Perfect Lemon Juice
6
Person
10
Minutes
0
Calories
For more intense lemon flavor, grate the zest from one fresh lemon and add the zest to the simple syrup as you are making it. Once the sugar has dissolved in the water remove from heat and let the zest seep in the simple syrup for several minutes, then strain out the zest when you add the simple syrup to the lemon juice.
Ingredients
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3 cups water
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4 lemons
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1 cup white, granulated sugar
Method
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01Make "simple syrup": Place the sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Stir so that the sugar dissolves completely and remove from heat.
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02Juice the lemons: While the water is heating for the simple syrup, juice your lemons. Depending on the size of the lemons, 4 of them should be enough for one cup of juice.
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03Combine lemon juice, simple syrup, water: Pour the juice and the simple syrup sugar water into a serving pitcher. Add 2 to 3 cups of cold water and taste. Add more water if you would like it to be more diluted.
