Tangerine Caipirinha Food

TANGERINE-GINGER CAIPIRINHAS

Steps:

• Divide tangerines or small oranges among 6 tumblers. Add 2 teaspoons sugar and 1/2 teaspoon grated peeled ginger to each glass. Crush the ingredients in the bottom of the glass with a muddler or handle of a wooden spoon. Top each drink with 2 tablespoons tangerine juice and 1/4 cup cachaa (Brazilian sugarcane liquor) or vodka. Fill glasses with ice cubes, stir, and serve.

CAIPIRINHA COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Combine sugar and lime quarters in a pint glass. Crush and mix together using a cocktail muddler. Add cachaca and stir. Fill with ice and stir again.

CAIPIRINHA

Steps:

• In a large rocks glass squeeze and drop in 2 eighths of lime. Add sugar, crush and mix with a spoon. Pour in the cachaca and plenty of ice. Stir well.

CAIPIRINHA

Steps:

• Put the lime wedges in a large jug with the sugar, then use a muddler or the end of a rolling pin to break them down. Release as much juice from the wedges as possible, and let it mix with the sugar to create a syrup - you can also do this with a large pestle and mortar. Discard the lime peel.
• Divide the syrup and cachaça between four glasses, then top with the crushed ice. Serve garnished with lime wedges, if you like.

CAIPIRINHA

Steps:

• Cut the lime in quarters then cut them crosswise.
• Put lime and sugar in a tall glass and mash with a pestle (or a wood spoon, rolling pin, etc).
• Add the same amount of liquor on the lime juice and stirr.
• Add ice and stirr again.
• Here in Brazil, the guys that sell it at the beach put another glass upside down over it, hold both with one hand and shake.
• Great trick at parties.

CAIPIRINHA

Steps:

• Place the lime wedges and sugar in the bottom of a pitcher. Using a muddler or the handle of a wooden spoon, crush and mash the limes to release the oils and juice from the rind. When you have some nice juice in there and the sugar begins to dissolve, add the liquor and stir to combine. Fill lowball glasses with ice cubes and pour the cocktail over the ice and serve. Do not remove the pieces of crushed lime.

CAIPIRINHA

Steps:

• Place the pieces of citrus and the sugar in the bottom of a pitcher. Using a muddler or the handle of a wooden spoon, crush and mash the fruits to release the oils and juice from the rind. When you have some nice juice in there and the sugar begins to dissolve, add the liquor and stir to combine. Fill lowball glasses with ice cubes and pour the cocktail over the ice. Do not remove the pieces of crushed fruit. Garnish with mint and lime. Use fresh sugarcane sticks as stirrers, if desired.

TANGERINE-GINGER CAIPIRINHAS

Steps:

• Divide tangerines or small oranges among 6 tumblers.
• Add 2 teaspoons sugar and 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger to each glass.
• Crush the ingredients in the bottom of the glass with a muddler.
• Top each drink with 2 tablespoons tangerine juice and 1/4 cup cachaça.
• Fill glasses with ice cubes, stir, and serve.

TANGERINE CAIPIRINHA

Steps:

• Add fruit and sugar to a rocks glass.
• Mash thoroughly.
• Fill glass with ice.
• Add Cachaca and stir to mix.

CAIPIRINHA ORIGINAL OR WITH FRUIT

Steps:

• Place the lime pieces, pulp side up, in the bottom of an old fashioned glass or heavy tumbler.
• Add sugar to taste and crush the lime and sugar together with a pestle or the end of a wooden spoon (be sure to crush the pieces pulp side up or too much bitter lime oil will be released from the zest).
• Add the cachaca, stir to mix and add lots of ice cubes.
• Stir well again and serve.
• Optional: Shake all ingredients in a shaker till very well chilled.
• Optional: Add your choice of fruit to the lime to be muddled or in the shaker.

CAIPIRINHA

Steps:

• Place lime and sugar into an old fashioned glass and muddle the two together.
• Fill the glass with crushed ice and add the cachaça.
• Garnish with sugar cane.