{"id":17246,"date":"2016-07-19T09:43:09","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T15:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=17246"},"modified":"2016-07-19T09:43:09","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T15:43:09","slug":"cherry-jalapeno-simple-syrup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2016\/07\/cherry-jalapeno-simple-syrup\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherry Jalapeno Simple Syrup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was cherry season and I was trying to come up with some new way to highlight them. \u00a0I have made a <a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2015\/06\/cherry-simple-syrup\/\">cherry simple syrup<\/a> before (and it&#8217;s also great with bourbon) but I wanted to put a little twist on that. \u00a0I decided to add in some jalape\u00f1o for a little earthiness and heat. \u00a0I wasn&#8217;t sure if\u00a0the combo would work but I was\u00a0hopeful.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully the combo turned out great! You can use this for margaritas or just to kick up some seltzer water. \u00a0It provides an amazing color to drinks and adds some uniqueness to your cocktail menu.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2016\/07\/cherry-jalapeno-simple-syrup\/cherry_jalapeno_simplesyrup3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17247\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17247\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/cherry_jalapeno_simplesyrup3.jpg\" alt=\"cherry jalapeno simple syrup3\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/cherry_jalapeno_simplesyrup3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/cherry_jalapeno_simplesyrup3-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Andrea&#8217;s Cherry Jalape\u00f1o Simple Syrup<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1C Water<\/li>\n<li>1C Sugar (Cane or Coconut works)<\/li>\n<li>15-20 Cherries, pitted<\/li>\n<li>1 Jalapeno, sliced in half<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a medium sized sauce pan, combine all ingredients and bring to a simmer. \u00a0Simmer for 5 minutes and turn off heat. \u00a0Allow the syrup to cool and the ingredients to steep for about 1\/2 an hour.<\/p>\n<p>Pour all ingredients in a blender (See note at bottom) and blend until everything is smooth. \u00a0Strain mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a glass jar. \u00a0Will keep for two weeks in the fridge.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: You can control the level of heat of this syrup by removing the seeds before simmering. \u00a0I wasn&#8217;t sure how spicy this would turn out so I only blended in half of the jalape\u00f1o. \u00a0It was a mild spicy, for more heat blend both halves. \u00a0Even more heat, keep the seeds in and blend those as well.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Perfect to bring along to cookouts and gatherings because people can use it to mix their own drinks and it can be at room temperature for a few hours.<\/p>\n<p>You can also try using some frozen cherries to make this syrup in case you can&#8217;t find any fresh at the markets.<\/p>\n<p><em>Enjoy guys, and remember, always play with your food!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was cherry season and I was trying to come up with some new way to highlight them. \u00a0I have made a cherry simple syrup before (and it&#8217;s also great with bourbon) but I wanted to put a little twist on that. \u00a0I decided to add in some jalape\u00f1o for a little earthiness and heat. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"status","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[9,92],"tags":[37,16],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-4ua","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17246"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17246\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}