Emerils Caipirinha Recipes

CAIPIRINHA (BRAZIL)

Steps:

• Cut the limes in half, and then cut each half into 8 pieces. Place 12 pieces of lime in each of 4 double old-fashioned glasses (or other 12-ounce glasses.) Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of sugar into each glass. Using a muddler or the butt end of a large wooden spoon, mash the limes into the base of the glass. Try to dissolve the sugar as you do this, and stir occasionally. Fill each glass with 1 1/2 cups of ice and 1/4 cup of cachaca. Pour the contents of the glass into a shaker, and invert the glass into the shaker to act as a lid. Shake the glass and shaker to combine the sugar and cachaca for several seconds. Lift the glass from the shaker, and pour the contents back into the glass. Repeat the process with the remaining 3 glasses.

EMERIL'S CAIPIRINHA

Steps:

• Cut each lime in half crosswise, then cut each half into 8 pieces. Place 12 pieces of lime in each of four double old-fashioned glasses (or other 12-oz. glasses). Sprinkle 2 T. sugar into each glass.
• Using muddler (or the butt end of a large wooden spoon), mash limes into bottom of glass until sugar is dissolved, stirring occasionally. Fill each glass with 1-1/2 cups ice and 1/4 cup cachaca.
• One glass at a time, transfer contents of glass to cocktail shaker; invert glass over shaker to act as lie. Shake glass and shaker together to combine sugar and cachaca, shaking until well chilled. Lift glass from shaker and pour contents back into glass. Repeat process with remaining three glasses.

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.