Cranberry-Orange Mule
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 6 servings
- Total: 1 day 12 hr 35 min (includes infusing time)
- Active: 35 min
Ingredients
Cranberry Vodka:
1 1/2 cups cranberries, fresh or frozen
1/2 cup granulated sugar
One 3-inch strip orange peel
4 cups vodka
Cranberry-Orange Mule:
8 ounces very cold ginger beer
6 ounces cranberry vodka
Few squeezes fresh lime juice
1/2 orange, thinly sliced
Crushed ice
Sugared Cranberries, skewered, recipe follows
Sugared Cranberries:
1 cup granulated sugar
2 cups cranberries, fresh or frozen
2 cups superfine sugar
Directions
- For the cranberry vodka: Combine the cranberries, sugar, orange peel and 1/4 cup water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Cook until the cranberries soften and pop, about 5 minutes.
- Pour the vodka into a large heatproof jar, then add the cranberry mixture. Let sit at room temperature for at least 3 days or up to 1 week. Strain and chill in the refrigerator before using.
- For the cranberry-orange mule: Mix together the ginger beer, cranberry vodka, lime juice and orange slices in a pitcher. Serve over crushed ice and garnish with skewers of Sugared Cranberries.
Sugared Cranberries:
- Combine the granulated sugar and 1 cup water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until the sugar is dissolved. Add the cranberries and weight with a plate to submerge. Cover the pot and refrigerate for at least 8 hours and up to 48 hours. Strain the cranberries, reserving the syrup. (Refrigerate leftover syrup in an airtight container for up to 1 month.)
- Spread the superfine sugar on a baking sheet and toss the cranberries in the sugar. Refrigerate on the baking sheet, uncovered, for 1 hour. Toss again in the sugar before transferring to an airtight container. Refrigerate until ready to serve.