This Caribbean drink is transportive in every way.
| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 45 min |
| Active: | 25 min |
| Yield: | 4 cocktails |
Ingredients
- Kosher salt
- 4 chicken hearts
- 1 cup sugar
- 8 ounces spiced rum
- 2 ounces lime juice
- 12 ounces ginger beer
Instructions
- For the candied chicken hearts: Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Line a sheet tray with a silicone pad.
- Add the chicken hearts to the boiling water and blanch just until they are starting to looked cooked, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove to an ice bath. Drain on a paper towels, then place 1 chicken heart on each of 4 skewers (like lollipops ready for dipping). Set aside.
- Combine the sugar and 1/4 cup water in a small pot over medium-high heat and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Cook the sugar, without stirring, until the caramel is an amber color, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and set aside on a trivet.
- Once the caramel starts to thicken, dip the skewered chicken hearts into the caramel, and place on the silicone pad to cool and harden while you make the drink.
- For the Dark and Stormy: Fill each of 4 tall glasses with crushed ice. Evenly divide the spiced rum and lime juice among the glasses and top each with the ginger beer. Garnish with a chicken heart skewer. Serve cold.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 360 |
| Total Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 59 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Sugar | 58 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Cholesterol | 2 mg |
| Sodium | 483 mg |