Ginger Lemongrass Pina Colada
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 443
- Total Fat
- 12
- Saturated Fat
- 11
- Carbohydrates
- 52
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 38
- Protein
- 2
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 44
- Total: 30 min
- Prep: 5 min
- Inactive: 20 min
- Cook: 5 min
Ingredients
1 stalk lemongrass
3/4 cup peeled and sliced fresh ginger
1/2 cup sugar
Ice
2 cups pineapple juice, chilled
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup white rum, chilled
Pinch kosher salt
4 fresh mint sprigs or 4-inch pieces lemongrass, for garnish
Directions
- With the back of a heavy chef's knife, bruise the lemongrass stalk to expose the inside fibers and cut it into 1-inch lengths. Combine the lemongrass pieces, ginger, sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook a few minutes until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and steep for 20 minutes.
- Strain the syrup into a bowl, discarding the solids. Place the bowl over a larger bowl filled with ice and whisk the syrup until it cools. Combine the pineapple juice, coconut milk, rum and all of the cooled syrup in a blender and blend; it will make a nice frothy layer on top. Pour into 4 tumblers with or without ice and garnish with the mint or lemongrass.