Lemongrass Tea Recipe
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Lemongrass Tea Recipe
Description
The Lemongrass Tea Recipe focuses on brewing herbal tea with fresh or dried lemongrass leaves or stalks. Fresh lemongrass is rinsed and cut into smaller pieces before boiling in water, while dried lemongrass can be added directly. The simmering stage extracts the fragrant oils and flavors, creating a delicate citrus flavor characteristic of lemongrass. After simmering, the tea is steeped further off the heat and strained for clarity.
The natural brightness and mild citrus notes make this tea soothing and lightly aromatic. Optional sweeteners or lemon slices can adjust the flavor according to taste. A black tea bag may also be added when serving to introduce stronger tea flavors, following certain regional serving traditions. The preparation can be adjusted for iced tea by cooling and serving with ice cubes, making it adaptable year-round.
Lemongrass parts used vary depending on freshness and recipe intentions; the green blades are commonly used for tea, while the stalks and bulb portions are reserved for cooking in other dishes. The recipe suggests weight measurement guidance for dried lemongrass to maintain flavor intensity, ensuring a balanced brew without bitterness. The simple method and flexible ingredients make this a practical herbal tea preparation.
Ingredients
To prepare Herbal Tea
- 2-3 talks lemongrass *see Notes
- 3 cups water
To Serve up
- sugar or other sweetener, optional
- lemon optional, slice
- black tea bags optional (I rarely use this, but it's for example served this way in India)
Instructions
- Pour the water into a small pan and heat up.
- If you use fresh lemongrass, cut your clean and rinsed lemongrass with a pair of scissors into smaller bits.
- Add the fresh cut lemongrass to the cooking water. If you use dried lemongrass, add that instead to the water.
- Bring the water with the lemongrass to a boil. Once it's boiling, turn down the heat and then let it simmer for 5 minutes covered.
- Take from the heat and keep aside to steep covered for another 5 minutes.
- Strain the herbal lemongrass tisane with a sieve and collect the hot herbal tea in a cup.
- Optional: Serve hot with a slice of lemon and a tea bag, and you may add sugar, although I recommend trying it without sugar.
Notes
- Use fresh green lemongrass blades for tea when growing your own, reserving stalks for cooking.
- If purchasing, use the bulb or stalk sections from the store for the tea.
- For dried lemongrass, use about 1 to 1 ½ tablespoons per cup of water for proper flavor.
- You can turn this hot tea into iced tea by cooling it in the fridge and serving with ice cubes.
- Adding a black tea bag when serving is optional to boost tea flavor as done in some regions.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 2cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 15 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 300ml | |
| Calories | 15kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 0.3g | 1% |
| Fat | 0.1g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.02g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.03g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 19mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 108mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 1IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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