Active Time

　　10 min

　　Total Time

　　40 min

　　Consider making extra of this spicy syrup—it's delicious stirred into tea, added to smoothies, or drizzled over ice cream.

Ingredients

　　1/4 pound ginger, peeled and thinly sliced (about 3/4 cup)

　　1 cup sugar

　　1 cup water

　　Bring ginger, sugar, and water to a simmer in a small heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved, then gently simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes. Strain through a sieve and reserve ginger for another use (see cooks' note, below), then cool to room temperature.

　　Cooks' note:

　　Reserved ginger can be used to make candied ginger (recipe at gourmet.com), which can be used to garnish the Canton Ginger Kick*.