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Ginger lemongrass tea recipe
This ginger lemongrass tea recipe is a fragrant, no-caffeine tisane that tastes great both hot and chilled. Jazz it up with some edible flowers, mint leaves or slices of lemon to make the perfect summertime drink!
Prep Time
3 mins
Cook Time
3 mins
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 36 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
Asian , Thai , Vietnamese
Ingredients
- 1 Cup lemongrass, bashed then cut into rounds, about ½-inch long 2.82 oz/ 80g or 8 lemongrass sticks for me (will be different if your stalks are of different lengths) Substitute: lemongrass leaves
- 3 slices ginger No need to peel.
- 4 Cups water
- brown sugar Optional. Substitute: honey, white sugar etc
Instructions
- Place the lemongrass, ginger and water in a pot. Bring to the boil over high heat.
- Reduce the heat and simmer for a minimum of 10 minutes. Taste, and simmer for longer if the flavor is not strong enough.
- Once happy with the flavor, switch off the fire and sieve out the lemongrass and ginger. (You can keep them to add to soup.)
- For hot tea: sweeten to taste then serve now.
- For iced tea: allow the tea to cool then refrigerate for at least 1-3 hours. After chilling, serve with or without ice cubes.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- Soil can get trapped in the layers of the lemongrass stalks, so wash carefully!
- Variations
- Note: the nutritional information is an estimate automatically calculated using the WPRM recipe maker and I am not responsible for its veracity.
- Lemongrass green tea: add some loose leaf teas (or tea bag) to your tisane if you need a pick me up
- Lemongrass tea with lime: add a squeeze of calamansi lime (substitute: lemon juice) to each cup of lemongrass ginger tea
- Tropical tea: Pandan leaf and lemongrass is a common combination in South East Asian cuisine. Add some pandan leaves to your pot for added flavor.
- Indian lemongrass tea with milk: Add some milk and black tea leaves. (About ½ Cup of milk for every 4 Cups of water used.)
Nutrition Information
Calories
36kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
0.2g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.04g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.03g
Sodium
26mg
(1%)
Potassium
255mg
(7%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
0.1g
(0%)
Vitamin A
2IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
36mg
(4%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 36
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 36kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 0.2g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.04g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.03g | 0% |
| Sodium | 26mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 255mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 0.1g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 2IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 36mg | 4% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.