Cocktail recipes
Tamarind and date cocktail
6
Easy
20 minutes, plus 30 minutes’ cooling time
20 minutes
Ingredients
- 125 g white sugar
- 10 g fresh ginger, grated
- 20 g lemongrass paste
- 2 limes, juiced, rind reserved
- ½ cup Woolworths tamarind & date chutney
- ¾ cup water
- alcohol of choice, for serving
- soda water, for serving
Method
1. Place the sugar, ginger, lemongrass paste, lime juice, tamarind and date chutney and water in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer, and cook over low heat until it becomes fragrant about 15–20 minutes. Strain the mixture into a glass jug and let it cool for at least 30 minutes; this will also help it thicken.
2. To serve, divide the syrup between 6 glasses, add a tot of your favourite alcoholic beverage to each, top up with soda water, and garnish with a piece of lime rind.
Photography: Shavan Rahim
Videography: Kaylene Sauls
Recipes and production: Brita Du Plessis
Food assistant: Josh van Zyl
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