Put away that glass and straw and let's celebrate happy hour with a lesson in spherification and a few Molecular Mojito Spheres.
Course Drinks
Prep Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 12spheres
Author I Sugar Coat It adapted from Molecule-R
Ingredients
Mojito:
4wedges of lime
4gramssugar1 teaspoon
30gramswhite rum2 tablespoons
60gramsclub soda¼ cup, or ginger ale
24fresh mint leaves
1gramcalcium lactate¼ teaspoon
12small mint leaves for mold
Sperification bath:
500gramswater2 cups
2gramssodium alginate½ teaspoon
bowl of water for rinsing
Instructions
To make the mojito:
Add the calcium lactate, lime wedges and sugar to a glass and use a muddler to smash a few times.
Add the rum and club soda or ginger ale and stir to dissolve the calcium lactate. Strain.
Place the silicone mold on a small, flat tray.
Add the small mint leaves in each of the 12 wells of the silicone mold, smooth side down and fill each mold with the mojito mixture. Freeze.
To make the bath:
Add the water and sodium alginate to a tall container (or a bowl) and blend with a hand blender until dissolved. Set aside for 15 minutes.
Remove the frozen mojitos from the freezer and add to the sodium alginate bath (I added mine three at a time to avoid them sticking together). Allow to set for 3 minutes, while gently stirring.
Use a slotted spoon to transfer the formed sphere from the alginate bath to a bowl of water. Rinse briefly then remove from water and serve.