Tepache-Ita
Olivia Brophy & Edmundo Farrera
Serves
1Ingredients
45ml mezcal | |
15ml Marsala | |
30ml homemade tepache (see recipe) | |
15ml lime juice | |
10ml agave syrup | |
dried habanero chilli, chargrilled pineapple and Gran Mitla salt (agave worm salt), to garnish | |
TEPACHE | |
½ cup brown sugar | |
4½ cups water | |
1 ripe fresh pineapple | |
1 cinnamon stick |
SNACK
A small corn tortilla topped with pulled pork, a pickled red onion and coriander.
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Instructions
1. | Add all ingredients except the garnish to a shaker filled with ice. Shake. |
2. | Strain over ice into a tumbler. |
3. | Garnish with a dried habanero chilli, chargrilled pineapple on a stick and a dash of Gran Mitla salt. |
4. | TEPACHE |
5. | Put the brown sugar and water in a pot on a medium-low heat to combine until the sugar is dissolved. |
6. | Wash the pineapple and then remove the peel in large pieces. |
7. | Remove the ripe fruit from the core and keep the fruit for later. |
8. | Add the peel, core and cinnamon to the pot. |
9. | Cover with cheesecloth or a tea towel and set aside for 48 hours. |
10. | After 48 hours, remove the peel, core and cinnamon stick then keep refrigerated until ready to use. |
11. | It will keep for up to 7 days. |
Drinks by Olivia Brophy & Edmundo Farrera / Photography Jamie Bowering