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All-Spiced Fire Cider
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| 12weeks |
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Serves:
4
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This is a slight twist on the traditional fire cider recipe. Fire cider is a medicinal concoction that has been used for many generations to support healthy digestion, keep away seasonal infections, boost circulation and get rid of sinus congestion.
Ingredients
- 1/2cup finely minced red onion
- 1/2cup freshly grated ginger root
- 1/2cup grated carrot
- 10cloves of garlic, crushed
- 8pcs jalapeno peppers, seeded and sliced into strips
- 1pc lime, juiced and strained
- 1pc lemon, juiced and strained
- 1tablespoon lemon zest
- 1teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1tablespoon whole cloves
- 1tablespoon whole allspice
- 2pcs anise stars
- 4pcs cinnamon sticks, broken
- 3pcs cardamom pods
- 1teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 6-7cups apple cider vinegar
- 2/3cup honey, optionally more to taste
- 1/3cup blackstrap molasses
- 1/2gallon clamp-top jar
Servings: people
Instructions
- Whisk together molasses, honey, lemon and lime juices, and 4 cups of vinegar until completely blended.
- Using a mortar and pestle, crush (but do not pulverize) peppercorns, cloves, allspice, anise, cinnamon, cardamom and mustard seeds with lemon zest. Place all the ingredients but the vinegar into your 1/2 gallon jar. Once all ingredients are added to your jar, use more honey to taste if you want it sweeter, and add more vinegar to fill the jar to the top. Leave as little room for air as possible. Close tightly and shake well for a few minutes.
- Put on a shelf in a cool dark place such as a basement or closet and shake once a day for 12 weeks, leaving the jar standing on its lid one day, and its bottom the next.
Recipe Notes
Equipment: Mortar and pestle
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