Thee Oohwee
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Online is where this recipe came from, and a little tweaking followed. The result is refreshing, melts your face, clears the sinuses and soothes the stomach - a juice shot. Blending is done in a Ninja food processor. After that the blend goes through a strainer lined with cheesecloth, collected in a large glass Pyrex 4-cup measurer, and the golden liquid is decanted into 2oz. bottles with a small funnel. The cheesecloth comes from my local grocery store - also available online. So is the small plastic funnel I use to transfer to the shot bottles.
RECIPE: (makes 18-20 two-ounce shots)
RECIPE: (makes 18-20 two-ounce shots)
- mandarin oranges - 8
- lemons - 8
- honey - 4tbs
- turmeric powder - 4tbs
- cayenne pepper - 1tbs
- water - 1.5cups
- chopped ginger root - 2.5 cups
- fresh turmeric root - 4-6 chopped pieces
- Wash both roots thoroughly - the ginger root and the turmeric root.
- Both roots get chopped into .5 - .25in pieces and tossed into the food processor. Subbing in a decent blender works if you own one.
- The lemons are halved and their juice squeezed into the food processor.
- In goes the water.
- The cayenne pepper, the turmeric powder and the honey follow.
- Mandarins are halved, peels removed and disposed of, then the orange halves join the mix.
- BLEND BLEND BLEND.
- A large glass or metal measuring cup goes under your metal strainer (mine is 4cups).
- Cheesecloth gets cut large enough to cover the inside of the strainer.
- Into the cheesecloth the blended mix goes, strained through into your measuring cup.
- Half the contents at a time is how I work - this recipe yields about six to seven cups of liquid.
- The small funnel goes into your shot bottle, pour until full, cap it off, then on to the next.
- Into the fridge the juice shots go, staying fresh and nice and chill.