{"id":873,"date":"2013-11-18T19:52:18","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T03:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/liquidkitchen.kathycasey.com\/?p=873"},"modified":"2018-03-16T11:16:28","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T18:16:28","slug":"im-in-love-with-flash-blending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/?p=873","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m in love with Flash Blending!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-874 alignleft lazyload\" alt=\"snowdrift\" data-src=\"http:\/\/liquidkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/snowdrift-188x300.jpg\" width=\"155\" height=\"248\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 155px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 155\/248;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s right, blending. Now, I am not talking about loads of ice and slushy sweet concoctions. I\u2019m talking about the way they do it in Peru for Pisco Sours\u2026 heavy on the spirit, fresh citrus, a dash of simple syrup, egg white and a touch of ice. Then flash blended until thoroughly frothy.<\/p>\n<p>Flash blending was the inspiration for my Snow Drift cocktail \u2013 a beautiful (and delicious) example made with botanical Martin Miller&#8217;s Gin, fresh lemon juice and housemade Cranberry Ginger Syrup\u2026 and of course egg white.<\/p>\n<p>Batched to make 4 cocktails, this is the perfect recipe for a holiday party or a little apr\u00e8s-ski get together. So elegant served up in coup glasses and garnished with a cranberry and piece of candied ginger on a pick.<\/p>\n<p>A frothy libation to delight \u2026. like just-fallen snow. \u2013 Kathy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Snow Drift<\/strong><br \/>\nHousemade Cranberry Ginger Syrup adds holiday flair to this festive and frothy cocktail. You can also mix the syrup with sparkling water and a squeeze of fresh lemon for the holiday party designated driver.<\/p>\n<p>This recipe easily doubles or pre-batch large amounts of this cocktail by changing ounces to cups. Then blend 4 ounces (1\/2 cup) of the pre-mix with 1\/2 cup of ice.<\/p>\n<p>Makes 4 cocktails<\/p>\n<p>4 ounces (1\/2 cup) Martin Miller\u2019s Gin<br \/>\n1 1\/2 ounces (3 Tbsp.) fresh lemon juice<br \/>\n1 1\/2 ounces (3 Tbsp.) Cranberry Ginger Syrup (recipe follows)<br \/>\n1 1\/2 ounces (3 Tbsp.) pasteurized or organic egg white<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n1 cup ice<br \/>\nGarnish: candied ginger and cranberry on a pick (optional)<\/p>\n<p>Measure cocktail ingredients into a high-quality blender such as <a title=\"Vitamix\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vitamix.com\/Commercial\/Performance\/Success-Stories\/Bars-And-Lounges\">Vitamix<\/a> with ice. Blend on high until ice is totally blended and drink is frothy. Pour into coup glasses. Garnish with candied ginger and cranberry on a pick if desired.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cranberry Ginger Syrup<\/strong><br \/>\nMakes about 20 ounces or enough for 12 cocktails.<\/p>\n<p>1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries<br \/>\n4 tsp. finely grated orange zest<br \/>\n4 tsp. finely minced fresh ginger<br \/>\n2 cups water<br \/>\n2 cup sugar<\/p>\n<p>Place ingredients into a small sauce pan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Simmer for 1 minute then turn off heat. Let steep for 30 minutes. Then strain through a fine mesh strainer \u2013 pressing out the cranberries. Store in a pretty bottle refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Recipe by Kathy Casey Liquid Kitchen\u00ae.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That\u2019s right, blending. Now, I am not talking about loads of ice and slushy sweet concoctions. I\u2019m talking about the way they do it in Peru for Pisco Sours\u2026 heavy on the spirit, fresh citrus, a dash of simple syrup, egg white and a touch of ice. Then flash blended until thoroughly frothy. Flash blending [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11771,11761],"tags":[2517,859,4100,9842,2987,2747,9847,1296,2946,293,2658,1921,6430,1928,10,9843,4785],"class_list":["post-873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cocktail-recipes","category-liquid-kitchen-blog","tag-beverage","tag-cocktail","tag-cranberry","tag-cranberry-ginger-syrup","tag-drink","tag-egg-white","tag-flash-blending","tag-ginger","tag-inspiration","tag-kathy-casey","tag-kathy-casey-liquid-kitchen","tag-lemon-juice","tag-martin-millers-gin","tag-orange-zest","tag-recipes","tag-snow-drift","tag-vitamix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=873"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31869,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873\/revisions\/31869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}