African•budget
Ginger Beer Sierra Leone Style
Homemade ginger beer West African style.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 120 g (4 1/4 oz) fresh root ginger
- 1 L (4 1/4 cups) of boiling water (or sparkling water)
- 2 cloves or more
- 2-4 tbsp sugar to taste
- Juice of half a lime or more to taste
Instructions
- 1
Peel the ginger and chop into large bits
- 2
Add the ginger to a blender with about 50ml of water and blend into a paste.
- 3
Pour the ginger paste into a large heatproof bowl and top with the boiling water.
- 4
Add in the cloves and let stand for a couple of hours so the ginger flavour develops.
- 5
Slowly strain the ginger beer through a sieve into a new container and throw away the bits left in the sieve.
- 6
Add in the sugar and lime to taste and then let the ginger beer cool in the fridge before you serve it.