Make this lemon caipirinha, a very famous Brazilian alcoholic drink!
Caipirinha Lemon
Servings
1
servingsPrep time
20
minutesCooking timeminutes
Make a delicious Lemon Caipirinha with this recipe.Â
Use the ingredients and follow the step-by-step instructions.
Ingredients
1 Tahiti lemon
2 teaspoons sugar (or to taste)
Ice to taste
50 ml of cachaça (or more, depending on your taste)
Directions
- Wash the lemon well and cut it into small pieces.Â
Remove seeds if desired. - Place the lime pieces in a lowball glass or caipirinha glass.
- Add the sugar over the lemon pieces.
- Using a tamper, gently crush the lemon pieces with the sugar, just enough to release the juice, but without crushing the lemon peels.
- Add ice over the crushed lemon.
- Pour the cachaça over the ice and lemon.
- Stir well to mix the ingredients.
- If desired, garnish with a thin slice of lemon on the rim of the glass.
