Spiced Ginger Caramel
2h 30m
All-purpose caramel channeling the flavor of ginger and enhanced with spices.
Add 1 kg of white sugar to pot on medium heat
Cook and stir continuously until the sugar dissolves and turns golden. Be careful not to burn it
In a glass with cold water, drop a bit of caramel. If it hardens, the caramel is ready. Transfer immediately to another container out of heat
Slice 300 g of ginger. Reserve
Chop 1 tbsp of tonka beans
Crush 2 tbsp of green cardamom pods and 1 tbsp of cloves
Remove green cardamom shells, keeping the seeds
Crush green cardamom seeds and cloves
Add 1 tsp of cinnamon powder and crush
Add chopped tonka beans. Crush
Heat 300 g of caramel on low. Add crushed spice mix and stir
Add peel from 1 sicilian lemon
Add peel from 1 orange
Add sliced ginger
Add 300 g of water
Cover and simmer for 40m to infuse spices
Add 3 cinnamon sticks
Add ½ tbsp of cloves and stir
Strain into container in an ice bath. Stir until chilled
Fill bottle. Spiced Ginger Caramel is ready
Bring your cocktail game to the next level!
Yield 500 ml
Ginger
300 g
Green Cardamom Pod
2 tbsp
Tonka Bean
1 tbsp
Cinnamon Stick
3
Cinnamon Powder
1 tsp
Clove
1½ tbsp
Lemon
1
Orange
1
Water
300 g
Caramel
White Sugar
1 kg
Equipment
Rubber Spatula