Fresh Lemon Ginger Tea

Submitted by ongwienkai1980

"Treat yourself to a cup of piping hot lemon ginger tea. When made with fresh lemon and ginger root, it will be far tastier than ginger tea brewed from a stale tea bag. It's a healthy drink that's great for digestion, with a reputation for being soothing and healing."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1200 ml
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 60 g gingerroot
• 30 g lemongrass
• 15 g chrysanthemum herbs
• 5 g dried rosemary
• 5 g dried licorice, slice
• 1500 ml water
• 150 g soft brown sugar

directions

1. Pound peeled ginger root, coarsely chopped lemon grass, rosemary and licorice all together in a stone pounder.
2. Add water and mixture in a ceramic cooking pot.
3. Bring it to broil.
4. Put in chrysanthemum flowers.
5. Cover with lit and turn down the fire. Let simmer for 5 minutes.
6. Turn off fire and steep for 15 minutes.
7. Strain the tea with a muslin bag.
8. Mix in sugar until dissolved.
9. Add lemon juice and wait for for 5 minutes before enjoy the tea.