Lipstick Mandarin (Trisha Yearwood) |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 5 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Ingredients:
1 lemon, cut in half |
extra fine sugar, to rim glasses |
4 small slices serrano chile pepper, plus more for garnish |
4 ounces mandarin vodka |
4 ounces fresh squeezed orange juice |
2 ounces cranberry juice |
2 ounces simple syrup, recipe follows |
ice |
1 cup sugar |
Directions:
1. Chill 4 martini glasses. Rim each with a lemon half and then dip in sugar. Squeeze into a shaker the lemon juice from the halves you used to rim the glasses. Place the peppers in the shaker and muddle. Add to the shaker: mandarin vodka, orange juice, cranberry juice and simple syrup. Top with some ice, shake and strain into the glasses. Garnish each with a couple of small slices of serrano pepper.
2. Simple Syrup:
3. Combine the sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and cool. Add to drinks or desserts.
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