*Optional 1 ½ teaspoons of cayenne, 1 cinnamon stick, 10 cloves
**sweeten to taste with either honey or raw sugar if you like
Instructions
Instructions
Peel the ginger and cut into thin slices to expose more ginger to the water.
Place all (spices if using) sliced ginger in a pot, cover with cool water and simmer for at least 25 minutes. Filter through a strainer (or just pour the tea off - you barely need the strainer).
Add lime zest and juice and sweeten if you like
Notes
* More ginger definitely makes it spicier!
* Boiling the ginger right in the water makes a much darker tea with more intense flavor as compared to steeping in hot water, and obviously longer time also increases the flavor.