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Homemade Fire Cider Recipe

Servings: 25
Author: Jen Hansard
Prep Time30 minutes
Resting Time30 days
Total Time30 days 30 minutes
Tickly throat? Cough? Congestion? Any time I feel a cold coming on, I start taking shots of my homemade fire cider recipe that'll help a cough and cold naturally and quickly.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup ginger root grated
  • ½ cup horseradish root grated
  • 1 yellow onion chopped
  • 10 garlic cloves crushed or chopped
  • 2 jalapeño pepper chopped
  • 1 lemon zest and juice
  • 2 cups raw apple cider vinegar or until full

Instructions

  • Dice, peel and chop all ingredients into small pieces and toss into a bowl. (If you've never grated fresh horseradish, it can be intense!)
  • Mix it all together and scoop into a quart-sized mason jar.
  • Pour apple cider vinegar on top of all ingredients until completely submerged.
  • Cover with an airtight lid. You can place a piece of parchment paper under the lid to keep the vinegar from touching the metal or use a plastic lid if you have one.
  • Shake well.
  • Store in a dark, cool place for a month (like the back of a pantry) and shake every few days.
  • After a month, pour contents through a sieve to separate the liquid from the solids.
  • Pour the liquid that went through the sieve in a sterilized clean jar in the fridge. When you feel the onset of a tickly throat, congestion or cough, take a shot glass full of this a few times a day.

Notes

  • Scrub your hands with water and baking soda after cutting the horseradish and pepper to get any residue off your hands before touching your face or eyes. 
  • Other recipes include different spices, so feel free to add what you want most to the mixture before letting it set.
  • Instead of taking it shot style, you can also add 1-2 tbsp of fire cider to warm water and turn it into tea. It really helps clear your sinuses.
  • Mix 1-2 tbsp of fire cider with warm broth for a warming beverage.

Nutrition

Calories: 10kcal, Carbohydrates: 1g, Protein: 0.2g, Fat: 0.03g, Saturated Fat: 0.01g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g, Monounsaturated Fat: 0.004g, Sodium: 2mg, Potassium: 37mg, Fiber: 0.2g, Sugar: 0.4g, Vitamin A: 12IU, Vitamin C: 3mg, Calcium: 5mg, Iron: 0.1mg