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Lemon balm syrup

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Ingredients for 1 servings:

  • 150 g lemon balm (leaves, flowers, young branches)
  • 750 g sugar
  • 1 lemon(s)
  • 2 tbsp citric acid

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest period approx. 1 day; Total time approx. 1 day 30 minutes

nice refreshing drink with mineral water or sparkling wine

Use only the leaves, blossoms, and young (soft) lemon balm branches. Roughly chop everything. Bring 750 ml of water to a boil and pour boiling water over the lemon balm. Press down with a fork to ensure all the leaves are moistened. Cover and let stand for 24 hours. The next day, strain through a sieve and squeeze a little. Squeeze the lemon and add it with the citric acid. Boil the sugar with another 750 ml to make a syrup, then pour the juice through the filled sieve with the drained lemon balm leaves into the syrup. Squeeze again with a fork. Immediately pour the hot syrup into bottles with twist-off caps. Seal and let cool upside down.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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