I love Lemon
Drops – especially when the weather gets warm.
We recently saw a recipe for Jalapeno Lemon Drops, which called for
Jalapeno infused Vodka. I wanted one so
badly, but didn’t have Jalapeno infused Vodka – nor did I want to take the week
or two necessary to make my own. SO, I
had the brilliant idea to make Jalapeno Simple Syrup and use THAT in the my
normal lemon drop recipe. It turned out
amazing!! I think you’re going to LOVE
this one. Just the right amount of
spicy! Amazing!
Ingredients:
3 oz. Vodka
(good quality top shelf preferred)
1 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz jalapeno simple syrup (recipe follows)
1 oz orange juice
Directions:
Shake all in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Pour into two frozen martini glasses. Garnish with a jalapeno slice, or lemon twist. YUM!
Simple Syrup Recipe
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz jalapeno simple syrup (recipe follows)
1 oz orange juice
Directions:
Shake all in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Pour into two frozen martini glasses. Garnish with a jalapeno slice, or lemon twist. YUM!
Simple Syrup Recipe
1 cup sugar
½ cup water
1 jalapeno,
seeded and rough chopped
In a small
blender, like a Bullet, add sugar and jalapeno.
Whirl until the jalapeno is finely chopped and sugar has turned
green. Add a little bit of the water to
help it combine.
Place the
sugar mixture with the remaining water in a saucepan. Bring to boil and cook until sugar
dissolved. Allow to cool to room temperature. Strain through a mesh sieve to separate
chunks and fiber of jalapeno.
