Lemongrass Tea
Enjoy a lovely, earthy, lightly lemon scented drink with your favorite Southeast Asian dish or just on its own hot or iced. Fresh lemongrass tea will be ready in 15 minutes or less.
Servings 4
Calories 0.5kcal
Equipment
- 1 pot at least 3 qt in size
Ingredients
- 4 ea fresh lemongrass stalks
- 8 c water
Optional Garnishes
- sweetener agave, honey, or sugar
- lime or lemon slices
- lemongrass stalks
- mint leaves
Instructions
- Trim off the root end of the lemongrass stalk. Roughly chop the stalks into 4 inch pieces. Smash lightly with a meat mallet to release the oils.
- Combine the lemongrass with the water in a pot. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer on a low bubble for at least 10 minutes. (The pot doesn't have to be covered, but this helps prevent too much water loss from evaporation.)
- Strain out the lemongrass stalks. Taste and add sweetener or more water if desired.
- Serve hot or cooled over ice. Add any of the optional garnishes to the serving cup.
Notes
This recipe makes just under 8 cups of tea.
- Look for thicker lemongrass stalks, since those have more flavor.
- Store the cooled tea in the fridge for up to a week.
- You can simmer for up to an hour in case you forget about the pot.
- In case you want to serve this later, make a concentrated liquid with only ½ of the water in the recipe. Then add the remaining ½ of water to the concentrated tea when you're ready to serve.
- To make this extra special, make a double batch and pour half of the cooled tea into ice cube trays with a sprig of mint in each cube. Then serve the cold lemongrass tea with lemongrass tea, mint ice cubes.
- Serve with your favorite Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, or other Southeast Asian cuisine.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.75c | Calories: 0.5kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.1g | Protein: 0.01g | Fat: 0.003g | Sodium: 24mg | Potassium: 4mg | Vitamin A: 0.03IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.04mg