Plum caipirinha

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Ingredients

  • 2 ripe, firm red plums, such as Santa Rosa or Elephant Heart
  • 110g sugar
  • 43g brown sugar
  • 65ml water
  • 3 limes, Technique: Dicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even cube-shaped pieces. I know this Teach me, please diced and pitted
  • 250ml cachaca

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Plum caipirinha

1) Halve and stone the plums. Technique: Whisk Using light, rapid sweeping strokes to thicken or thoroughly combine ingredients. You can also use a whisk attachment attached to a food processor. I know this Teach me, please Whisk the sugars and water together in a small saucepan. Add the plums and simmer over medium heat, until tender but not mushy, about 10 minutes. Cool the plums in the liquid.

2) Set aside one half plum for garnish.

3) Put the Technique: Dicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even cube-shaped pieces. I know this Teach me, please diced limes and remaining plums in a large open jug. Crush thoroughly with a potato Technique: Mash Crushing one or more ingredients to create a uniform purée that still has some body. You can mash using a mash and purée kit fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please masher .

4) Add the cachaca and plum cooking liquid and fill the jug with ice cubes. Pour into chilled short glasses, allowing some ice and fruit to fall into each glass. Garnish each drink with a Technique: Slice Cutting a thin piece or pieces from a larger ingredient or dish. You can slice ingredients using a slicing disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please slice of Technique: Poaching A way of cooking ingredients in simmering water. I know this Teach me, please poached plum.