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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Drinks => Topic started by: ThermomixBlogger on March 01, 2010, 11:48:39 pm
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Hi Everyone!
We have a new distillery in my town and their "Victoria Gin" is powerfully fantastic :-*. And it doesn't hurt that they did such a great job on their label design either ;) Had to find a reason to justify all the gin I was buying so I was inspired to create a cocktail for the blog. Thinking of all you Aussies in the heat too and thought I'd share the recipe here. Would love to know if you think this drink is too weak ???. Seriously! I was being conservative as it really is one to drink early in the day (almost like a punch or a slushie), so I didn't want to be too heavy-handed. (Also, the gin I used is quite strong...)
Blushing Buck
Ingredients (for two)
100 g. Victoria Gin (more or less, to suit your taste)
1 chilled blood orange
1 chilled large Navel orange (or similar seedless variety)
1/2 chilled lime
100 g. chilled ginger ale
3-4 ice cubes
Method
* Prepare oranges by cutting off the peel and removing any seeds. It is important to remove peel by cutting rather than simply by peeling, as this will also remove most of the white pith. (Some pith is okay on the fruit, but retaining all pith will result in a very bitter drink!) Cut oranges into quarters and toss into Thermomix bowl.
* Squeeze juice from the half lime (remove any seeds) and add this juice to the bowl with the ginger ale. Add ice cubes to bowl and puree for 45 seconds on speed 8.
* Use spatula to scrape pureed fruit down from lid and sides of bowl. Add gin and mix gently for 4 seconds on REVERSE speed 4.
* Serve immediately. Garnish as desired with slices or twizzles of lime or orange, or with juniper berries (from the spice section of your grocery store).
The Blushing Buck is pretty and pink :o
You can see photos and additional notes at:
www.superkitchenmachine.com/2010/5396/thermomix-victoria-gin-cocktail-recipe.html
Here on Vancouver Island we are just coming down from the 'high' of the Olympic games which turned out to be MUCH more fun than anyone expected. ;D :o :-)) I made this drink for watching our gold-medal hockey game yesterday. Wooopeeeeeee! :P :-*
Cheers!
TMB
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Well, if looks are anything to go by Helene, this will be a winner. Need to pick up a blood orange somewhere before I can do this one so hold onto your hat until I do so. :-*
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so hold onto your hat until I do so. :-*
holding.... holding....
Cheers Judy ;)
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Yum. Looks fantastic. Blood oranges can be a bit hard to find here but will have a go. Thanks Helene
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What no music this time! ;) Wow! :o That orange looks fantastic - I've never seen anything like it! Yeah I don't get out much. :-))
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Thanks TMB - looks can be deceiving - looks so innocuous :o :o :o
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Ha ha Thermomixer... this IS innocuous! Truly, if you try it you will see it is quite 'light' because I expected folks would maybe want this with brunch and so maybe best to go a little easy on the hard stuff...
Nay-Nay... you made me laught too! I only put music with the 'slideo' and this one isn't a slideo. (If I made this into a slideo I think it would come out looking more like a gin commercial than just a little recipe for TMX fans.) As it is, I took far too many photos with the gin bottle because their lable is so attractive. The gin is extremely tasty too -- "assertive" is the word for it.
Very Happy Jan: Was sorry to read that blood oranges are hard to find. I had (wrongly) expected that they would be more common in the land of sun where you live. Here we get them easily but they do come to us from California. I agree, the colour is spectacular is it not? That's why I just HAD to use them in a cocktail... but you can just go ahead and use regular oranges of course. Let me know how it turns out!
Cheers! :-*
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Helene just been to a large shopping centre trying to get a few things for TMX recipes including the blood orange. Tried 3 places and although they are in season, no-one had any. Some places weren't even going to bother getting any in. Obviously not a good seller. The Adelaide Central Market would be the best bet I guess but now I have read you can use ordinary oranges, I'll go down that path later today.
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but now I have read you can use ordinary oranges, I'll go down that path later today.
What time do you want us there for cocktails JD? ;) ;):D :D :D :D
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Would be lovely for you all to pop in and join me, DH
doesn't can't drink because of his MS so it is a little lonely at times having the odd drink on your own.
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Talk about blushing - I am blushing with embarrassment. Firstly I put the gin in too early then I poured the dry ginger ale in but it was in fact, sarsaparilla ??? ??? It was in before I noticed my mistake. It doesn't taste as bad as you may think but now I will have to have another one tomorrow night with the correct ingredients and in the right order. It's been a long day - well that's my excuse anyway. ;) ;)
This cocktail is not too weak for me Helene, in fact I might cut the gin back a tad tomorrow night.
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So, how many daiquiris had you consumed before the cocktail making episode ? ;) ;)
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It may have looked that way Thermomixer but I don't usually mix my drinks :D :D I will get it right tonight, I have retyped TMB's recipe in a very simple form.
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TMB, this is a really nice drink (when you get it right) and I just wished I hadn't halved the recipe tonight ;D ;D. I cut the gin down to 40mls but it will go back up to 50mls next time for that little kick and I don't know whether you strained it or not but I did tonight and it was much nicer than last night's unstrained one. Thank you for the posting, will be looking out for blood oranges wherever I go although ordinary oranges were just fine.
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Hey hey Judydawn:
Glad you tried and liked it. No, I did not strain it, as I prefer the "smoothie" texture with pulp, as a drink for earlier in the day. Sort of like what the "Slushies" that the kids drink. But as an 'evening' and er... um... 'more sophisticated' drink, then strained would apply I suppose, though I have to wonder how you got any liquid at all from straining...
One thing for sure: I had fun 'playing' with this gin recipe :o :P
Cheers!
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Plenty of liquid came out Helene, not a problem at all.
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Great! Thanks Judydawn --
Thanks for doing the 'hard' ;) work on this for the benefit of us all !
- TMB
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It was my pleasure Helene :-)) :-))
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Judydawn... in the name of 'research' ;) I made the Blushing Buck again yesterday evening and did some taste-testing :o with a friend to compare your strained version against the original... side by side.
Your strained version came out the clear winner. :D I was pleasantly surprised at the resulting consistency and after typing this note I will be adjusting the recipe on the blog accordingly. Hooray for INTERCONTINENTAL RECIPE-DEVELOPING TEAMWORK. ;D
Thanks so much for inspiring the improvement in this recipe! :-*
Big cheers to you!
TMB
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Thanks for your enthusiasm & compliment Helene - I also love the way we all band together to create recipes, tweak them and come up with an absolute beauty. Go the Blushing Buck 8) 8) 8)
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I finally found some blood oranges last week and tonight I decided it was time for another cocktail, hang waiting for the warmer weather! Did the full recipe and thought I'd keep the leftovers for tomorrow night but it was too nice and I have managed to drink both glasses. Been a while since I made it and had forgotten how nice it really was. Hic
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Great work JD ;D
Thanks for suggesting this one for the cocktail night. I'll pick up some blood oranges on the weekend while I'm away. They had them recently at the farm gate so hopefully will still have some. ;) :-*
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Hick !! ;D ;D Blood oranges are yummy. I can understand you not wanting the mix to go off - had to drink it :-* :-*
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Sounds like the blood oranges are in season down undda? Not so here :(
Oh well, must think of something else to make in the TMX while I wait....
Hmmmmmm
;)
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I was in a fruit & veg shop yesterday and had walked past the oranges before the sign saying "Blood Oranges" registered in my brain. This recipe just happened to "Pop" into my mind ;) so it was a quick double back to grab a couple of the elusive oranges.
Could only hold out until 4.30pm to make the drink and like Judy had intended to have just 1 glass. HA HA what a joke. Drank the lot :D :D Very nice and you could make it with Vodka if preferred.
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LOL - such restraint - 4:30 ? Did you clean up all the evidence before anybody got home ??
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LOL - such restraint - 4:30 ? Did you clean up all the evidence before anybody got home ??
Dh watched me make it and laughed when I refilled my glass. No need to hide the evidence this time buy I gave him a taste and he quite liked it- soooo next time ;) ;)
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I will make mine tomorrow night. I think I'll bring some to the next get together, we can have a tiny taste each.
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Bumping this for new forum members. I am enjoying one right now and will go back for the remainder a bit later. I saw the blood oranges the other day so bought 4, juiced and froze them so they were on hand when I was ready for this cocktail.
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I have not seen any blood oranges yet but I will be looking for them.
Gert
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what a devil Judy, will buy some this week.
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I bought a bottle of gin on my last overseas trip and was wondering what I can make, now I just need to buy blood oranges.