Homemade ginger beer recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
This fiery, zingy homemade ginger beer is a real thirst quencher! Make the syrup ahead of time – you can even freeze it – then top with sparkling or soda water, ice, mint leaves and a little extra ginger for good measure!
See method- Serves 4
- Takes 20 mins plus cooling
- 155 calories / serving
- Freezable
- Dairy-free
- Gluten-free
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 150g fresh ginger, coarsely grated, plus extra slices, to serve
- peel and juice of 2 lemons
- 130g golden caster sugar
- sparkling water or soda water
- ice cubes, to serve (optional)
- fresh mint leaves, to serve (optional)
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- Energy
- 660kJ 155.0kcal
- Fat
- 0g
- Saturates
- 0g
- Salt
- 0.1g
- Sugars
- 34g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 36.9gProtein 0.8gFibre 0.8g
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Method
- Put the ginger in a saucepan with lemon peel and juice, the sugar and 400ml water. Stir over a medium heat to dissolve the sugar, then bring to a simmer and cook for 15 mins or until reduced and thickened to a syrupy consistency. Set aside to cool completely
- Strain through a sieve, using the back of a spoon to squeeze all the syrup through. Put 50ml syrup in each glass, then top up with sparkling water or soda water. Serve with ice cubes, fresh mint leaves and extra slices of fresh ginger, if you like.
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Freezing and defrosting guidelines
Freeze ginger syrup only. In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.
