The exotic plant лемонграсс occupied a strong niche in cookery and, in particular, in art of preparation of drinks long ago. The citrus aroma allows to use it in a set of the diverse dishes.
With increase of interest in east kitchen, such plant as лемонграсс became stronger to be fixed in world cookery (otherwise it is called цимбопогон, a lemon sorghum, a lemon grass, a tsitronella, a lemon cereal). It has citrus aroma and is used in many east dishes: teas, soups, curry. Besides is ideal for meat, fish and seafood.
лемонграсс also takes the most active part in production of cocktails. The list of drinks with use of a lemon grass is quite extensive, and are popular both alcoholic, and nonalcoholic.
The refined taste of a lemongrass will help to surprise friends and the family pleasantly. The refinement of aroma will allow to emphasize strengths of flavoring scale of the made cocktail. In completion it should be noted that from a stalk of a lemongrass the excellent cocktail tubule which will allow to decorate any drink turns out.
To make nonalcoholic exotic tea with lemongrassy it is necessary: лемонграсс 1 pieces, sugar 0.5 glasses, cracked ginger of 1 tablespoon, tea of green sheet 50 g. In a pan to gain 1.5 liters of water, to add ginger, sugar and melkonarezanny лемонграсс. Bring to the boil. Remove from fire and add tea. Allow to infuse 10 minutes and through a sieve to pour in capacity. Consults to drink cooled. For preparation of nonalcoholic lemonade it is necessary to make syrup of a lemongrass at first. For this purpose it is necessary to take 2 branches of a lemongrass and to cut small. Mix everything in the container with water (100 ml) and by means of the blender to achieve homogeneous mass. Further to filter and dilute with a sugar syrup 1 to 1. Then to add lime juice, sparkling water and ice cubes. The refreshing lemonade from a lemongrass is ready. Ingredients for preparation of alcoholic Mojito cocktail with lemongrassy: 200 ml of water, 100 g of the crushed mint, 60 ml of rum, 200 ml of sparkling water, 1 tablespoon of lime juice, 2 tablespoons of the crushed lemongrass, 150-200 g of sugar, ice cubes. Dissolve sugar in warm water, add лемонграсс, filter and cool the turned-out syrup. Add other ingredients and stir. Drink cooled. With lemongrassy it is also possible to make alcoholic Brichmula cocktail. Ingredients: vodka of crimson 40 ml, syrup from a lemongrass of 40 ml, ginger ale of 100 ml, juice of a lime of 10 ml, a cracked ginger of 0.5 tsps, ice cubes. In capacity for cocktail to pour syrup from a lemongrass, to add ginger, vodka and ginger ale, to squeeze out lime juice. Put ice and enjoy cocktail.