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It's Cinco de Mayo! Celebrate and honor Mexican heritage by making the delicious churros and chocolate and a sweet Hibiscus margarita. These Latin dessert and drink recipes come from chef and owner Richard Sandoval of the Modern Mexican restaurants and Pampano in New York. Try and enjoy them at home!
Churros: 4 servings, Chocolate: 6 servings
INGREDIENTS
Churros
Chocolate
Churros: Bring water, butter, sugar, salt, and vanilla extract to a boil. Stir in flour all at once. Cook until paste comes together and pulls away from the pot. Place dough in a mixing bowl; using the paddle attachment, combine eggs slowly, one at a time. Use a pastry tip (#867 star) to pipe four churros onto parchment paper. Drop into hot oil and cook until golden brown. Once finished, roll in cinnamon and sugar.
Chocolate: Bring milk and chai powder to a boil and pour over chocolate mixture; stir or mix to combine. Place sugar into saucepan with a bit of water until soft point. Place yolks in mixing bowl and whisk until doubled in volume — keep whisking, but slow down a bit — (whisk attachment). Slowly pour sugar syrup into mixing egg yolks — continue this until the mixture is thick, pale and cool. Whisk whites until stiff peaks. Fold yolk/sugar mixture into the chocolate mixture, then fold in the whipped cream and egg whites.
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INGREDIENTS
Hibiscus syrup
Hibiscus margarita
Hibiscus syrup: Boil hibiscus and water for 25 to 30 minutes. Strain with a sieve and puree the remaining flowers. Add the flower puree and sugar into the liquid and strain with a fine sieve. The approximate yield is just over one liter of syrup.
Hibiscus margarita: Add the tequila, sour mix, hibiscus syrup and ice to a shaker. Shake and pour into a rocks glass. Garnish with a dried hibiscus petals.
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