The Gift of Guayaba!
One of my favorite things about living in Costa Rica is the giving nature of the people. One of our sweet Tico friends surprised us with a visit and handed us these interesting green fruits. In his beautiful Espanol he told us it was "dulce" meaning sweet and that it made a delicious drink when mixed with agua. So I began my research to determine just exactly what this interesting fruta was and what yummy something I could mix up with it. After studying on it for a while we decided that it was indeed Guayaba, known as guava in North America. Guava jelly is actually one of my favorites and I was thinking about making some but it was Sunday and we were getting ready to head down to the playa for another Sunday Funday and we decided that we would mix up a fruity pitcher of Guava Punch! I found this recipe in my SABOR cook book which is a guide to tropical fruits and vegetables which includes recipes for each one. It was pretty tasty and according to the sources of information it is loaded with vitamins and antioxidants and has many medicinal uses! So if you one day find yourself with a bounty of guayabas mix up a pitcher of this delicioso punch and enjoy!
GUAVA PUNCH
2 1/4 cups unsweetened pineapple juice (we used fresh pinas)
2 cups guava juice, nectar or puree
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
3/4 dark rum
4 dashes Angostura bitters (of course we did not have this)
Mix all of the ingredients and chill well. Serve on the rocks in tall chilled glasses. Garnish with chunks and slices of tropical fruit.
Serves: 5
(We usually have a pretty thirsty crowd for Sunday Funday so we doubled the recipe! ... and it was just a little tart so we sweetened ours with a little sugar)
It was delicioso!
It was delicioso!
