Frozen Moscow Mule

Name: Frozen Moscow Mule
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 24 h 15 min
Ingredients: 260 ml (1 cup + 2 tbsp) ginger beer (regular, not diet); 25 g (2 tbsp) caster or granulated sugar; 45 ml (3 tbsp) fresh lime juice, about 2 limes; 1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely grated; 90 ml (¼ cup + 2 tbsp) vodka

Ginger beer, fresh ginger and lime spun with vodka into a pale gold, crushed-ice slush. Spicy, sharp and very cold. Contains alcohol.

Hands-on: 10 min
Freeze: 24 h
Program: Frozen Drink
Makes: 4 glasses6 glasses

VeganContains alcohol

Good forSummer Birthday & party Adults only

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Nutrition

Per 100 g, estimatedPer serving (¼ of a 473 ml16 oz tubpint, about 110 g), estimated

96kcal

0.1 gProtein

0 gFat

13 gCarbs

12 gSugar

106kcal

0 gProtein

0 gFat

15 gCarbs

13 gSugar

Whole tubpint: 425 kcal, 0 g protein638 kcal, 0 g protein (709 ml24 oz). No common allergens in the ingredients. Contains alcohol: for adults only.

Ingredients

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260 ml (1 cup + 2 tbsp)260 ml1 cup + 2 tbsp (260 ml)390 ml (1⅔ cups)390 ml1⅔ cups (390 ml)ginger beer (regular, not diet)ginger beer (regular, not diet)ginger beer (regular, not diet)
25 g (2 tbsp)2 tbsp (25 g)2 tbsp (25 g)40 g (3 tbsp)3 tbsp (40 g)3 tbsp (40 g)caster or granulated sugarcaster or granulated sugargranulated sugar
45 ml (3 tbsp)3 tbsp (45 ml)3 tbsp (45 ml)70 ml (¼ cup)70 ml¼ cup (70 ml)fresh lime juicefresh lime juicefresh lime juiceabout 2 limes (for one 473 ml16 oz tubpint)
1 tbsp1 tbsp1 tbsp1½ tbsp1½ tbsp1½ tbspfresh ginger, finely gratedfresh ginger, finely gratedfresh ginger, finely grated

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90 ml (¼ cup + 2 tbsp)90 ml¼ cup + 2 tbsp (90 ml)135 ml (½ cup + 1 tbsp)140 ml (135 ml)½ cup + 1 tbsp (135 ml)vodkavodkavodka

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Steps

Pour 260 ml ginger beer260 ml ginger beer1 cup + 2 tbsp ginger beer390 ml ginger beer390 ml ginger beer1⅔ cups ginger beer into a wide bowl and whisk for 2–3 minutes, until it stops fizzing.
Whisk in 25 g caster or granulated sugar2 tbsp caster or granulated sugar2 tbsp granulated sugar40 g caster or granulated sugar3 tbsp caster or granulated sugar3 tbsp granulated sugar until it dissolves, then stir in 45 ml fresh lime juice3 tbsp fresh lime juice3 tbsp fresh lime juice70 ml fresh lime juice70 ml fresh lime juice¼ cup fresh lime juice and 1 tbsp fresh ginger1 tbsp fresh ginger1 tbsp fresh ginger1½ tbsp fresh ginger1½ tbsp fresh ginger1½ tbsp fresh ginger.
If your ginger is coarse or stringy, pour the base through a sieve. Finely grated ginger can stay in.
Pour the base into an empty tubpint. It stays well below the max fill line, which leaves room for what you add before spinning. Put the lid on and freeze on a level shelf for 24 hours.
Dig a hole about 4 cm1½ in wide down to the bottom of the frozen tubpint. Pour in 90 ml vodka90 ml vodka¼ cup + 2 tbsp vodka135 ml vodka140 ml vodka½ cup + 1 tbsp vodka, then lock it into the machine and run Frozen Drink.

To serve: Serve in chilled copper mugs or glasses with a lime wheel and a sprig of fresh mint.

My notes

Tips

For an alcohol-free mule, use the same amount of cold ginger beer, whisked flat, in place of the vodka.
For more bite, use a fiery ginger beer or 1 tsp more fresh ginger. Ginger ale makes a milder slush.
Use copper mugs lined with stainless steel or nickel. Acidic drinks like this one should not sit in bare, unlined copper.

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Why it works

Ginger beer with a little extra sugar lands at about 15% sugar, so it freezes firm enough to shave into fine ice, and the vodka added at the end loosens it into a slush. Whisking out the fizz first stops it foaming over the fill line.

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