From pepperoni pizza to avocado toast and even cocktails, scorching honey is, nicely, scorching. It’s a pattern we’re seeing in all places, however the sticky staple might need a brand new sidekick. That’s proper, we’re betting our cash that rum honey would be the condiment’s candy new twist, at the least, that’s what company at Sandals Regency La Toc are saying.
The resort simply opened its latest restaurant, Buccan, a communal-style eating expertise the place native components and recipes are cooked over an open fireside. Impressed by the Caribbean island, each dish at Buccan has its personal Saint Lucian spin, together with a celebration of the area’s most well-known spirit, rum.
Buccan’s in-house rum-infused honey was designed to enhance the savory flavors of conventional Caribbean dishes, just like the restaurant’s grilled chicken skewers, to create a steadiness of warmth and depth of taste. The honey itself stays candy whereas including a layer of complexity that pairs fantastically with spicy dishes. Visitors are drizzling rum honey on every thing – even muffins, fruit, chocolate, and different desserts for added richness.
We would like you to remain forward of the curve and on prime of what’s scorching, sure, even hotter than scorching honey. So put in your apron, as a result of we’re about to crack open the bottle, let candy and spiced rum-kissed goodness movement, and spill our secret recipe so you’ll be able to fire up some island magic at residence.
Buccan’s Rum Honey Recipe
Makes: About 1.5 liters
Prep Time: quarter-hour
Prepare dinner Time: 45–60 minutes
Steep Time: 2–24 hours
Components
Spiced Tea Discount
- 1 stalk lemongrass, frivolously crushed …………………………………………………………………..
- 2 mace flowers
- 15 complete cloves
- 5 complete star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 black cardamom pods, crushed
- 10 inexperienced cardamom pods, crushed
- 4 cinnamon leaves
- 4 dried bay leaves
- 5 cups water
Honey & Ending
- 2 bottles of honey (750 ml every)……………………………………………………………………………
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Recent nutmeg, grated to style
- ½ cup spiced rum (ideally St. Lucian)
Directions
- Make the Spiced Tea Discount by combining all spiced tea discount components in a saucepan. Carry to a boil, then simmer till lowered to ½ cup (45–60 minutes). Pressure and discard solids.
- In a saucepan, gently heat honey over low warmth.
- Stir within the spiced tea discount till clean.
- Add lemon zest and grated nutmeg.
- Take away from warmth, stir in rum.
- Let steep at room temp for two–24 hours.
- Retailer in a sterilized glass jar, in a cool darkish place as much as 3 months (or refrigerate for longer).
