A drink that tastes better than any lemonade

[nila]

nila, yesterday I made 5 liters of kvass, but this 'basilio' has not yet been made. I will only clarify.
Those who cooked in jugs (as I understand this is like electric kettles?), Does it stain white plastic? Will not spoil?

Igor, jug charm of taper (there is a theme, you can see). They do not boil in it, they just pour boiling water over it and it is infused. Also any compotes, cool thing.

[Igor]

IgorNatasha has already answered you about the jug. I don't have such a jug, and so I brew the drink in a saucepan. I have nothing to paint, and there is nothing to paint there. I even pour the finished drink into special plastic jugs for drinks and compotes, I did not notice any traces of staining. And in email. What is the point of brewing a teapot?

does it stain white plastic? Will not spoil?

I will insert my 5 kopecks, if we are talking about a kettle, then do not spoil FIG. Now about white plastic, not plastic, in short, white colors! I have a taper jug, but the children somehow managed to roll the handle - it burst, and I safely removed it away (it's a pity to throw it out), so I pour boiling water on the basil using a 3l taper kneader bowl (which is with double walls and white inside) , but I'm not sorry and I will only brew in it because it is convenient for me

And she boiled it again, boiled it in a shtebik it is cooling down, the color is raspberry, saturated. We need to stock up on basil ...

[nila]

nila, that I read everything is brewed in some kind of jugs ... we have a teapot jug with a filter. (but there is no such "charm", honestly I haven’t googled it yet, but probably not). I practically don't use it directly, there is a good modern teapot, then why should he be idle? I poured water, threw in a handful of violets, two minutes and you're done ... and there is a mesh on the nose, no need to filter.
Yes, this decision is probably not correct, let's do it in a saucepan.

Nelechka, thanks for the recipe. An acquaintance last year gave me basil, I dried it, used a little in the stew, and the rest did not know where to attach it. Your recipe came in handy

[Igor]

everything is brewed in some kind of jugs ...

Igor, I brew in a jug Charm (2.1l) and also in Universal containers (2l, it comes with a strainer - very convenient):
This is the pitcher:



This is a Universal:



Both are made of heat-resistant polymer (you can brew fruit drinks, compotes, teas, etc.) No need to boil.
They fit into the refrigerator door - convenient when storing a drink.

but I have direct trouble .... in none of the nearest and not only supermarkets there is no basil, strangely enough, it has always been, but here I’m looking for the second week and, and then HP came running and raked it out

I don’t know whether to write or not ... my wife didn’t like it, bitter (((, diluted twice with boiled water, like niche so ... and she - bitter (((
He threw the whole bunch (photo above), without cutting off the stems (they wrote above this way) and one lemon. Washed in warm water, rubbed the glands. loofah a little sandpaper. Water 2.5 liters turned out. I threw a fresh mint sprig, a small one. Otakoe.

and one lemon. Washed in warm water, rubbed the glands. loofah a little sandpaper.

It is a bitter white lemon peel.
I use lemons in drinks as oranges or tangerines: first, rub the zest with a thin grater and throw it, then peel off and throw away the white rind with a knife and use the clean pulp - slices or juice. There was a sad experience of using the whole lemon, it makes me very bitter.

[Palych]

Palychmy son is bitter too
I got used to cutting off all the skin from the lemon. Then it worked out fine.

It is a bitter white lemon peel.

I immediately had such a "chuyka" (and a big lemon, there would be enough acid. Well, nothing, there is still half a liter left, I'll finish it ... By the way, part of the drink was in a white enameled liter mug, so it turned slightly blue ...

bitter

lemons are different, and nevertheless it gives bitterness (probably except for Abkhazian, which is orange in color), it is better to grate the zest for aroma, and then, when infused, squeeze out the lemon juice. There is no bitterness from basil, the stems are not a hindrance

[Palych]

Palych, the idea of ​​brewing in a teapot can be good if you have a spare good teapot. and this kettle is not used for its intended purpose. I don't have all the jugs either, so I can't say anything. And what can be used in a cartoon or a pressure cooker, so I experienced it myself.
I can't say anything about bitterness either, we do not feel this bitterness, I bought different lemons, and took frozen lemons. I throw the unpeeled ones, I just cut them in circles, If I forget, I filter the drink right away when the drink cools down, but I can twist or just go to work, then the husband just pours from the pan and drinks without filtering.
Svetlana777, yes, it's a bad luck! But if there is no fresh basil, I have already written many times, you can use either dry or from the freezer. Even the sachet basil, the seasoning, was used. So there is a choice!
That's $ vetLana, Sveta writes that she used dry basil, cleaned up her reserves.

I usually add lemon juice - for 2 liters of water - a handful of basil, juice of one lemon, sugar to taste. Never bitter.
Most likely, the lemon still has bitterness.

or from the freezer.

ended, I don’t want a dry store, I’ll look for it, and harvest it in the fall

I bought a new bunch today, but a little less like a beautiful little lemon, there will be an attempt number two the other day. And so we like "fanta", I was going to put it in bottles for the winter).

Nelya, this is very tasty. I did it for 3 liters, put 1 1/3 cups of sugar, immediately peeled the whole lemon. Thank you.

[nila]

nila, Nelya Thank you very much for the recipe! Delicious!
I cooked on red basil, removed the zest from the lemon and squeezed the juice. Half an hour after removing it from the stove, I strain it.
Thanks for all the subtleties!

[monochromer]

monochromer, Paul, thanks for the report! Nice glass! Is this muffin for me?
Volga63, Larissa, and thank you for unsubscribing! Sugar proportions should be chosen according to your taste. I even had such that very little sugar was poured and nothing, they drank.
Palych, IgorI hope the second attempt will be more successful and my wife will like the drink more.

Is this muffin for me?

Nice glass!

Ikea, 39 rubles. Yesterday I saw a similar one in Auchan, only heavier and already 155 rubles

[Paul]

Paul, Thank you !
And Ikea we do not have such stores. And the Ashans disappeared from the city

I do it without sugar, you can add stevioside to the finished one to taste. In my opinion, if the drink is not very concentrated, then it is quite possible to drink without sugar

Nelechka, I bring you another thank you! This is not your first recipe that has taken root in our home. Thank you so much!

[Svetlana]

Svetlana, yes, of course you can without sugar. It just won't taste so rich. But I don’t use any sakhzams at all.
Anna, thank you for such nice words! It's nice when you share your recipe and it turns out to be useful to someone. Your recipes are also simple, but very interesting. Especially I got used to Lazy Pie.

Nelya, thanks for the recipe! I prepared and drank a cup, although it did not cool down)) I liked it very much! There is no bitterness. I threw away the lemon seeds, applied only a yellow layer of zest, instead of the missing anise, I took two pinches of thyme. I want to cook more and more.

Recently, I began to prepare a drink, adding honey instead of sugar (the one that remained from last year) and cardamom instead of anise (still not got it). I like this option very much too.
Thanks again to Nelya for the recipe!

[Olga from Voronezh]

Olga from Voronezh, thanks for the tip! I'm glad that the drink stuck! Without consulting you, I also added cardamom seeds instead of anise this year. I just found a bag of cardamom that I had bought and never used in a forgotten jar. So I decided to use it for a drink, I did not find another use for it. I use cardamom in powder with lightning speed, but in the seeds it is lying around. The taste of the scardamom drink did not change much. Anise certainly has a great ethereal taste.

[Nelya]

unused bag of cardamom

Nelya, in his masala.

Svetik, I never cooked it, and I didn’t go through that masala. And I’ve already used cardamom grains for a drink, I’m not going to buy any more.

I have never cooked, and I have not tasted that masala

Masala Tea Concentrate (Homemade Chai Syrup) (Elven)

Masala tea - Indian drink (two options) (MariS)

Chai masala (ANGELINA BLACKmore)

[Marina ま り な]

Marina ま り なthanks for the links! I know that we have several recipes for this tea on our forum. But I just didn't cook, I don't even know why. Maybe when I try, but we drink coffee, standard black tea without any additives. And even my experiments with making my own tea failed. There are still cans of various teas made from leaves of garden berries and fruits. I offered to take it to my daughter, but she was not impressed either.

[Nelya]

Nelya, I used boxes of cardamom - I cleaned and pounded the seeds myself in a wooden mortar (I got it not so long ago). He has such a ... pensive smell))))) And I just ordered anise, and I'll try it with it.
Cardamom was used in baking Easter cakes. Vanilla was not added in this case.

He smells so ... brooding

Looks like a fir

Well, I opened the 4th season of this wonderful drink! Nelechka, dear, thanks! I do not get tired of remembering you with this recipe!
We have the sun today, it's hot. In the freezer since the fall, she hid both lemons and basil in separate bunches.
I liked to clean / cut the lemon straight from the freezer. First, I removed the zest with a vegetable peeler, it is easier to remove it from a fresh one, because it is solid frozen. Then I cut off the white part of the peel with a knife, threw it out, it makes me bitter afterwards. I also cut it into small pieces while still unfrozen. So it is more convenient to remove the seeds and the juice does not flow from the frozen one. Not like fresh, a tablespoon of juice just poured onto the board when slicing!
A bunch of basil sprigs with leaves, lemon peel and pulp without a white part and without seeds, sugar 150g, without anise, etc., poured 2.5 liters with hot water and in SV Shteba 1 min on Soup. The pressure dropped by itself, quickly cooled in a basin of cold water, filtered and you can drink! Vkusnotishsha !!!

Last week I saw a recipe for homemade tarragon. In the comments, someone writes - you can cook with basil or cilantro instead of tarragon. I look, and this is almost like your "basilinade" in ingredients and proportions, only instead of basil tarragon!
I tried it with tarragon and basil, it's delicious, now you need to stir it up with cilantro!

If anyone needs a tarragon recipe. Nelechka, I hope you will not be angry that I will post in your topic? Dissolve 1 tbsp of sugar in 1 liter hot water, pour in slightly mashed tarragon sprigs with chopped lemon, infuse overnight. In the morning, filter and dilute the resulting syrup in portions with unsweetened soda or mineral water about 1: 1. You can dilute it with plain water, but my husband and I liked the gaziki here!
It tastes just like a real tarragon tarragon !!! Only without dyes, the color is not green, but pale yellowish.

Nelechka, I am bringing another thank you for such a "Divine" drink !!! I threw a couple of cherries, for color, blue and lemon basil, delicious !!!! THANK YOU!