Fire Cider: A Flavor Infusion
This fire cider recipe is packed full of immune-boosting and flavorful additions. The only thing it doesn’t have is honey! While honey can be added afterward, not including it means that this recipe is vegan, keto, and sugar-free. It’s also probiotic!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 3 cups 1x
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Infusion
- Cuisine: Healthy
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
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- 1/2 onion, sliced
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1-inch of ginger root sliced in half
- 1-inch of fresh horseradish root, grated
- 1 sprig of rosemary
- 1/2 of a lemon, sliced in circles
- 1/2 of an orange, sliced in circles
- Optional additions: hot peppers, 1-inch fresh turmeric root, black peppercorns, cinnamon stick
- 3 cups of raw apple cider vinegar, enough to cover.
Instructions
- As a traditional folk remedy, fire cider would have been made with whatever was on hand. So including all of the ingredients on the list isn’t necessary. If you can’t find one of them, it’s fine to leave it out.
- Pack all of the ingredients into a 1-quart jar. Pour over the apple cider vinegar. You should have enough to completely cover everything.
- Use a weight to keep everything under the vinegar. Place the jar in a closet to infuse. It needs at least 3 weeks to infuse but can be left for up to a year. The acidity in the vinegar will prevent it from going off.Â
- When you’re ready to use your fire cider simply pour the vinegar through a fine mesh strainer into a clean bottle, squeezing out as much liquid as you can from the fruits and vegetables. Store the finished fire cider in a dark cupboard at room temperature. See the section above for serving suggestions.
Notes
- Since this is not a ferment, fire cider can be made in any type of jar. A regular mason jar or a clean mayonnaise jar is fine. Just be sure to use a lid to keep the fruit flies out.
- Not all apple cider vinegar is probiotic. Look for brands that say raw or with mother as these will have a live culture. Alternatively, you could always make your own. If you want to primarily use your fire cider as a drinking vinegar, I recommend using scrap apple vinegar. It’s less acidic, which means it’s easier to drink.
- Most recipes include honey. While raw honey is full of probiotic cultures… that doesn’t mean it will be probiotic after it’s mixed into vinegar. See the section above for details on the best way to add honey to your infusion.