Ingredients
- Cane sugar, 1 cups (preferably organic)
- Water, cup
- Fresh ginger root, pound (washed and sliced into -inch thick rounds)
- Large lemon, 1 (washed, half sliced into -inch thick rounds and the other half sliced into wheels or wedges for serving)
- Ice
- Seltzer or sparkling water, 1 bottle (if not making your own seltzer)
- EQUIPMENT
- Seltzer bottle and siphon (if making your own seltzer)
Preparation
Step 1
1. If making seltzer, follow the manufacturers instructions for charging the water. Cover tightly and refrigerate on the containers side for at least 2 hours. (If using store-bought seltzer or sparkling water, skip this step.)
2. To the medium saucepan set over medium heat, add the
Sugar
Water
Bring to a boil and use the wooden spoon to stir occasionally until the sugar is completely dissolved, about 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and set the simple syrup aside to cool for 5 minutes.
3. To the blender, add the
Sliced ginger
Sliced lemon
Cover with the warm simple syrup and place a lid on the blender. Begin blending on the lowest speed until the ginger and lemon are roughly chopped, about 1 minute. Turn off the blender and let the ginger-lemon syrup steep for 10 minutes. Repeat, this time blending the ginger-lemon syrup on medium speed for 1 minute before turning the blender off and steeping for 10 minutes more.
4. Set the chinois (or fine-mesh sieve lined with 2 layers of water-moistened cheesecloth) over a medium bowl. Strain the ginger-lemon syrup through the chinois, using the rubber spatula to help push the mixture through.
5. Fill a glass with Ice Add cup Seltzer water Top with cup ginger-lemon syrup and use the spoon to stir. Adjust the flavor with more ginger-lemon syrup or seltzer as needed. Serve with a Lemon wheel
(The remaining ginger-lemon syrup can be stored in an airtight container for up to 1 week.)