[CH] TEXTINI
Rob Solarion (roberto@1starnet.com)
Tue, 24 Aug 2004 20:25:58 -0500
The Dallas News is having a contest for people to "invent" a new
mixed drink which can become a "signature drink" for Texas, to sell
to all the tourists who come here. I have decided to enter this
contest, and I invented a new mixed drink.
TEXTINI
I have to send a lot of info to the Dallas News about this. There is
no "prize". I am doing it purely for the fun of it. So here is what
I have concocted. If you can duplicate it at home and try it, let me
know what you think in the next few days. The deadline is next week.
I tried one of these this evening, and I think that it is delicious.
It is "very Texas" in concept. I am writing this recipe here for the
first time.
INGREDIENTS
4 Parts Tequila
1 Part Extra-Dry Vermouth
Key Lime Juice (see note)
Cumin
Tabasco Sauce (McIlhenney's brand, see note)
Pickled Tabasco Peppers (such as Trappey's brand)
Jalapeņo-Stuffed Queen Olives (such as Mezzetta brand)
Hot Pickled Okra (such as Talk O' Texas brand)
PROCEDURE
Mix together 4 parts tequila and 1 part extra-dry vermouth in
whatever amount that you need, from jiggers to cups. Using jiggers,
you'll have a little more than will fit into an ordinary martini
glass. Chill this mixture and several martini glasses in the
refrigerator. Also, it is recommended to pre-chill the pickled
tabasco peppers, queen olives and pickled okra.
Squeeze and strain some key lime juice onto a flat plate. On another
flat plate, shake out some cumin. When you are ready to prepare the
drink, hold a chilled martini glass upside-down and thoroughly coat
the rim with key lime juice. Then immediately dredge the rim in the
cumin. This is much like salting the rim of a Margarita glass.
Next, shake 2-3 drops of Tabasco Sauce into the bottom of the martini glass.
Then using a plastic martini toothpick-like olive spear, spear one of
the pickled Tabasco peppers. Then also spear one of the
jalapeņo-stuffed queen olives. Place this spear into the martini
glass. Then place a piece of hot pickled okra into the glass, at an
angle to the other spear.
Carefully pour (no drips, no spills) the chilled tequila-vermouth
mixture into the glass up to about 1/4th inch from the cumin-coated
rim.
NOTE
If I can find Key Limes, I'll always buy them instead of regular
limes. Their flavor is more pungent. However, if Key Limes are not
available, regular lime juice could be used. Lime juice is also used
to coat the rims of Margarita glasses before they are salted.
McIlhenney's in Louisiana now has several varieties of its "original"
Tabasco Sauce. There are garlic, habanero and chipotle varieties. I
prefer the Garlic Tabasco. Each host or bartender who prepares a
Textini can use whatever variety of Tabasco Sauce that is preferred.
This would give some variation to the drink from club to club.
Enjoy! It's good! I hope it wins first place and becomes a legend! HA. R.
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