2 persons

45 minutes

Tamarind syrup:

500 g of ripe tamarinds

250 g sugar

250 ml water

Tamarita:

100 ml tequila

20 ml tamarind syrup

20 ml lime juice

60 ml Cointreau

1 jalapeno

1 citrus fruit

ice cubes

salt

chili powder

Tamarita

Tamarind Syrup:

Remove the skin from the tamarinds and place the pulp in a pan. Bring the tamarind pulp to the boil with water and let it cook until the seeds separate from the pulp.

Strain the mixture and collect the liquid. Add sugar to the juice and then bring it back to a boil together. Stir occasionally to properly dissolve the sugar. Cook the mixture over medium heat until it thickens. This usually takes about 15 minutes. Let the syrup stand for a while to cool. You only need a portion of this for this cocktail. You can save the rest of the syrup and use it in another recipe.

Tamarita:

Mix the salt and chili powder together on a plate.
Cut a small slit in the center of a citrus fruit and rub the pulp along the rim of the glass. Dip the rim of the glass in the chilli salt, leaving a small rim on the glass.

Place the tequila, tamarind syrup, lime juice and Cointreau in a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake well until everything is cooled. Fill the glass without the ice.

Make a spiral of a citrus peel as decoration and garnish the cocktail with a few slices of jalapeno for a little extra zing.

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FRUIT

Tamarind

The tamarind is a long, brown pod with a sweet and sour taste. The skin has to be peeled before you can eat the sticky, tasty pulp. It is an important ingredient in the Asian cuisine.

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