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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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Kumquats have a sweet, edible skin and bitter juice. Chef Allen Susser uses this often-ignored fruit to make mojitos, a popular Cuban cocktail. Ingredients:
8 large kumquats, sliced, seeded |
2 teaspoons sugar |
6 mint leaves |
1 large lime, juice of |
3/4 cup light rum |
1 -2 cup crushed ice |
3/4 cup club soda |
2 sticks sugar cane, 8 inches long (optional) |
Directions:
1. Reserve 4 kumquat slices for garnish.
2. Place remaining fruit slices in a large cocktail shaker.
3. Add the sugar, 4 of the mint leaves and lime juice.
4. Crush the kumquats and mint into the sugar with a bar mallet or large spoon until sugar dissolves.
5. Pour in the rum; shake well. Fill two tall glasses with crushed ice; strain mojito over ice.
6. Fill the glasses with club soda; stir lightly.
7. Garnish with remaining mint leaves, kumquat slices and sugar cane.
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