>> title: Lemon Coke with Ginger
>> category: Drinks
>> tags: cola, ginger, lemon, hong kong, hot, drink
>> counters: Cha Chaan Teng
>> aka: lemon coke with ginger, 檸樂煲薑, ling lok bou geung, ning lok bou geung, 薑檸樂, geung ling lok, ginger coke, hot coke with lemon and ginger, hot cola with ginger, ginger cola
>> servings: 2
>> time: 20 min
>> slack: narrow — lemon dropped in while it is still boiling turns the pan bitter and no amount of sugar takes it back

Drunk hot — the fizz is boiled out on purpose and what is left is a thin ginger syrup.

>> step: press the coins flat, into the cola
Smash @fresh ginger{30%g}(peeled, in 1/4-in coins) flat under a knife and drop it into @cola{1 1/2%cup}(330 mL; one can, not diet) in a #saucepan{}.

>> step: simmer 10 min flat, steep 5 min off the heat
Simmer @&(~1)ginger cola{} uncovered ~simmer{10%min} until it stops fizzing and goes syrupy, then take it off the heat and ~steep{5%min} covered.

>> step: stir the lemon in off the heat, press once
Stir @lemon{3%slices}(1/4-in thick) through @&(~1)hot cola{} off the heat and press them once against the pan.