Refreshing and chilled in the summer, and warm and soothing in the winter, this lemongrass tea can be enjoyed both hot and cold, and I still haven’t decided which version I like the best, because they are both very good. In the winter, a cup of hot, soothing, lemongrass tea goes really well with a good book or your favorite Netflix series, and in the summer, nothing is more refreshing than a big glass of lemongrass iced tea in the sun.
Recipe and notes by Chef Nge Nge, Tea Garden at Borderline Collective in Mae Sot
The tea is sweetened with liquid sugar, which you can find in most supermarkets, but you can also use simple syrup, and making your own is very easy: Bring 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water to a boil at medium heat, and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
If you need more than the two glasses of of lemon tea that this recipe yields, you can just add more water, liquid sugar and lime. There is plenty of lemongrass in this recipe to make a whole pot of tea.
Remember to watch one of the videos below, and see how the lemongrass tea changes color from light green to opaque white, when lime is added. It’s magic! 🙂
Here’s a short video about the recipe. There’s a longer video further down.
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Recipe: Lemongrass Juice
Recipe by Chef Nge Nge – Tea Garden, Mae Sot, Thailand
2
cupsIngredients
4-6 stalks 4-6 lemongrass
3 cups 3 water
1 1 lime
simple syrup or liquid sugar to taste
Directions
- Wash the lemongrass.
- Pound the lemon grass stalks with a mortar and pestle, or another heavy object. Use a pair of kitchen scissors to cut the lemongrass into 2″ pieces.
- Add water and boil the lemongrass for 5-10 minutes until the tea gets a nice, light green color.
- Strain the tea to filter out the lemongrass. Add lime juice and simple syrup to taste.
- If enjoyed hot, the tea is now ready to be served. If enjoyed as iced tea, refrigerate or add ice.
