Malian Ginger Juice Recipe

Malian Ginger Juice Recipe

  • 1/3 pound fresh unpeeled ginger root, cut into 1/2-inch chunks
  • 1 1/2 cups water, or as needed to cover
  • 4 large lemons, juiced
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 7 cups water, or as needed
  • 16 leaves fresh mint, crushed
  1. Place ginger into a blender, cover with 1 1/2 cup water, and blend until ginger is thick and pasty. Strain and squeeze juice from ginger pulp into a 2-quart pitcher, squeezing ginger mixture as dry as possible.
  2. Stir lemon juice and sugar into ginger juice until sugar has dissolved. Pour 7 cups water into mixture, stir to combine, and serve garnished with crushed mint leaves.