Serves 1
Directions
- 1Clean the fruits and vegetables.
- 2Zest about five limes.
- 3Cut the limes in half.
- 4Place a measuring cup under the citrus juicer.
- 5Juice the limes using a citrus juicer.
- 6Pour one cup of lime juice into a large jar.
- 7Pour four cups of water into the same jar.
- 8For the simple syrup, add one cup of water to a saucepan.
- 9Add one cup of sugar to the saucepan.
- 10Add the lime zest to the saucepan.
- 11Stir the simple syrup mixture until the sugar dissolves; there's no need to boil it.
- 12Pour the simple syrup into the jar with the lime juice and water.
- 13Add ice to the jar.
- 14Add mint leaves to the jar.
- 15Serve the drink by adding two jalapeños to a glass and then filling it with the spicy acidic water.
Ingredients
- limes
- jalape os
- lime zest
- 1 cup lime juice
- 4 cups water
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- mint leaves
Equipment
large jarcolanderknifezesterspatulacitrus juicermeasuring cupsaucepanwooden spoonglass
Tips
- The smoother the lemon, the juicier it will be.
- When making simple syrup, there's no need to boil it; just dissolve the sugar.
- When done juicing your limes, put them in your trash can so you have good-smelling garbage.
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