Ingredients
Vato Loco:
- Chile piquin or pico piquin powder
- Ice, for serving
- 2 ounces Pineapple-Habanero Puree, recipe follows
- 2 ounces Arbol-Chipotle Syrup, recipe follows
- 2 ounces Ancho Tequila, recipe follows
- 1/2 ounce lime juice
- 4 dashes hot sauce, such as Tabasco
Jalapeno Garnish:
- 1 large jalapeno, hollowed out
- Sweetened milk
- High proof rum
Directions
For the vato loco: Rim an old-fashioned glass with chile piquin or pico piquin. Then fill the glass with ice.
Add the Pineapple-Habanero Puree, Arbol-Chipotle Syrup, Ancho Tequila, lime juice and hot sauce to a cocktail shaker. Shake and strain over the ice in the glass.
For the garnish: Fill the jalapeno with sweetened milk. Float high proof rum on top and light on fire. Place a skewer through the jalapeno to steady it over the cocktail. Serve with a tequila glass on side to set the jalapeno in when done.
This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
Pineapple-Habanero Puree:
Place the paprika, habanero, Serrano and pineapple in a blender and blend until smooth.
Ancho Tequila:
- 3 ancho chiles
- 1 bottle blanco tequila
Place the chiles in the bottle of tequila and infuse the tequila with the chiles for 1 hour, shaking occasionally.
Arbol-Chipotle Syrup:
- 4 cups white sugar
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- 8 arbol chiles
- 2 chipotles chiles, broken in half
- 1 cinnamon stick
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