1. Lemon Ginger Galangal Drink
Ingredients:
– 4 large seedless lemons or regular lemons.
– Galangal: 10 roots. Remove the green leaves, wash, pound and cut into sections about 7-10cm long.
– Ginger: 100 grams. Wash, leave the skin on, cut into thin slices and pound.
– Rock sugar: 500 grams.
– Salt: 1/2 teaspoon.
Preparation:
In a pot, add 2.5 liters of clean water and rock sugar, and bring to a boil until the sugar is completely dissolved.
Add the galangal and continue boiling for 5 minutes. Finally, add the ginger and salt, and boil for another minute before turning off the heat.
Let the mixture cool down completely, then remove the galangal and ginger pieces and strain the liquid to remove any sediment.
Squeeze the lemons into the galangal-ginger liquid, stir, add ice, and pour into glasses to serve.
2. Lemon Chia Seed Galangal Drink
Ingredients:
– 3 large lemons
– Chia seeds: 5 teaspoons
– Galangal: 5 roots. Remove the green leaves, wash, and cut into 5cm sections
– White sugar: 200 grams.
Preparation:
In a pot, add 250ml of water, white sugar, and the galangal pieces. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes. During the cooking process, stir the mixture occasionally to dissolve the sugar completely. Once the galangal syrup has cooled, you can store it in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Squeeze the lemons to extract the juice.
Soak the chia seeds in warm water until they expand, then set them aside.
In a pitcher, combine 250ml of water, 180ml of lemon juice, 200ml of galangal syrup (adjust to taste), and 5 teaspoons of soaked chia seeds. Stir well, add ice, pour into glasses, and serve.
3. Lemon Salt Drink
Ingredients:
– 2 lemons
– 1 teaspoon of clean salt
– 500ml of filtered water
– White sugar, ice.
Preparation:
Make a simple syrup by combining 100 grams of sugar with 100ml of water.
Cut 3 lemon slices and set them aside. Squeeze the remaining lemons to extract the juice.
In a pitcher, combine the lemon juice with 500ml of filtered water. Add 1 teaspoon of clean salt and the simple syrup (adjust to taste), and stir well.
Pour the drink into glasses, add ice and the reserved lemon slices, and serve.
4. Lemon Green Tea Honey Drink
Ingredients:
– Green tea leaves: 10 grams, or substitute with Lipton tea bags or artichoke tea.
– 2 teaspoons of forest honey.
– 2 lemons.
– 1 teaspoon of rock sugar.
– A few ice cubes.
Preparation:
Rinse the green tea leaves and set them aside to dry. Crumble the leaves and place them in a teapot. Pour in hot water to rinse the leaves, then discard the water. Add 200ml of boiling water to the teapot and steep for about 20 minutes. Pour the green tea into a glass.
Wash the lemons, squeeze the juice from one lemon, and slice the other lemon into thin rounds.
Garnish the drink with a few lemon slices and ice cubes, and serve.
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