drink of the day: Caipirinha
How to Make Caipirinha
Preparation time:
less than 30 mins
Cooking time:
less than 10 mins
Serves:
Serves 1
Dietary:
Vegetarian
Ingredients
To make the sugar syrup
- 100g/3½oz caster sugar
- 50ml/2fl oz water
To make the cocktail
- 50ml/2fl oz cachaça
- 15ml/1 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 lime
- 2 handfuls ice
Method
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For the sugar syrup, put the caster sugar in a small non-stick saucepan over a medium heat and pour in the water. Stir and bring to the boil. CAUTION: boiling sugar is extremely hot. Handle very carefully. Use a deep pan to avoid bubbling over.
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Once the sugar has dissolved and the liquid is clear, take the pan off the heat and leave to cool.
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Pour 1 tablespoon of the cooled sugar syrup into a cocktail shaker with the cachaça, lime juice and half of the lime wedges.
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Fill the cocktail shaker with ice and shake. Strain the drink into a glass over fresh ice using a hawthorne cocktail strainer and a fine mesh strainer. If you don’t have a strainer, any kitchen sieve will work just as well. Garnish the caipirinha with a lime wedge.
