Sous Vide Strawberry Rhubarb Cocktail
Sous Vide Strawberry Rhubarb Cocktail
Makes 2 cocktails
Recipe courtesy of Sam Ross
Ingredients
Strawberry Rhubarb Syrup (Sous Vide)
1 cup rhubarb, chopped
1 cup strawberries, hulled and halved
1 cup demerara sugar
Zest of 1 lime
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
Cocktail
1.15 oz Michters Sour Mash
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
3/4 oz Strawberry Rhubarb Syrup (from above)
1/2 oz Contratto Aperitivo (or Cappelletti)
Sparkling water
Craft ice
Method
Strawberry Rhubarb Syrup (Sous Vide)
- Combine rhubarb, strawberries, demerara sugar, lime zest, and lime juice in a vacuum-seal or zip-top bag.
- Seal the bag using the water displacement method or vacuum sealer.
- Set the sous vide well on your SKS range to 140°F (60°C).
- Sous vide the bag for 3 hours.
- Remove from the water bath, strain through a fine mesh sieve, pressing to extract syrup. Discard solids.
- Cool syrup and refrigerate until ready to use.
Cocktail
- In a shaker, combine 1.15 oz Michters Sour Mash, 3/4 oz fresh lime juice, 3/4 oz strawberry rhubarb syrup, and 1/2 oz Contratto Aperitivo.
- Add Craft Ice® and shake until well chilled.
- Strain into a glass over fresh Craft Ice®.
- Top with Sparkling Water. Garnish with a strawberry or rhubarb ribbon if desired.
Method
Strawberry Rhubarb Syrup (Sous Vide)
- Combine rhubarb, strawberries, demerara sugar, lime zest, and lime juice in a vacuum-seal or zip-top bag.
- Seal the bag using the water displacement method or vacuum sealer.
- Set the sous vide well on your SKS range to 140°F (60°C).
- Sous vide the bag for 3 hours.
- Remove from the water bath, strain through a fine mesh sieve, pressing to extract syrup. Discard solids.
- Cool syrup and refrigerate until ready to use.
Cocktail
- In a shaker, combine 1.15 oz Michters Sour Mash, 3/4 oz fresh lime juice, 3/4 oz strawberry rhubarb syrup, and 1/2 oz Contratto Aperitivo.
- Add Craft Ice® and shake until well chilled.
- Strain into a glass over fresh Craft Ice®.
- Top with Sparkling Water. Garnish with a strawberry or rhubarb ribbon if desired.
