Hi! Today I would like to show you how to make an excellent and refreshing beverage for the warmer coming days. Making this syrup is so easy and you may change the spices to you taste but now I would like to suggest you to use cardamom and star anise as they give to the drink a special touch!
You can use this syrup directly with soda water or to add it to your tea, to prepare cocktails or to flavour desserts or whatever you like.
Spiced Orange Ginger Ale Syrup
You need:
For the syrup
- 3 oranges, juice (quantity to adjust to 1 1/2 cups)
- 1 orange, orange peel part only
- 1/4 cup of roughly chopped ginger, don’t need to peel it
- 5 cardamom pods
- 1 star anise, optional (skip if you don’t like it)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 3/4 cups or sugar
To serve:
- Water (plain or sparkling water)
- Orange slice (optional)
Procedure
- Combine all the ingredients except of water and sugar in the mixer and pulse for about one minute.
- Pour the mixture in a saucepot and heat just above of the boiling point, let sit for about 30 minutes. Sieve place aside the liquid and bring the pulp again in the pot with the water. Heat in the same way again, sieve and press out all the liquid. Discard the pulp.
- Now place the liquid in the saucepot, add the sugar and heat again just under the boiling point.
- Pour immediately in heat resistant bottles or jar, let cool down and place in the fridge.
- Pour the syrup in tall glasses filled with ice. Add the water and decorate with an orange slice.
Note: This syrup can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 months, but if you wish to keep the syrup this for longer time, sterilize (or pasteurize) the bottles or jars after filling.
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