Pale Ginger Shandy Food

SHANDIES TWO WAYS: GINGER AND GRAPEFRUIT

Steps:

• For the grapefruit shandy: Add the beer and grapefruit soda to a pint glass.
• Squeeze in the juice of 1/2 the lime, and float a lime wheel on top.
• For the ginger shandy: Add the beer and ginger beer to a pint glass.
• Squeeze in the juice of 1/3 the lemon, and float a lemon wheel on top.

SUPER SHANDY

Steps:

• Add the beer to a chilled glass, then add the ginger beer, orange juice and maple syrup. Stir gently to combine and garnish with an orange wheel.

PALE GINGER SHANDY

Steps:

• Heat the sugar, ginger and 1/2 cup water in a small sauce pan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, and stir to melt the sugar. Remove from the heat and allow to steep and cool for 15 minutes, then strain (should make about 3/4 cup). Reserve the unused ginger syrup for another use.
• Mix 1/4 cup of the syrup with the lemon juice in a large liquid measuring cup. Add the club soda. Divide between two chilled beer chalices. Pour half of the beer into each glass. Garnish each with a lemon slice and serve.
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LEMONGRASS SHANDY

Steps:

• Place the lemongrass in a fine strainer and rinse well. In a saucepan with 1 cup water, simmer the lemongrass, ginger, zest and sugar and reduce by three-quarters to a syrup. Chill overnight, then strain the next day.
• When you are ready for the cocktail, pour a nice light lager into a glass with 1 1/2 tablespoons of the syrup and juice from 1 wedge of lemon.

BEER GINGER SHANDY

Steps:

• Filled 2 pint glasses with ice. Combine equal parts ginger beer and wheat beer in each glass. Garnish each with a lime wedge.

CANDIED GINGER

Steps:

• Spray a cooling rack with nonstick spray and set it in a half sheet pan lined with parchment.
• Peel the ginger root and slice into 1/8-inch thick slices using a mandoline. Place into a 4-quart saucepan with the water and set over medium-high heat. Cover and cook for 35 minutes or until the ginger is tender.
• Transfer the ginger to a colander to drain, reserving 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid. Weigh the ginger and measure out an equal amount of sugar. Return the ginger and 1/4 cup water to the pan and add the sugar. Set over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring frequently, until the sugar syrup looks dry, has almost evaporated and begins to recrystallize, approximately 20 minutes. Transfer the ginger immediately to the cooling rack and spread to separate the individual pieces. Once completely cool, store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. Save the sugar that drops beneath the cooling rack and use to top ginger snaps, sprinkled over ice cream or to sweeten coffee.