Pensou que wasabi era apenas para “temperar” o sushi e fazer lágrimas escorrerem?
A “pimenta” japonesa há algum tempo tem conquistado espaço também na preparação de drinks, que ganham agora um toque nipônico.
O Wasabi Martini é preparado com a raiz forte em pó e 3 doses geladas de vodka. Eu experimentei pela primeira vez no East, que anda fechado, mas descobri em outro site que a bebida pode ser encontrada também no Buddha Bar
Outras opções curiosas, criativas e exóticas são o Wasabi Bloody Mary e Cucumber Wasabi Martini (receitas, em inglês, abaixo!)
Para apimentar ainda mais, prove os salgadinhos com wasabi (como este de ervilha) à venda nos mercados japoneses.
Receitas
Wasabi Martini
Adding wasabi to vodka creates a foamy green cocktail. In contrast to most drinks which get more watery over time, here the initial taste is mild, but after several minutes the heat and flavor intensify. Some wasabi powder will settle out into the bottom of the glass: it can be stirred back into the liquid with the stem of the leaf (or a swizzle stick), or eaten.
Ingredients
- 3 ounces vodka
- 1 teaspoon wasabi powder
- 1 small fresh Wasabia japonica leaf with stem or celery leaves
- Alternate garnishes: lemon peel curl or a strip of nori draped over the glass
Directions
- Combine vodka and wasabi powder in a shaker. Swirl to ensure that all wasabi powder is wet. Add crushed ice and shake vigorously.
- Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with wasabi leaf or celery leaves.
Yield: 1 serving
Note: We have seen a sweet versions called “Wasabi Martini” at bars and restaurants. Examples include Stoli vanilla, sake, and wasabi; and vodka, fresh lime juice, simple syrup and wasabi. These recipes use wasabi for a kick—and there’s nothing wrong with that—but true wasabi lovers will appreciate the simple pairing of wasabi and vodka, above.
Wasabi Bloody Mary
Ingredients
- 2 oz vodka
- 10 oz tomato juice
- 2 dashes of Worcestershire Sauce
- A pinch of freshly ground black pepper
- Pinch of wasabi powder
- One tablespoon dry sherry (preferably Fino)
- One teaspoon lemon juice
Directions
Mix all the ingredients in a jug or cocktail shaker. Chill for an hour (or used chilled tomato juice to prepare) and then thoroughly mix before serving. Pour into highball glasses. Some people prefer ice in their Bloody Mary but a well chilled cocktail should need no additional ice. You may prefer to add additional Worcestershire Sauce and I always serve a Bloody Mary with a bottle of the famous sauce for guests to adjust the seasoning to their own taste.
Serves two.
Cucumber Wasabi Martini
Ingredients
1 part Belvedere Cytrus vodka
1 part cucumber puree*
seedless grapes
simple syrup
lemon juice
pressed apple juice
Garnish: cucumber twist
*Blend fresh cucumbers with seedless grapes, simple syrup, lemon juice and pressed apple juice. Shake all ingredients and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a cucumber twist.
