caipirinha recipe
Posted by rick Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:22:00 GMT
I think this is basically my friend Kevin Barnes’ recipe, but however I remember how to make it; as quoted to a friend of mine, shoved up here for public reference. Fwiw, I don’t even drink any more :-)
To make one pint glass of caipirinha, cut the ends (usually just the tips pretty much) off 2 or 3 well-rinsed limes, depending on size. Cut the limes in half. Flip each half over so the flat side is facing up, and cut cross-ways about 3-4 times (not all the way through, the lime should stay together) and vertically 2-3 times (ditto)—somewhat like prepping an avocado half. Drop the limes into the glass. Now take a tablespoon (or whatever a standard “big spoon” is from your silverware set) and scoop out a huge heap of powdered sugar and throw it in, then do it again. Kevin has an awesome muddler for smashing everything together, but I’m usually stuck using a wooden spoon (whichever end seems to give the best results). Smash that stuff up until it’s a greenish-whitish sugary liquid with big hunks of lime goodness in there. Now pour about half a pint glass’s worth of ice in there (preferably small squares of ice as opposed to big ice-machine-freezer pieces of ice; shaved ice would probably work too), and then top up with cachaca. Stir well, and add lime, sugar, or cachaca to taste.
*note: glass in picture is too small.
