Bahay Buko
Let’s make a Filipino inspired margarita riff to celebrate both #CincoDeMayo and #AAPIHeritageMonth🇵🇭
If you’ve seen the #AAPI acronym floating around, it stands for Asian-American/Pacific Islander. I created a cocktail recipe inspired by my Filipino upbringing and culture. This recipe utilizes a prominent southeast-asian ingredient: Ube, a purple root vegetable similar to sweet potato but a touch sweeter. This particular flavor profile of coconut, ube, and milk reminds me of cooking ube inspired desserts with my Lola when I still lived in the Philippines. Call it a homage, of sorts, I call it delicious and nostalgic.
ingredients:
1½ oz | 45 ml Reposado Tequila
½ oz | 15 ml Fresh Lime Juice
½ oz | 15 ml Agave Syrup (1:1)
½ oz | 15 ml Coconut Cream
1 oz | 30 ml Ube Evaporated Milk
Ube Dust Garnish
Shaved Coconut Garnish
instructions:
Combine ingredients (except garnishes) in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain over pebble ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with a dusting of Ube powder and shaved coconut . Serve and enjoy.
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