Drink Recipe: Fire Cider
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
15 minutes
Servings:
3 to 3½ cups fire cider
Ingredients
  • 1 small white onion, peeled and chopped
  • 5 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
  • Two 3-inch pieces fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
  • Two 2-inch pieces fresh turmeric, peeled and chopped (substitute with 2 tablespoons fresh turmeric)
  • 1 habanero pepper, halved
  • 1 lemon, quartered
  • 1 grapefruit, quartered
  • 3 cups unfiltered apple cider vinegar (such as Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar), plus more to taste
Directions
  1. In a medium saucepan, add the onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric and habanero. Squeeze the lemon and grapefruit pieces into the saucepan, extracting the juice and throwing in the fruit skins as well.
  2. Add the apple cider vinegar and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, occasionally mashing the ingredients to help extract their juices and natural enzymes. Reduce the heat to medium and continue to cook for 5 minutes, occasionally mashing.
  3. Taste and adjust the seasoning with apple cider vinegar and sweeten with honey, if using. Let the fire cider cool completely to room temperature before straining into a large bowl. Transfer the fire cider to a glass jar and store in the fridge, covered, for up to 1 month.