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Fire cider recipe

Fire Cider

  • Author: Kim van O
  • Prep Time: 10 min
  • Total Time: 10 min
  • Yield: 1L 1x
  • Category: Drinks
  • Method: Fermenting
  • Cuisine: Healthy

Description

This Fire Cider Recipe will allow you to make your own natural remedy for the common cold, flu and sore throat. It’s a potent immune booster that relieves sinus infections and seasonal allergies.


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 5 cups Apple Cider Vinegar, raw unpasteurised with the mother in it it needs to be enough to cover the ingredients in the jar
  • 1/2 cup Garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup Ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup Turmeric, peeled and roughly chopped or 4 teaspoons ground turmeric if you can’t get fresh
  • 1/2 cup Onion, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup Horseradish, peeled and roughly chopped if available
  • 1 Lemon, sliced and quartered incl rind
  • 1/4 to 1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper

Optional Ingredients

  • Rosemary to taste
  • Oregano to taste
  • Star Anise to taste
  • Parsley to taste
  • Black Peppercorns to taste
  • Orange juice and peels fresh, to taste
  • Raw Honey to taste, at step 8 in the recipe

Instructions

  1. Add garlic, ginger, turmeric, onion and horseradish to a 1.8L jar.
  2. Press down all vegetables and add lemon, and all optional ingredients you’re using.
  3. Add cayenne pepper.
  4. Fill the jar with the apple cider vinegar until everything is covered.
  5. Cover tightly, shake the mixture, and put in a room temperature area for 2-4 weeks.
  6. It’s best to shake the mixture every day to help break down the ingredients (so their cold and flu-fighting properties are released in the mixture).
  7. After 2-4 weeks, shake well, strain out all ingredients, save the liquid and transfer into a clean bottle.
  8. Optional: add honey to taste. Warming the honey first makes it easier to mix.

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