the appetizer:
FOOD & WINE Cocktails '09 by FOOD & WINE, includes recipes like Flor de Jalisco; Summer Berry Fizz; Caribbean Shrub; Simple Syrup; and Israeli Hummus with Whole Chickpeas.
Caribbean Shrub
Shrubs were originally made in Colonial America.
They typically combined rum and a gastrique, a syrup made with vinegar, sugar and, often, seasonal fruits such as strawberries.
- 2 ice cubes, plus crushed ice
- 1 ounce dark rum
- 1 ounce white rhum agricole
- 3/4 ounce Strawberry-Balsamic Gastrique
(recipe below) - Small strawberry, for garnish
Put the ice cubes in a cocktail shaker. Add both rums and the gastrique and shake well. Strain the drink into a crushed ice-filled highball glass and garnish with the strawberry.
Strawberry-Balsamic Gastrique
Makes about 8 ounces.
- 1-1/3 cups superfine sugar
- 1-1/3 cups hot water
- 2 cups halved hulled strawberries
- 1 cup balsamic vinegar
In a medium saucepan, stir 1-1/3 cups superfine sugar into 1-1/3 cups hot water until dissolved. Add 2 cups halved hulled strawberries and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Add 1 cup balsamic vinegar, increase the heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until thickened, about 30 minutes. Let the gastrique cool, then strain into a jar, cover and refrigerate for up to 3 weeks.
- from:
FOOD & WINE Cocktails '09 - by FOOD & WINE
- Time Inc Home Entertainment 2009
- Paperback; 223 pages
- ISBN-10: 1603208119
- ISBN-13: 978-1603208116
- Reprinted by permission.
FOOD & WINE Cocktails '09
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