Lemonade drink made of lemons and mint

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make lemonade from lemons and mint? Very simple! First, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. The amount of sugar, lemons and mint can be adjusted to your liking. The larger the lemon, the more pronounced the taste of the drink will be.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash the mint, dry it. Remove the leaves from the twigs and chop with a knife so that they let the juice.

3. Step 3:

   

   Since lemon is used in compote along with the peel, rinse the fruit thoroughly, rub with a brush and rinse again.

4. Step 4:

   

   Then cut the lemon in half and squeeze out the juice from the halves. It is more convenient to do this with a manual or electric juicer.

5. Step 5:

   

   Put the crushed mint and lemon peel in a saucepan. Fill it with cold water. How to avoid bitterness in a drink? The bitterness is given by the white layer between the pulp and the zest itself. The thinner this layer is, the less bitterness there will be. Therefore, choose fruits with a thin skin. If you see that the white layer is thick, it is better to use only the yellow peel, removing it with a knife. The bitterness doesn't bother me, so I added the whole crusts.

7. Step 6:

   

   Put the pan on medium heat. Bring the water to a boil and cook the compote over low heat for 5 minutes. During this time, the zest and mint will give their taste and aroma to the drink.

8. Step 7:

   

   Remove the pan from the heat. Add sugar and stir thoroughly. Cool the drink to a warm state.

9. Step 8:

   

   When the drink cools down, remove the lemon peel from the pan. Strain the lemonade through a sieve into another container. Pour in the lemon juice and mix.

10. Step 9:

    

    Put the lemonade in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours until completely cooled.

11. Step 10:

    

    Pour the chilled drink into glasses. Add mint leaves, slices of fresh lemon and ice cubes to each and serve immediately. Bon appetit!