I'm sitting here at my house, a bit bored with my evening, and I just decided to make a caipirinha! No rehearsal for me tonight, but, its not that I don't have things to do! I actually have more to do than I can handle! I have a pile of papers to review, thousands of people to e-mail back and a new DVD to produce. And those listed are just the most urgent business matters. I thought about other fun possibilities too! I can take a walk or go visit a friend. I can also go bug my husband by saying I'm bored. Just like a five year old kid in need of stimulation and attention. But I do this too often! I'm starting to feel guilty to interrupt his not so bored life! So I decided to make a caipirinha. Yes, Brazil’s famous national drink!
I know what you’re thinking. Caipirinha is not a drink that you should drink alone! Caipirinha invites parties and celebration. Caipirinha is usually drank in a night out in Rio de Janeiro ...or a nice evening at Pelourinho, the historic square in Salvador Bahia. For sure you would share this drink in a fancy club in São Paulo where beautiful people meet or, the best moments, in backyard family gatherings in your Brazilian hometown.
Believe me, I know! I haven't ever made a caipirinha to drink all by myself. I can start by explaining to you that I'm too far from Brazil! Yes, I can go out here in my California city with a couple of friends and for sure ask for a caipirinha. But remember, I'm bored! I'm bored and worst, lazy! No chance of me going out tonight! So, I decided to make a caipirinha and drink all alone. Accompanying my cocktail will be some Brazilian tunes. I think Caetano will go well tonight. Now understand, its not that Caetano is music for bored people. Caetano is music for the one in need of inspiration!
Now that I clarified myself I will share my recipe with you. Just in case you are bored and in need of some laid back inspiration too!
CAIPIRINHA!
This is a drink made with the Brazilian cachaça, a distilled alcohol made from sugar cane. You may also use vodka or light rum instead of the cachaça. If you use vodka, its called caipiroska, for rum you say caipirissima.
1 lime
1 tablespoon of sugar
2 onces of cachaça
4 large ice cubes or 8 smaller one
Quarter the limes and then slice them in even smaller pieces. Place the sliced limes in an old fashioned glass. Add the tablespoon of sugar. Mash it until the sugar dissolves. Pour 2 onces of cachaça (rum or vodka). Add the ice cubes. Stir well and enjoy!
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