Mango-Chile Sunrise
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 red Thai bird or Fresno chile peppers, roughly chopped, plus halved chiles for garnish
- 1 cup white rum
- 1 cup mango nectar, chilled
- 1/4 cup yuzu juice, chilled
- 1/2 teaspoon grenadine
- Seltzer, for serving
- Combine the sugar, chopped chiles and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan.
- Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is dissolved.
- Transfer to a small bowl and refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour.
- Combine the rum, mango nectar and yuzu juice in a pitcher.
- Strain the chile syrup into the pitcher; stir until incorporated.
- Divide among ice-filled glasses.
- Add a few drops of grenadine to each drink and top with a splash of seltzer.
- Garnish with a halved chile.
- Photograph by Ryan Liebe
sugar, red thai bird, white rum, mango, yuzu juice, grenadine, seltzer
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/mango-chile-sunrise.html (may not work)