Vietnamese Mint Lemonade Food

MINT LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine sugar and 1/4 cup water. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat. Let stand until completely cool.
• In a large pitcher half-filled with ice, add 2 cups water, lemon juice, simple syrup, mint, and lemon slices. Stir to combine. Serve over ice. Garnish with mint leaves and lemon slices.

MINT LEMONADE

Steps:

• Slice 7 lemons thinly.
• Seed sliced lemons and place in a large mixing bowl.
• Add 12 mint leaves; sprinkle with sugar.
• Pour in boiling water.
• Let sit for 45 minutes at room temperature, occasionally pressing lemons and mint with a wooden spoon.
• Strain liquid through a fine-mesh strainer into a glass punch bowl or a pitcher with at least a 2 1/2 quart capacity.
• Juice the remaining lemon; add to the strained liquid.
• Add cold water; stir well.
• Add ice cubes; stir rapidly.
• Ladle or pour lemonade and a few ice cubes into each glass; garnish each with a mint leaf.

MINTED LEMONADE

Steps:

• To make simple syrup: Place 2 cups sugar and 2 cups water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir until sugar is dissolved and let cool. Place lemon juice in a large pitcher, add remaining 4 cups water and 1 cup of the simple syrup or more to taste. Stir in mint leaves and refrigerate for 1 hour. Serve over ice.

VODKA MINT LEMONADE

Steps:

• Add all ingredients, except soda, and refrigerate about 2 hours.
• Try to kindof crush the mint with a wooden spoon to release its flavors.
• Strain (you don't have to do this).
• Add soda and serve over ice.
• (note: you don't want your soda to go flat, so you might want to top off each glass with a good splash of soda rather than mixing it with the entire mix) (depends on how fast you will drink this).

FRESH MINT LEMONADE

Steps:

• First cut and juice the lemons and put it into a pitcher.
• Rinse the mint and rosemary. Then tear apart the mint and rosemary, allowing the flavor to unleash. Put it in the pitcher with or without strainer.
• Add the water to the pitcher.
• Fill a microwavable cup with the sugar and just enough water to cover the top of the sugar and heat in microwave for 1.5 minutes.
• Finally stir the sugar and water until it all dissolves then pour it into the pitcher and add ice if you like. Stir and enjoy!

SPARKLING MINT LEMONADE

Steps:

• Bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Boil 1 minute.
• Add lemon peel strips and mint sprigs (I prefer Kentucky mint, but any will work).
• Cover and let stand 30 minutes to infuse syrup with flavors.
• Strain through a sieve into a large pitcher.
• Add lemon juice.
• Stir well and chill for at least 2 hours.
• At serving time, add sparkling water.
• Place ice cubes in a glass, and fill with mint lemonade.
• Enjoy!