Best Tangerine Ginger Sake Sangria Recipes

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TANGERINE GINGER SAKE SANGRIA



Tangerine Ginger Sake Sangria image

A Sangria that's great all year round. Time does not include making the simple syrup - double it to use in other cocktails or to serve in ice tea or lemonade.

Provided by momaphet

Categories     Beverages

Time 10m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1/2 cup fresh ginger, chopped
3 tangerines (more, for garnish)
1/3 cup of fresh mint (more, for garnish)
1 (750 ml) bottle sake (nigori)
1/4 cup sugar, for rim

Steps:

  • Simple syrup:.
  • Bring 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
  • Add 1/2 cup of fresh, chopped ginger. Remove from heat, and let steep 30 minutes.
  • Pour syrup through a fine sieve into a heat resistant container; discard ginger. Chill in the refrigerator. If you made extra, just store it in an airtight container for up to a week.
  • Sangria:.
  • Thinly slice 3 tangerines and add them to a pitcher.
  • Add 1/3 cup of fresh mint leaves to a glass with barely enough sake to cover and mull them.
  • Add the mulled mint and the remaining sake to the pitcher.
  • Add the chilled ginger syrup to the pitcher and mix well. You can add extra mint to look pretty.
  • For each glass wipe the rim of the glass with a tangerine slice and then twist the wet rimmed glass in the sugar.
  • Add sangria to glass and garnish with tangerine slice and mint.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 537, Fat 0.3, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 11.2, Carbohydrate 83.3, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 69.6, Protein 1.9

CUCUMBER, GINGER, AND SAKE SANGRIA



Cucumber, Ginger, and Sake Sangria image

Time 10m

Yield Makes 8 to 10 drinks

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 large (1-lb) seedless cucumber (usually plastic-wrapped)
2 cups water
2/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon finely grated peeled fresh ginger
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste
1 (720-ml) bottle chilled dry sake
2 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger (optional)

Steps:

  • Cut cucumber crosswise into three equal pieces. Peel and chop 2 pieces, then put into a blender. Peel 4 lengthwise strips from remaining piece, leaving stripes of green, then halve piece lengthwise and core. Thinly slice crosswise.
  • Add water, sugar, fresh ginger, and lemon juice to blender and purée until smooth. Pour through a medium-mesh sieve into a pitcher, then stir in sake, crystallized ginger if using, and cucumber slices. Chill, covered, until ready to serve, up to 2 hours. Serve over ice.

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