What do you do if you're throwing a Cuban BBQ and the price of limes is astronomical? Improvise!
Make a lime simple syrup with the zest from your limes; use 1 lime for each cup of sugar.
Mojitos
Makes 1 drink
Mint leaves
Lime wedges (1/6 of a lime each)
Raw sugar
White rum
Lime simple syrup
Ice
Soda water
Muddle 6 mint leaves and a lime wedge with a hint of raw sugar. Add two shots of rum and 1/2 shot (15 mL) of sugar syrup.
Grind a handful of ice and add to the minty rum mixture then top-up with soda. Stir before serving.
Make a lime simple syrup with the zest from your limes; use 1 lime for each cup of sugar.
Mojitos
Makes 1 drink
Mint leaves
Lime wedges (1/6 of a lime each)
Raw sugar
White rum
Lime simple syrup
Ice
Soda water
Muddle 6 mint leaves and a lime wedge with a hint of raw sugar. Add two shots of rum and 1/2 shot (15 mL) of sugar syrup.
Grind a handful of ice and add to the minty rum mixture then top-up with soda. Stir before serving.
