Every early summer and fall, I look forward to making my homemade ginger syrup. This year, I bought 1kg of ginger and made a fresh batch as well.
I use the syrup mainly for making my homemade ginger ale and ginger pound cake. My husband sometimes uses it for his original cocktails. I think once you make it, you can use the syrup for variety things, so I'd love to introduce how to make it today.
Preparation:
Take off the seeds from the cardamon pods.
Chop the top off the clove with a knife and crush them into some rough powder.
Ingredients:
1kg ginger
1kg brown sugar
1 lemon
Whole clove (to taste)
Whole cardamon pods(to taste)
3 cinnamon sticks
chili pepper (to taste, optional)
Introductions:
Slice the ginger roughly.
Place them into an enamel pan and add the sugar.
Let the sugar melt around for 30 minutes.
Heat the mixture gently until the sugar fully melts and the ginger softens.(see the referenced photos)
The picture below shows some whole cardamon pods.
The picture below shows some whole cloves.
Add some seeds of cardamon, the rough powder of clove, three cinnamon sticks and simmer.
Option: if you like tingling feelings, add some chili pepper.
Add some lemon juice. When you add it, the syrup turns a little bit pinky.
Option: if you like tingling feelings, add some chili pepper.
Strain the syrup using a sheet of cloth. Don't throw away the strains lees. You can use these for baking. They become wonderful ingredients for ginger pound cake.
After straining, store the syrup in a clean jar and keep it in a refrigerator.
Serving Suggestion:
I made homemade ginger ale by mixing the syrup and carbonated water. If you have some mint leaves, float them on the top. It looks lovely! Homemade ginger ale is definitely delicious! Enjoy!!
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Looks delicious! Thanks for sharing.
Mmmm, I'd love to try it, surely! My Swiss family has the device for making sparkling water so maybe I can use it to prepare the water. The clove, cardamom and cinnamon sticks are not available so I need to buy them.
One kilo is too much, I'll try a smaller amount. I can't wait to read your recipe of ginger pound cake!
Wow! I am going to have to try this! Thanks for sharing!!!
@T-Newfields Thank you for the corrections and the comment!
@Double-Zee Thank you as always for the comments, ZZ! I hope you'll like it! The spices have some benefits for our health. It's sweet, but we feel less guilty, hehe.
I'll write about the pound cake too! So, when you make the ginger syrup, keep the lees!
@Anne_Onymous_Sunshinedoreime I'm glad you are curious about the recipe! Thank you for the comment as well!
Hola Yumi! It's been a while! Your recipes always look so yummy!
Ciao, @Simone-! Thank you for the compliment!