Pink grapefruit & mint caipiroska

Recipes / Coctails

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Recipe «Pink grapefruit & mint caipiroska» presented in category Recipes / Coctails, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 375ml water, 80g finely chopped palm sugar, 4 pink grapefruit, 330ml vodka, 12 mint leaves, torn , Crushed iced, to serve .

Ingredients:

  • 375ml water 
  • 80g finely chopped palm sugar 
  • 4 pink grapefruit 
  • 330ml vodka 
  • 12 mint leaves, torn 
  • Crushed iced, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Combine water and palm sugar in a saucepan over low heat and cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, without stirring, for 10 minutes or until syrup reduces by one-third. Remove from heat and set aside for 5 minutes to cool. Pour into a heatproof jug and place in fridge for 1 hour to chill.
  2. Use a sharp knife to peel the grapefruit and remove the white pith. Cut in half and remove seeds. Cut each half into 1cm pieces. Place a third of the grapefruit in a large mortar and pestle and gently pound until crushed. Transfer to a jug. Repeat with remaining grapefruit.
  3. Add the palm sugar syrup, vodka and mint leaves to the grapefruit and stir to combine.
  4. To serve, place the crushed ice, about 3cm deep, in the base of six tumbler glasses.
  5. Pour the grapefruit caipiroska over the ice and serve immediately.