Mojiteas Food

MOJITEA

Steps:

• Bring 4 cups water to a boil, add the tea bags and lime peel. Remove from the heat, and let stand for 5 minutes. Remove the bags and peel, then transfer the tea to a pitcher and chill.
• Put the diced sugar, chopped lime and mint leaves in a pitcher and muddle. Stir in the chilled tea, rum and lime juice. Sweeten with the simple syrup. Pour over ice into 4 tall glasses, and then garnish each glass with a mint spring.

THE REAL MOJITO

Steps:

• Place mint leaves and 1 lime wedge into a sturdy glass. Use a muddler to crush the mint and lime to release the mint oils and lime juice. Add 2 more lime wedges and the sugar, and muddle again to release the lime juice. Do not strain the mixture. Fill the glass almost to the top with ice. Pour the rum over the ice, and fill the glass with carbonated water. Stir, taste, and add more sugar if desired. Garnish with the remaining lime wedge.

BEST MOJITO

Steps:

• In 10-ounce glass (such as Collins or highball), stir together lime juice and sugar until sugar dissolves. Add ¼ cup crushed ice. Rub mint leaves over rim of glass, then tear leaves in half and add to glass. Gently stir for 15 seconds, then add rum, remaining crushed ice, and club soda. Gently stir for 5 seconds, then tuck mint sprigs into top of glass and insert tall straw. Click here for more of our best rum cocktail recipes→

SWEET TEA MOJITO

Steps:

• Steep 4 or 5 black tea bags, 2 cups turbinado sugar and 2 handfuls of fresh mint in 3 cups simmering water for 5 minutes, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Strain into a pitcher; add the juice of 3 limes, 1 1/2 cups light rum, 1 cup cold water and another handful of mint. Stir vigorously, crushing the mint with a wooden spoon; chill. Serve over ice with lime and more mint.

MOJITO

Steps:

• Place ice in beverage shaker then add in the rum, 8 broken up mint sprigs, lime juice and sugar. Shake well and serve over ice in a high ball glass. Top off each glass with a splash of club soda.
• Garnish each with a slice of lime and a sprig of mint.

WATERMELON MOJITOS

Steps:

• Use a mortar and pestle to mash the mint leaves. Remove and discard the rind and seeds of the watermelon. Put the fruit into a food processor fitted with the steel blade and puree. Put the mashed mint into a large pitcher with 2 cups of pureed watermelon, the rum, simple syrup, and lime juice and stir to combine. Pour the mixture into a pitcher for serving.
• Place ice cubes in 6 glasses and pour the mojito mixture into the glasses. Garnish with sprigs of fresh mint and spears of watermelon. Serve ice cold.

MOJITOS

Steps:

• In a large pitcher, muddle mint sprigs with sugar and lemon and lime juices until well combined. Add ice, rum and club soda and stir together. Pour into glasses, straining out mint. Enjoy!

BASIC MOJITO INGREDIENTS

Steps:

• In a tall thin glass, crush or muddle part of the mint with a fork to coat the inside.
• Add the sugar and lime juice and stir thoroughly.
• Top with ice.
• Add rum and mix.
• Top off with the club soda (or seltzer).
• Add a lime or lemon slice and the remaining mint.
• Serves one.

MOJI-TEA

Steps:

• Place tea bags and mint sprigs in a large heat-proof measuring cup. Pour boiling water over tea bag mixture and cover measuring cup with a small plate. Steep tea until desired strength is reached, 15 to 20 minutes. Pour steeped tea through a strainer into a large mason jar, squeezing excess liquid from tea bags. Discard mint and tea bags.n
• Stir sugar into tea until dissolved; add lemon juice, lime juice, and vanilla extract. Stir cold water into tea mixture. Place lid on the jar and refrigerate until completely chilled, 2 hours to overnight.n
• Fill a punch bowl or drink dispenser with ice and add tea.n

MOJITA

Steps:

• Place lime wedges and mint leaves in a pint glass.
• Muddle with the handle of a wooden spoon for 30 seconds.
• Add simple syrup and white rum.
• Fill glass with ice and top off with club soda.
• Shake or stir gently.
• TO MAKE SIMPLE SYRUP:.
• In a small saucepan, combine 2 parts sugar to 1 part water.
• Heat until sugar is dissolved.
• Cool before using (this keeps in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks).
• For a fruity twist to your mojito, use flavored rum, such as mango, banana, or pineapple.
• NOTE: Muddle means to simply bruise or gently pound the limes and mint leaves to release their juices and essence. You can buy a muddler, which looks like a tiny baseball bat or billy club, at any good restaurant store.