Pisco sour is the quintessential Peruvian drink, at least on the international stage. This recipe takes this already delicious fermented grape juice drink and adds a fruity flavor and aroma.
By modifying the classic pisco sour recipe and including one of South America’s most delicious fruits, we’re creating a fusion drink that celebrates the many flavors of this part of the world. The maracuya (maracuyá) fruit is most commonly associated with Peru’s northern neighbour, Colombia. But the plants are native to the lowland parts of countries close to the Amazon basin, for example: Peru, Colombia, Brazil, and Venezuela.
Maracuya is also known as passionfruit and is high in vitamin C and potassium.
Another fruit that you will find in Peru, which often gets called the “Peruvian passionfruit”, is the granadilla passiflora ligularis. Not to be confused with the maracuya passiflora edulis but one that could make a nice variation on this drink recipe.
This is a great drink to serve to friends before or after dinner. It’s refreshing and a perfect alcoholic beverage for people that don’t like the strong flavor of pisco or brandy.
Many cooking blogs suggest blending maracuya with water and then straining. But watch out! Maracuya has small black seeds, which when liquefied, are reduced to a black powder that is very difficult to remove from the juice by straining. These small black pieces of seed go to the bottom of the glass, and they look unpleasant, not to mention the texture when swallowed. So, our first step is to obtain the passion fruit juice without liquefying the seeds. Remember to keep aside some seeds to decorate the Maracuyá Sour drink.
This is an easy drink to make and goes well with ceviche, tiradito, or sweet dishes like arroz con leche. But remember, it’s a cocktail, so best enjoyed on a hot summer evening as a treat.
Ingredients
Maracuyá Sour – Passion Fruit Pisco Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1 cup pisco 8 oz.
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup passion fruit maracuyá pulp, 8 oz.
- 3 tbsp lime juice 1 oz.
- ½ cup simple syrup 4 oz.
- 2 egg whites 4 oz.
- 4 drops angostura bitters optional
- 6 cubes Ice to taste
Instructions
- Place the water, along with the passion fruit pulp in a small saucepan. Cook it over high heat until it has reduced a little more than half. In our case, it was approximately 15 minutes. With cooking, the pulp is easily detached from the seeds.
- Then, strain the passion fruit cooking over a metal strainer. The seeds will remain on top of the strainer. So, mash the seeds repeatedly with a spoon until they have lost all their moisture and get a thick juice.
- When you have the passion fruit juice, which should be approximately 6 oz, place it in the blender glass, along with the lime, pisco, and syrup. Beat for thirty seconds at maximum speed. Stop the blender.
- Uncover the blender, add the egg whites and ice. To prevent a lot of foam from forming, beat for a maximum of thirty seconds. Next, serve the maracuyá sour in short, chilled glasses. Place two drops of angostura bitters in each glass and stir. This is optional. You can decorate this cocktail with slices of lime, mint leaves, and passion fruit seeds.
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