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Homemade Ginger Ale
For sick days, long car rides, or to upgrade your home bar, this recipe for DIY ginger ale is easier than you may think. Learn how to make ginger ale here.
👥 1 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 3h🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Andrea Albin📖 epicurious
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●saucepan
- ●bowl
- ●strainer
📝 Preparation Steps
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Ginger syrup:
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Add 1½ cups (7 oz.) chopped peeled ginger to a small saucepan filled with 2 cups water and bring to a low simmer; cook, partially covered, ⏱️ 45 minutes. Remove from heat and let steep, covered, ⏱️ 20 minutes.
½ cups (7 oz.) chopped peeled ginger1
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Pour mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl, pressing on ginger pieces and then discarding. Return liquid to saucepan and add ¾ cup (150 g) sugar and a pinch of kosher salt, then heat over medium heat, stirring, until sugar has dissolved. Chill syrup in a covered jar until cold. Do Ahead: Ginger syrup can be made 1 week ahead; store chilled in an airtight container (such as a mason jar).
Kosher salt
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Assembly:
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Pour ¼ cup ginger syrup and 1½ tsp. lime juice into a glass filled with ice and stir to combine. Add ¾ cup chilled seltzer or club soda and stir gently. Taste and adjust with more syrup, seltzer, or lime juice as desired, and garnish with a lime wedge. Editor’s note: This recipe for homemade ginger ale was first printed in the June 2010 issue of ‘Gourmet.’ Head this way for a few of our favorite fizzy drink recipes →
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