See my other posts about my obsession with his food. Evidently, I'm not the only one. See NYTimes article with a few of his recipes posted there as well.
The original j-g recipe for ginger syrup:
Makes about 1 cup:
1 cup peeled and chopped fresh ginger
1 cup sugar
1 cup fresh lemon juice
Combine all three in a small (non-reactive) saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. Strain through a sieve into a container, pressing on the ginger. Discard ginger. Syrup can be covered and refrigerated for 3 days.
The Miami girl recipe for new years:
2 cup peeled and chopped fresh ginger
2 cup turbinado sugar
2 cup fresh lemon juice
1 cup fresh mint
1/4 cup sliced strawberries
Combine ginger, sugar, and lemon juice ingredients and follow directions above. Let cool.
Blend with fresh mint. Steep sliced strawberries in it. Use syrup for making sodas (with club soda or seltzer water) and/or mix with rum and soda, or gin and tonic.
Use candied ginger for snacking. :)
And for the rest of the year, I prefer using lime instead of lemon.
And for the rest of the year, I prefer using lime instead of lemon.
