A glass of mint mojito will help you cool down and keep your mind sharp this hot season. Let’s get cooking with TasteVN to try making these two delicious, unique, and appealing mint mojito recipes!
1. Mint Mojito
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Preparation
5 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Mint Mojito For 2 glasses
Lime 2 fruits Mint leaves 20 gr Powdered sugar 4 tablespoons (or granulated sugar) Soda water 400 ml
How to choose good, juicy limes
- Look for small, round, shiny limes with a lot of juice.
- When you touch the lime’s skin, it should feel smooth, not rough.
- Press the lime gently; it should feel soft and release a pleasant-smelling essential oil.
See details: How to choose and store limes properly
How to make Mint Mojito
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash the mint leaves, remove any wilted leaves, and let them drain.
For the lime, cut one fruit into small pieces, keeping the skin on. The other fruit should be sliced thinly for decoration.
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Crush the ingredients
Put chopped lime and mint leaves into the mortar. Use a pestle to crush the ingredients finely.
Next, add about 4 tablespoons of powdered sugar into the mortar, mix well and use the pestle to crush again.
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Mix the mojito
Put the crushed lime and mint mixture into a glass, add about 3 – 4 ice cubes as well.
Finally, pour soda water in, and use a spoon to stir gently to mix the ingredients with the soda water.
Garnish with lime slices and a few mint leaves on top, and it’s ready to serve everyone!
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Finished Product
The refreshing mojito glasses, with a sweet and sour taste of lime combined with the characteristic cool aroma of mint, are definitely a great choice for refreshment on those hot sunny days. Let’s get started right away!
2. Coffee Mint Mojito
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Coffee Mint Mojito Serves 2
Mint 30 leaves Coffee powder 20 gr Whole milk 200 ml Ice cubes 2 cups (medium size) Boiling water 55 ml
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How to Make Coffee Mint Mojito
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Brewing Coffee
Add 17 – 20 gr of coffee powder into the filter, then add 15 ml of hot water, let the water soak completely into the coffee powder, and let it sit for about 1 minute for the coffee powder to expand evenly.
Then, place the coffee press into the filter, pour in another 40 ml of boiling water, and wait for about 5 minutes for the coffee to drip down completely.
See details: Secrets to brewing rich and delicious filter coffee
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Make mojito
Put mint leaves in a glass, sprinkle sugar in, use a pestle to crush the mint leaves, then pour in the coffee and stir well.
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Completion
Prepare glasses with ice, pour the brewed mint coffee mojito into the glasses, add fresh cream, and enjoy.
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Final product
Mint coffee mojito has the cool taste of mint leaves, the creamy sweetness of fresh milk combined with the slight bitterness of coffee to help you feel awake and refreshed instantly.
How to choose mint leaves
- You should choose mint plants with fresh leaves, not bruised, wilted, or yellowing.
- When smelling mint leaves, they should emit a characteristic fragrant aroma, slightly spicy.
Distinguishing between mint leaves and Vietnamese balm
- Mint leaves: Leaves grow opposite, oval-shaped, with serrated edges, and fine hairs on both sides. Strong aroma, spicy and cool taste.
- Vietnamese balm leaves: Leaves are elongated, with serrated edges, no fine hairs on the leaf surface, and are usually smaller than mint leaves. The aroma is lighter than mint leaves, with a less intense spicy flavor.
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Wishing you success with 2 refreshing mint mojitos to cool off on hot sunny days!
*Image and recipe source: Lockdown Kitchen 2020 and Cooky.vn
