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Recipe courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Giada at Home

Episode: Stars and Stripes

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Total:: 15 min
Prep:: 10 min
Cook:: 5 min

Yield:: 6 servings

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

Three 12-ounce bottles chilled beer, light or mild, such as Modelo Especial (not dark beer)
3 cups (24 ounces) chilled peach nectar, such as bottled R.W. Knudsen brand or canned peach nectar
2 fresh peaches, pitted and cut into wedges or 5-ounces frozen peach slices, thawed
3/4 cup Ginger Simple Syrup, recipe follows

Ginger Simple Syrup:

1/2 cup sugar
One 4-inch piece fresh ginger, cut into 1/4-inch pieces

Directions

Combine the beer, peach nectar, peaches and syrup in a large pitcher; stir to blend. Serve immediately.

Ginger Simple Syrup:

Place 1/2 cup water, the sugar and ginger in a small saucepan. Bring the syrup to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Let the syrup cool completely, about 20 minutes. Strain before using.

My Private Notes

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Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: Three 12-ounce bottles chilled beer, light or mild, such as Modelo Especial (not dark beer); 3 cups (24 ounces) chilled peach nectar, such as bottled R.W. Knudsen brand or canned peach nectar; 2 fresh peaches, pitted and cut into wedges or 5-ounces frozen peach slices, thawed; 3/4 cup Ginger Simple Syrup, recipe follows; 1/2 cup sugar; One 4-inch piece fresh ginger, cut into 1/4-inch pieces