Mint Julep Cocktail Served With Classic Mexican & Brazilian Dishes For Spicy Adventure
There are countless cuisines present all around the world that can be served with different kinds of cocktails. Deciding what to choose? Each dish consists of its own flavour, texture, and spices that make it unique. One dish from one part of the world can be made in another part with various unique elements that bring authenticity.
Some dishes require local ingredients, while others require imported exotic ingredients. Regardless, Mexican and Brazilian dishes are simple cuisines that carry lots of flavour and spice but require a few ingredients available worldwide whenever you want to make them.
Slow cooking is one of those elements that requires more time but less efficiency, making the dish built around patience and taste. Most of the dishes from these cuisines contain lots of spices, seasonings, and chillies. Similar to Indian cuisine, spices like paprika, allspice, bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and garlic are regularly used.
Serving these types of dishes, consisting of a particular theme and cuisine, at an Indian party can be the highlight of the menu. Not only does it go well with sweet cocktails, citrus-forward drinks and dessert beverages, but it also goes well with rustic and bitter concoctions made with whisky and tannins.
If you are thinking about the popular dishes that you can make up with less time and serve at a cocktail party with different mint julep cocktails, read more!
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Agave Mint Julep Cocktail And Birria Tacos
The result of combining earthy notes with a herbal minty profile makes the agave mint julep beverage. Each taste is a gradual melting of flavours as the crushed ice draws the beverage out, in addition to chilling it. It has a clear, grounded edge without any bitterness or burn.
How To Make It?
- Fill a chilled metal julep cup with 10 fresh mint leaves.
- Use a flat muddler to gently press the mint after adding 10 ml of agave syrup.
- Pour crushed ice halfway in.
- Pour in 15 ml of whisky spirit and 30 ml of chilled soda water on top, stir gently to combine, and then chill.
- Continue adding crushed ice until the rim is covered in mounds.
- Add a thin twist of lime peel and a small mint sprig as a garnish.
The flavours of birria tacos are rich and complex. Traditionally made with goat, they come from Jalisco, Mexico, and are marinated in a mixture comprised of dried chiles, vinegar, garlic, spices, and herbs. Soaking up the rich red consommé it cooks in, the meat is braised slowly until it falls apart into shreds.
Tips To Make It Home:
- For the ideal fat-to-meat ratio, use chuck roast or beef short ribs.
- Make the chilli marinade smooth and cook it in a pressure cooker to save time.
- To enhance the flavour of your dried chiles, first toast them in a dry pan. It's called liquid gold for a reason, so make extra consommé and serve it on the side.
Shrub Julep Cocktail And Burro Percherón
With a fruit shrub, this mint julep cocktail is uniquely remixed. What is a shrub? It's a fruit and sugar syrup with a vinegar base; it's sour, sweet, and punchy.
How To Make It?
- Use 15 ml of homemade or store-bought berry shrub and gently muddle 10 mint leaves.
- Pour crushed ice halfway into the julep cup.
- Pour in 15 ml of white rum.
- Pour 30 ml of soda water on top and mix gently.
- Top it off with more crushed ice.
- Using a cocktail pick, garnish with a sliced berry and a mint sprig.
A huge, meaty tortilla wrap from northern Mexico is called a burro percherón. Encased in a thin flour tortilla and lightly crisped, it is stuffed with grilled meat, avocado, cheese, tomato, occasionally bacon, and salsa, making it resemble the messy older relative of a burrito.
Tips To Make It Home:
- Use skirt steak for taste and cook it fast.
- Your tortilla will roll better if it is seared up before filling.
- Avoid packing the fillings too full since too much moisture will cause them to rupture.
Blackberry Mint Julep Cocktail And Feijoada
The mint julep cocktail is transformed into a rich, purple-hued beverage by blackberries. This beverage is never sticky and is full of berry taste and mint freshness with a jammy undertone.
How To Make It?
- In a julep cup, muddle 10 mint leaves and 3 blackberries.
- Pour in 10 ml of simple syrup and whisk mildly.
- Pour crushed ice halfway in.
- Add 15 ml of dark rum.
- Stir in 30 ml of soda water.
- Add extra crushed ice on top, then decorate with a blackberry and a sprig of mint.
Black beans cooked with different pork parts, such as sausage, ribs and occasionally trotters, make up Brazil's famous stew, feijoada. It is meant to be consumed slowly with rice, orange slices, and sautéed greens. It is rich, smoky, and hearty!
Tips To Make It Home:
- If you are pressed for time, use canned black beans instead.
- For that smoky layer, add bacon or smoked sausage. The longer you let it simmer, the better.
Peach Mint Julep Cocktail And Churrasco
The mint julep beverage gets a new twist from peaches. It's soft without being monotonous and fruity without being artificially sweet. This cocktail is light and golden, like sipping sunshine!
How To Make It?
- In a julep cup, muddle 10 mint leaves and 2 peach slices.
- 10 ml of peach syrup.
- Pour crushed ice halfway in.
- Pour in 15 ml of bourbon.
- Pour 30 ml of soda water on top and mix gently.
- Garnish with a tiny slice of peach and a mint leaf, then add more crushed ice.
Churrasco is grilled meat prepared in the Brazilian way, which is smoky, salty, and cooked over an open flame. It has a huge flavour but a simple process. The meat, which is frequently served with rice, farofa, and chimichurri, is seasoned, blackened, and cut straight from the skewers.
Tips To Make It Home:
- Use picanha or flank steak, season with salt, and cook quickly over the stove.
- Before cutting, let the meat rest. To save time, prepare the chimichurri in advance.
Gin On Gin Julep Cocktail And Pão de Queijo
Instead of following convention, this mint julep cocktail goes all gin. It's floral, bright, and sophisticated. This drink has layered complexity due to the use of botanical-forward gin and a small amount of gin-based liqueur.
How To Make It?
- Mix 10 ml of elderflower liqueur with 10 mint leaves.
- Pour crushed ice halfway in.
- Pour in 15 ml of dry gin.
- Pour 30 ml of soda water on top and mix gently.
- Garnish with a lemon twist and a mint leaf, then add more crushed ice.
Pão de queijo are Brazilian cheese breads that are cheesy, crispy on the outside, and chewy on the inside. They are gluten-free and incredibly tasty, made with tapioca flour and parmesan.
Tips To Make It Home:
- There are no substitutes for tapioca flour. Combine the eggs, cheese, oil, and milk to make a sticky dough.
- For even rounds, bake in tiny muffin pans.
Summing Up…
Although zingy flavours are potent, their brilliance lies in contrast. The crisp beverage or a sweet note counteracts the chilli without making it go away. That conflict? Spice meets sweet; when combined, they produce a combo that will make you go "wow".
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