Recipe - Lemongrass Drink

1 Handful fresh lemongrass
leaves; preferable the soft
grassy tops or
12 Fresh green lemongrass
stalks; top half only
3 cup Cold water
One fourth cup Sugar syrup

SUGAR SYRUP
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Water

Cut the leaves or tops into 2inch lengths, measure out 1 One half cups,
loosely packed. In a blender, combine the tops, water and syrup and blend
at high speed until the water is a vivid green and the lemongrass leaves
are reduced to fine, short, needlelike pieces, about 1 minute. Strain
through a very fine sieve into a large pitcher, spoon off and discard green
foam. Taste to see if it's sweet enough, and add more syrup if you like.
Serve in tall glasses over ice.

Sugar syrup: Combine sugar and water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and
cook until liquid has thickened and colored slightly, about 5 minutes.
Cool.

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(STEPHANIE DA SILVA)

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