Ginger Martini With Sake Recipes

GINGER MARTINI

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker or small pitcher with ice. Add the vodka, ginger syrup, and lime juice. Cover and shake vigorously, or stir, until combined and chilled, about 30 seconds. (In general, by the time the shaker mists up the drink is ready.) Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Add twist and serve.
• Remove the outer peel of the lemon with a vegetable peeler, taking care not to include too much of the bitter white pith. Finely chop the lemon peel and ginger in a food processor.
• Transfer the lemon-ginger mixture to a medium saucepan, add the sugar and water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, partially covered, for 15 minutes. Strain the mixture and cool. Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
• Yield: 2 cups

GINGER MARTINI

Steps:

• Muddle ginger in a mixing glass. Add ice and the remaining ingredients. Shake, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

GINGERED PEAR MARTINI

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice; add vodka, pear juice, and ginger liqueur. Cover shaker and shake; strain drink into a chilled martini glass and garnish with nutmeg.

GINGER MARTINI

Steps:

• Place martini glasses in the freezer to frost.
• Fill chilled glass with ice, and pour in ginger liqueur. Allow liqueur to chill for one minute. Remove ice cubes, and pour in vodka. Garnish with crystallized ginger.

CUCUMBER, GINGER, AND SAKE SANGRIA

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.

SAKE MARTINI WITH FRESH POMEGRANATE AND GINGER

Steps:

• Place grated ginger in tea strainer over a small bowl and press firmly with a spoon to release juice.
• In cocktail shaker, combine ice, sake, pomegranate juice, maple syrup and ginger juice and shake vigorously to combine and chill.
• Pour cocktail through strainer into prepared glasses and garnish rim with crystallized ginger.

GINGER-SAKE MARINADE

Steps:

• Make ginger juice by grating the ginger and squeezing the gratings in a cloth to extract the juice. There should be about one tablespoon.
• Mix ginger juice and all other ingredients in a bowl.