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Originally Posted by MrPLD
I have a lovely lemongrass bush/shrub outside my kitchen window which Elita and I frequently pick the long strands off and 'sniff' while we sit around and enjoy the cooler end of the day shadows. Now I'm going to see if I can find a way to make a tea from this (I presume I'll have to break the pale clusters from the base and use them).
Paul.
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You have a culinary goldmine outside your kitchen window!
I'm jealous! I have to ration what I grow just to be sure I have it when I really want a good Thai dinner! I can't buy lemongrass in the supermarkets here, so I have to grow it on my veranda. Same with glalangal.
To make a nice refreshing tea, either hot or cold (I prefer it cold myself,) just cut one or two stalks right at ground level, remove the longer leaves keeping just the thick woody stems. Each stalk will have about 12" of woody stem at the base. Cut that stem into 1"-2" lengths, and bruise them with either a wooden mallet, rolling pin, or the end of your knife. You just want to crush them a bit so as to release the juices inside. No need to beat the heck out of it.
Now put those pieces into a tea pot and add boiling water just as you would to make any tea. Sugar or honey work well with this! Enjoy!
Stitchawl