Christmas Cosmo Food

CHRISTMAS COSMO

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice; add vodka, cranberry juice, triple sec, and lime juice. Cover and shake. Strain cocktail into a martini glass. Garnish with a lime wedge and cranberries.

COSMOPOLITAN

Steps:

• Pour all the ingredients into a shaker with lots of ice. Shake vigorously for several seconds and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime twist.

CHRISTMAS COSMOPOLITAN

Steps:

• Start by making the Christmas-infused vodka: deseed the chilli, then use a speed-peeler to cut three strips of peel each from the lime, clementine and lemon (9 pieces in total).
• Place it all in a large, dry non-stick frying pan on a medium heat, with the cinnamon, cloves, peppercorns and rosemary, then toast for a couple of minutes, or until fragrant. Remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool slightly.
• Once cool enough to handle, poke all of the aromatics into the bottle of vodka (you could use a chopstick to push them down the bottle neck) and leave to infuse for at least three days.
• To make a Christmas Cosmopolitan, fill a cocktail shaker or jug with ice. Squeeze in the pomegranate juice, through your fingers - you want about 25ml - then add the remaining ingredients (except the orange).
• Shake or stir well, strain into your favourite martini glass and garnish with a strip of orange peel, if you like.

CHRISTMAS COSMOPOLITAN

Steps:

• Put all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker or jar.
• Shake well to thoroughly combine the ingredients and ensure they are chilled. Strain into a martini glass or another glass of your choice.
• Serve with a garnish if you wish. I like orange peel, a twist of lime and sometimes a sprig of rosemary for a festive touch!

CHRISTMAS COSMOPOLITAN

Steps:

• To make the Rosemary infused vodka, coarsely chop 1 bunch of rosemary and put it in a fifth of vodka overnight and then strain out the rosemary.
• To make the drink, shake all the liquids in a cocktail shaker and then strain into a martini glass.
• Garnish with 1 cranberry and a little sprig of rosemary which will float at the top of the glass and look very Christmas-y.

WHITE COSMO COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Skewer 3 cranberries and dust them with sugar. Gently tap off any excess sugar and set aside.
• In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, pour the citrus vodka, elderflower liqueur, and white cranberry and lemon juices. Shake well.
• Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with the cranberry skewer.
• Serve and enjoy.

COSMO

Steps:

• In a shaker with ice, combine the vodka, tropical punch, triple sec and lime juice and shake until chilled. Pour into a martini glass and garnish with a lime wedge.

CHRISTMAS NACHOS

Steps:

• Mix the onion, lime juice, sugar and a generous pinch of salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Heat the grill to medium-high and line a large baking tray with foil. Squeeze the sausagemeat from its skin and roll into small meatballs, you should get 5-6 per sausage. Arrange over the tray and grill for 8-10 mins, turning halfway through cooking, until browned and cooked through. Tip into a dish and set aside.
• Arrange the bacon on the same baking tray and grill until crisp, about 5 mins on each side. Remove to a plate and leave to cool. Turn off the grill and set the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
• Pour away any juice or fat from the tray, but don't worry about washing it. Spread half the tortilla chips over the tray. Top with half the sausage balls, half the turkey, a few blobs of cranberry sauce and half the cheese. Scatter the rest of the tortilla chips, sausage, turkey, sauce and cheese on top then bake for 15 mins, until the cheese has melted.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a pan over a medium-high heat and fry the sage leaves until crisp. Serve the nachos scattered with the pickled red onions, fried sage leaves and crumbled crispy bacon.

CHRISTMAS COSMOPOLITAN

Steps:

• Mix the vodka and ginger wine in a jug. Stir in the cranberry juice, lime juice and some sliced stem ginger. Garnish with lime zest, if you like.

A JOLLY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL COSMO OR RED HOT LOVERS COSMO

Steps:

• In a shaker fill with ingredients add ice and shake.
• Pour into a martini glass.
• Garnish with lime slice and fresh cranberries.

DRINK ESSENTIALS: CHRISTMAS COSMOPOLITAN

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
• 3. If you are using the cranberries, add them to the freezer about an hour before serving.
• 4. Combine the salt and sugar in a small dish.
• 5. Wet the rim of the glasses with the lime wedge, and then dip into the salt/sugar mixture.
• 6. Combine the drink ingredients into a pitcher and stir to combine.
• 7. PLATE/PRESENT
• 8. You have two choices for serving. You can add the drink mixture to a blender with ice, and serve it up like a slushy, or you can add some ice cubes to a glass and then pour over the ice. If you are using them, garnish with some of the frozen cranberries and mint. Enjoy.
• 9. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.