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Barley Water

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  • Servings: 2
  • Prep: 5m
  • Cook: 60m
    • The following recipe serves 2 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 79 grams dry barley (1/2 cup pearl barley, pearl is best suited)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 lemon, rind and juice
  • 10 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon ginger root ( fresh ginger, peeled grated or finely sliced, optional)
  • Mint leaves for serving (optional)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Place the barley in a sieve and rinse under cold water until water runs clear; Then place the barley into saucepan with the lemon rind, ginger and water. Bring the barley water to a boil, over a medium heat & once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 50 minutes to an hour.

  • Step 2: Add the lemon juice and sugar and stir well until all the sugar has dissolved.

  • Step 3: Strain the water, let cool bottle then chill.

  • Step 4: Serve in a glass with ice and mint leaves.

  • Step 5: NOTE: I saw this idea on the Mc Kenzie website ~ Instead of discarding the barley, you can use the cooking barley to stir through yogurt or serve with fruit for a nice breakfast.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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