add 2 bags or about 2 teaspoonfuls of your favorite herbal tea mixture.
  • Taste and if it tastes too weak, continue steeping, if it tastes too strong add more water.
  • Strain and sweeten with honey and add lemon to taste.

Questions & Replies

  1. Can ginger be brought already grated?
     
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Reviews

  1. Delicious... The ginger and lemongrass give this a kick and it is refreshing at the same time. I used camomile tea as the basic tea. This will also be very good to drink when you have a cold, for its medicinal effect.It is easy to adjust to your own taste!
     
  2. Woah! I forgot to sweeten it initially and feel like I got punched in the mouth. It's really nice. I used Jasmine tea as my base.
     
  3. Thank you Rita! I have the worst sore throat today, and have been having chills and aches. Syrah recommended this tea to me, and I am enjoying it right now! Very soothing to the throat! I didn't have lemon grass, so I cut up a lemon and added that instead, and used linden flower tea with a bit of thyme thrown in. I'll be making more this evening! Thanks for a great recipe!
     
  4. This was great! However, I would simmer for less time. After about 6 minutes, the ginger became less fragrent and the lemongrass started taking over. I used "Chinese Sinus Tea," a floral/herb blend I picked up at my local Vietnamese market. My husband and I both feel significantly better now. Yay!
     
  5. PetsRus, I liked your idea of camomile tea. I did make this again when I saw you tagged it, because my sinuses were bothering me It does help. Even with the post nasel drip that upsets the stomach. If I say so myself Good cure!
     
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