Gin & Tonic Spheres Recipe Using Reverse Spherification Technique - Modern Gastronomy Recipes

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Gin & Tonic Spheres Recipe Using Reverse Spherification Technique

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 2

Course Cocktails, Dessert

Cuisine Molecular

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Equipment

Ingredients

100 gr Tonic water
40 gr Cucumber juice
35 gr Caster sugar
30 gr Dry gin
15 gr Lime juice
3 gr Calcium Lactate
5 gr Sodium Alginate
1 gr Xanthan Gum
1 liter Water

Instructions

Prepare The Sodium Alginate Bath

Add water to blender
Whilst blending the water gradually add your Sodium Alginate
Blend tor 2-3 minutes until well dissolved
Leave to settle in the fridge for 2 hours

Make your spheres

Combine all the wet ingredients in a blender
Whilst blending gradually add your dry ingredients
Pour the mixture into a mould and place in freezer
Heat the Sodium Alginate bath to 50°C
A couple at a time, add the frozen hemispheres to the alginate bath
Stir carefully
Remove & refresh your spheres in cold water

Carbonating (optional)

Pour tonic into a cream whipper
Carefully place spheres into the whipper
Charge with CO2 and chill for at least 2 hours
Vent the whipper and carefully pour out

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Keyword Calcium Lactate, Caster Sugar, Cream Whipper, Cucumber Juice, Dry Gin, Lime Juice, Sodium Alginate, Tonic Water, xanthan gum

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