Frozen Caipirinha with Mint and Basil
Votes: 1
Time: 40 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4
The Brazilian caipirinha cocktail, made with cachaça, lime, and sugar, becomes even more refreshing when frozen with a blend of fresh mint and basil. The simple syrup, herb, and lime are blended and frozen, then mixed with alcohol, limeade concentrate, fresh herbs, and lime zest. The vibrant flavors of mint, basil, and lime meld beautifully, softening the robust flavor of the cachaça. The entire cocktail resembles a refreshing snowball, perfect for indulging in the summer heat.
The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 1 lime
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 cup fresh basil
- 1 cup fresh mint
- 3/4 cup cachaça
- 2/3 cup frozen lime lemonade concentrate (from a 12-ounce can)
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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:
- Using a vegetable peeler, peel 2 wide strips of zest from the lime. Cut the lime in half; thinly slice one half, and cut the remaining half into 4 wedges for serving.
- Combine 1/3 cup water and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, add 0.5 cups each of basil and mint, and lime wedges, and let cool completely.
- Pour the herb syrup into a blender and blend until the herbs are finely chopped (the lime slices will still be chunky). Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. Freeze until slushy, about 2 hours.
- Combine the cachaça, limeade concentrate, lime zest, remaining basil and mint, and frozen syrup in a blender. Add 5 cups of ice and blend until thick and slushy; gradually add up to 1 cup more ice if needed. Pour into glasses and garnish each serving with a lime wedge.
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