Pineapple Ginger Juice (West African)
West African pineapple and ginger juice sweetened with a simple syrup and served over ice.
Ingredients
| 2 cups | 480 ml | water (for simple syrup) |
| 1 cup | 240 ml | granulated sugar |
| 4 ounce | 115 g | ginger, chopped |
| 7 cups | 1.7 l | hot water |
| 1-2 cups | 240–480 ml | fresh pineapple juice |
| 1 | freshly squeezed lime, juiced |
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix ginger and hot water. Let it sit for about an hour or more. Using a cheesecloth or fine sieve, drain the water and set aside.
- In a medium bowl (pot) bring 2 cups water and the sugar to a boil. Simmer until the sugar has dissolved. Allow to cool.
- Combine ginger water, pineapple juice and simple syrup; stir and serve over ice.
Tips & Notes:
- The author used fresh pineapple, but when pressed for time store-bought pineapple juice works just fine.
- If you live in an area where pineapples are really sweet, then reduce the amount of sugar or completely eliminate it.
- You can also add rum to it.