Bobby Flay-inspired Hard Lemonade
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Author Notes: It doesn't get much better than watching the horses work out in the mornings at Saratoga Race Course .... unless it's watching Bobby Flay watch his horses work out in the mornings at Saratoga! This is inspired by Bobby's recipe for minted lemonade. - wssmom
Serves 6
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- Juice from 10-12 lemons, about 1 1/2 cups
- 1 pint strawberries
- silver rum
- 3 cups seltzer, chilled
- 1/2 bunch mint sprigs
- Prepare a simple syrup by mixing the sugar with 1 1/2 cups water in a small pan; bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve, and let cool.
- Stem the strawberries and puree with about 1/3 to 1/2 cup of the lemon juice. Put through a sieve to remove seeds and errant bits.
- In a large, attractive pitcher, combine 3/4 cup simple syrup with the strawberry-lemon puree and the remainder of the lemon juice. Sample and if desired, add more simple syrup to taste.
- Add the mint to the pitcher along with the rum (one ounce per serving) and chill in the refrigerator for an hour. Add the cold seltzer and serve over ice. Kick back and enjoy the fourth race!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Fair Food
Tags: boozy, not too sweet, very agreeable consumed in the company of horses
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over 1 year ago lorigoldsby
I missed this recipe earlier--love me some Bobby Flay--will have to compromise with the hard lemonade!
over 1 year ago wssmom
LOL any way you want it!
almost 2 years ago arielleclementine
Thanks for the recipe! Sounds perfect!
almost 2 years ago wssmom
My pleasure,
thanks!
almost 2 years ago sexyLAMBCHOPx
Bobby Flay is a tasty treat.
almost 2 years ago wssmom
...and such a nice guy!
almost 2 years ago boulangere
Cynthia is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.
I'd love to hang out at the track with you - with glasses of this!
almost 2 years ago wssmom
As close to horse heaven as you could get!
almost 2 years ago sdebrango
Suzanne is a trusted source on General Cooking.
I'll take a big icy glass of this right now. Yum!
almost 2 years ago wssmom
Soooo good!
almost 2 years ago dymnyno
Rum...yum!
almost 2 years ago wssmom
LOL