House Of Blues Ginger Lemongrass Soda Water

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 stalk lemongrass, trimmed, cut into 3 inch lengths
• 3 ounces fresh ginger, smashed
• 1 large lemon, juiced
• 1/4 vanilla bean
• soda water
• granulated sugar, for glasses

Recipe

• 1 combine water and sugar in a medium size saucepan; stir until sugar dissolves.
• 2 add lemongrass, ginger, lemon juice and vanilla bean. bring to boil over high heat, then reduce heat to low and simmer 20 minutes.
• 3 remove from heat, cover and let steep overnight.
• 4 strain through a fine mesh strainer.
• 5 to serve, fill chilled bar shaker(or just use a jar with a lid) halfway with ginger syrup. top with equal amount of soda water. strain into sugar-rimmed glasses and serve.