With this Cuban mojito recipe we are inaugurating the hot season, together with our Magimix Cook Expert . In this recipe we use the robot mainly to make perfect crushed ice* and cool down our mojito to the max, although there are purists who prefer ice cubes. This gives us the excuse to prepare it both ways and compare... a field study, it's called.
Legend has it that the wonderful mojito was invented in Cuba and that it was one of Mr. Hemingway's many favourite alcohols, which he drank at the famous Bodeguita del Medio in Havana... oh, those were the days.
If you haven't tried the Cuban mojito, you're taking too long, because this masterful mix of rum, lime juice, mint, sugar and ice is one of the most refreshing cocktails there is. Let's go with it, because with the Magimix this cocktail could be prepared by a six-year-old child. Although I will deny that I said that.
*I used the Magimix Cook Expert, which leaves the ice perfectly crushed in no time. If you don't have one, you can use a blender.
Mediterranean glass cups , Cuba Magimix Cook Expert robot and Pallarès carbon steel knife
Ingredients (for 4 mojitos)
- 200ml aged rum
- 80gr of white or brown sugar
- 150ml lime juice
- 4-5 mint leaves per glass
- 400ml of sparkling water
- 400gr of ice cubes
Elaboration
- We squeeze the juice from the limes and set aside.
- We wash the mint leaves and distribute them in the glasses .
- We put the ice cubes in the Magimix glass. We select the Blender , Crushed Ice program and press Auto . If the ice is not perfectly crushed after the minute assigned to the program is up, we repeat the program and stop when we see that it is perfectly crushed.
- Remove the lid and add the lime juice, rum and sugar. Set the Crushed Ice setting again and press Stop when you feel the mojito is well mixed.
- We pour the mojito into the glasses prepared with the mint. We finish filling the glasses with the sparkling water.
- We crush a little mint in each glass with a long spoon or some utensil for this purpose (experts say that this is essential and the touch of mint is truly magnificent), we garnish with a slice of lime and we pounce on the mojito. But with elegance.
Mediterranean glass cups , Magimix Cook Expert robot bowl and Pallarès carbon steel knife
Even if I'm wrong to say it, this mojito sure does look good. Some people prefer to use white rum instead of the aged rum I used, but I personally think that aged rum has more flavor than white rum. Judge for yourself.
