Caramelized Lime Reduction

sam's seafood grill

©2023

AuthorDartagnan
DifficultyBeginner

"a heavy reduction for a plethora of sauces, cocktails and dishes, easy to make, huge flavor, you'll keep some around for many things"

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Yields1 Serving
Prep Time5 minsCook Time1 hrTotal Time1 hr 5 mins
 ½ cup Lasko's Lime Mix Powder
  cup sugar
 1 ½ cups good water
 ½ cup fresh squeezed lime juice
 ¼ tsp kosher salt
 2 pinches cayenne pepper, finely ground
1

Heat water and lime juice to simmer. After heated.

2

Starting with a cold saucepan on low heat, add sugar and lime mix powder, combine well.

3

Over medium heat, at the very beginning of sweat around the edges of the sugar lime, with a wooden spoon, begin gently working sugar lime from edges to center, then around the edges.

4

Keep working it and reducing heat if necessary, to not burn. Once it’s a nice golden brown and a bit caramel texture, VERY carefully begin add the lime and water, whisking with a wire whisk. It may solidify, that’s ok, keep whisking, it will begin to dissolve.

5

Once it’s completely dissolved, lower heat to a low simmer and simmer 50-70 minutes until starting to thicken and is reduced to 1 Cup, stirring occasionally.

Ingredients

 ½ cup Lasko's Lime Mix Powder
  cup sugar
 1 ½ cups good water
 ½ cup fresh squeezed lime juice
 ¼ tsp kosher salt
 2 pinches cayenne pepper, finely ground

Directions

1

Heat water and lime juice to simmer. After heated.

2

Starting with a cold saucepan on low heat, add sugar and lime mix powder, combine well.

3

Over medium heat, at the very beginning of sweat around the edges of the sugar lime, with a wooden spoon, begin gently working sugar lime from edges to center, then around the edges.

4

Keep working it and reducing heat if necessary, to not burn. Once it’s a nice golden brown and a bit caramel texture, VERY carefully begin add the lime and water, whisking with a wire whisk. It may solidify, that’s ok, keep whisking, it will begin to dissolve.

5

Once it’s completely dissolved, lower heat to a low simmer and simmer 50-70 minutes until starting to thicken and is reduced to 1 Cup, stirring occasionally.

Notes

Caramelized Lime Reduction