How to prepare an alcoholic watermelon lemonade
Food / / December 19, 2019
Watermelon blends with alcohol. Another proof of that - the flavored alcoholic lemonade with rosemary and watermelon capable tasty refresh you on hot summer days.
Ingredients:
- 210 g of sugar;
- 500 ml of water;
- ½ medium watermelon;
- 2-3 sprigs of rosemary;
- 210 ml of lemon juice;
- 240 ml gin.
Start with the preparation of watermelon pulp, carefully separating it from cover with a spoon. Do not forget to try the watermelon before the start of cooking, because it is by its sweetness will depend on the total quantity of sugar in the lemonade.
If you are using watermelon seedless, it is enough to just whip the flesh blender, so the drink will be much thicker. To rid the flesh from the bones can be quickly and easily by rubbing it through a sieve.
Now to the syrup. Sugar syrup can be filled with any taste, but it seems a particularly good combination of watermelon with rosemary. Sprigs of rosemary lay in a saucepan, fill with sugar, pour the water and leave on medium heat. As soon as the sugar crystals will dissolve and you will begin to feel the fragrance of rosemary, remove the bowl from the heat, cover with a lid and leave to cool to a warm state.
Depending on the desired expression of the taste of rosemary, you can put in a syrup of two to four branches.
Squeeze the juice from the lemons. Lemons can be further combined with other citrus.
Connect the watermelon juice with citrus and start to pour in portions to a mixture of sugar syrup, adjusting the sweetness to your taste. At the end, pour gin and add some ice glasses.
Jean as part of lemonade can be replaced by other strong alcohol, such as vodka, or else leave at all non-alcoholic lemonade.