Easy Ginger Tea

Lennie's Note:

This is one of my absolute favourite things to drink, other than coffee and regular tea, that is! It's so easy, and it's good for you, too! You can buy ginger tea in packets, but it's better (and cheaper, too) to just make your own with fresh ginger. Thanks to Cdn Living Magazine for the original recipe I based this on!

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 1

• 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly grated gingerroot
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar

Directions:

1. Place grated ginger into a 2-cup glass measuring cup.
2. Fill to the 1-1/2 cup line with boiling water.
3. Set timer for 10 minutes.
4. When timer goes off, strain into a large mug and stir in sugar (you may need more or less, depending on how sweet you want your tea).
5. Taste; if it's too strong (too gingery) for you, add a little more boiling water to your mug, but I found the strong taste really grew on me, so I hope you try it this way first!
6. Sip and enjoy!
7. Note#1: If that's too much, you can use just 1 tsp grated ginger and just 1 cup of boiling water, but I like a big mug.
8. Note#2: a squeeze of lemon can be added, and maple syrup is an interesting replacement for the white sugar.
9. Note#3: If you triple or quadruple this recipe, you can make a lovely pot of ginger tea instead of a single serving.

Reviews

[laurenremmers]

Delicious, love this tea! try making your own tea bag out of a small piece of cheesecloth. Wrap the ginger up inside and tie in a knot, and leave a long piece coming off from the knot. Leave this long part sticking out of your teapot and simply pull it out when you're done steeping! This relieves you of having to strain it when it's done. It works great! Also try adding some lemon zest into the teabag.

[WaterMelon]

i drink this all the time, usually with a slice of lemon. it's great, with/without sweetener. Great after a karaoke session, it really soothes the throat. thanks lennie!

[~Bliss~]

I won't rate this right now. I have a horrible cold/sinus infection, and found this recipe on the internet (or one pretty much like it). I adore ginger, but not sure I want to sip on this, but was trying it to see if it helped open up the ears/nose. It got rave reviews for just that, so crossing fingers.