Rasta Sam’s Caramelized Lime Reduction

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©2023

AuthorDartagnan
DifficultyIntermediate

"cocktails, marinades, dips and sauce will all be jammin' to this super concentrated syrup that is super easy to make"

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Yields1 Serving
Prep Time10 minsCook Time1 hrTotal Time1 hr 10 mins
 1 cup sugar
 ¼ cup Lasko's Lime Mix Powder
 1 ½ cups good water, heated to simmer
  cup fresh lime juice
 ¼ tsp kosher salt
 2 pinches cayenne pepper
1

Heat water and lime juice to simmer. After heated.

2

Starting with another cold saucepan on low heat, add sugar. Over medium heat, at the very beginning of sweat around the edges of the sugar, with a wooden spoon, begin gently working sugar from edges to center, then around the edges. 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 heated lime juice and water, whisking with a wire whisk. It may solidify, that’s ok, keep whisking, it will begin to dissolve. Once completely dissolved, whisk in Lasko’s.

3

Once everything is completely dissolved, lower heat to a low simmer and simmer 50-70 minutes until starting to thicken and is reduced by about half, stirring occasionally.

Ingredients

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

Directions

1

Heat water and lime juice to simmer. After heated.

2

Starting with another cold saucepan on low heat, add sugar. Over medium heat, at the very beginning of sweat around the edges of the sugar, with a wooden spoon, begin gently working sugar from edges to center, then around the edges. 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 heated lime juice and water, whisking with a wire whisk. It may solidify, that’s ok, keep whisking, it will begin to dissolve. Once completely dissolved, whisk in Lasko’s.

3

Once everything is completely dissolved, lower heat to a low simmer and simmer 50-70 minutes until starting to thicken and is reduced by about half, stirring occasionally.

Rasta Sam’s Caramelized Lime Reduction