Spicey Home Made Ginger Ale
By: sean sullivan
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 4:58pm

Ingredients




2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 large ginger root -- about 5" long
1/2 fresh jalapeno pepper
2 liters sparkling water

Preparation

1 Make a simple syrup: 2 Bring water and sugar to a boil 3 Chop ginger (need not be peeled) 4 Chop 1/2 jalapeno 5 Add both to syrup, boil 1 minute 6 Remove from heat, steep 6+ hrs 7 Strain ginger and pepper from syrup 8 Mix 1/2 c. ginger syrup per liter of sparking water 9 Serve over ice

About


This is tasting ginger ale for the first time. The addition of the bit of jalapeno spikes the ginger flavor up just a bit -- it can be omitted for the spice-phobic, though it adds even more sophistication to this already elegant beverage. Easy too.