On a hot day, we made this lemongrass drink...

We tried this at a local cafe, thanks to the good folks at PS Cafe Singapore and were hooked. Try this simple recipe for a delightfully refreshing drink on a sunny day.

(This recipe serves 4)

Ingredients: 6 large stalks of fresh lemongrass, 6 tablespoons of sugar or 3 cubes of rock sugar and 8 cups of water

Preparation:
Cut the lemongrass into halves, breadth-wise.
Cut off the black stem at the bottom of each stalk of lemongrass. Wash the lemongrass and peel off any brown parts.
Use a pestle or something hard to pound the stalk of lemongrass where its the juiciest. Usually this is near the base of each stalk. This releases the fragrance.
Put in the stalks of lemongrass into boiling water. Turn off the flame and let the water simmer for 1 1/2 hours. The water should acquire a greenish tinge.
Add sugar and stir till it dissolves completely.
Serve with ice cubes or drink it hot.