Emerils Mint Julep Food

EMERIL'S MINT JULEP

Steps:

• In a tall glass, add the mint and simple syrup. With the handle of a spoon, crush and mash the leaves to extract the flavors. Fill the glass with the crushed ice and pour in the bourbon. Using a tea spoon, jiggle the contents to mix and chill. Garnish with fresh mint sprigs.

MINT JULEP

Steps:

• Put the mint leaves and the sugar in the bottom of a tall glass. With the handle of a wooden spoon, crush and mash the leaves to extract the flavor. Fill the glass with crushed (not cubed) ice. Pour in the bourbon. Top with a splash of simple syrup.
• With a long-handled spoon, jiggle (not stir) to chill and mix. Garnish with a sprig of mint. Sip.
• Put the mint leaves and the sugar in the bottom of a tall glass. With the handle of a wooden spoon, crush and mash the leaves to extract the flavor. Fill the glass with crushed (not cubed) ice. Pour in the bourbon. Top with a splash of simple syrup.
• With a long-handled spoon, jiggle (not stir) to chill and mix. Garnish with a sprig of mint. Sip.
• Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool completely.
• Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool completely.

MINT JULEPS FOR A CROWD

Steps:

• To make simple syrup, combine sugar and 1 cup water in a saucepan.
• Place over high heat and bring to a boil, stirring the mixture to dissolve the sugar.
• Boil 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add washed mint (still on the stem, just stir it all in).
• Set aside for 24 hours.
• Strain the mixture into a jar and discard the mint.
• Chill julep cups or glasses in the freezer before making juleps.
• Fill them with crushed ice.
• Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of mint syrup and 2 ounces of bourbon.
• Garnish with sprigs of mint, if desired.

MINT JULEP

Steps:

• In julep cup, stir together club soda and sugar until sugar just begins to dissolve. Add mint leaves and, using glass muddler or back of large spoon, gently press leaves into sugar syrup until slightly darkened but not completely crushed. Add whiskey, then fill cup with crushed ice and, using long spoon, stir briefly. Tuck mint sprigs into top of cup and insert short straw.

SIMPLE MINT JULEP

Steps:

• Place a tall glass in the freezer until frosted.
• Mix water and sugar together in the frosted glass until sugar is dissolved. Twist mint leaves to release the scent and flavor from each leaf; add to glass. Fill glass 1/4-full with bourbon; add ice. Garnish glass with a mint leaf.

MINT JULEP

Steps:

• Place the mint in the bottom of a mortar/pestle, and top with the sugar.
• Muddle these together until the leaves start to break down and dissolve the sugar. Transfer to a cocktail glass.
• Add a splash of seltzer water.
• Fill the glass 3/4 with ice, and add the bourbon.
• Top with more seltzer; stir and garnish with a sprig of mint.

MINT JULEPS

Steps:

• Combine water, sugar and chopped mint leaves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat until the sugar is completely dissolved. Allow syrup to cool, approximately 1 hour. Pour syrup through a strainer to remove mint leaves
• Fill eight cups or frozen goblets with crushed ice and pour 4 ounces of bourbon and 1/4 cup mint syrup in each. (Proportions can be adjusted depending on each person's sweet tooth). Top each cup with a mint sprig and a straw. Trim straws to just barely protrude from the top of the cups. Serve juleps on a silver platter.