El Puerto Rican coquito is the spitting image of the Tropical christmas. Like in the Island of the charm It is hot all year round, there are not few who seek refresh. Next we will review the recipe, its variations y origins of this ancient tradition.
Its own name comes from coconut flavor, something that is always present and is not discussed. The eternal debate there is the cocktail with or without egg. This ingredient appears in some variants. This is due to the fact that the recipe descends from eggnog. Bill christmas eggnog was introduced after the invasion by U.S. en 1898.
Say that the Puerto Rican coquito is a christmas drink it is something we must clarify. The inhabitants of Puerto Rico claim that their Christmas They are the longest in the world. That is why the Christmas atmosphere begins to be felt from the Thanksgiving Day.
This celebration falls on the fourth Thursday of November. It is due to the Free State status associated with the US of the island. The festivities end with the San Sebastián street festivities in San Juan in mid-January.
Within this period, the time when it is most consumed is when it approaches New Year. During these days it is typical to give oneself bottles de cocktail decorated. What's more, you can find them in stores remembrances for tourists. At the price of gold, obviously.
This is how Puerto Rican coquito is made
To make it you need:
- 350 ml evaporated milk
- 120 ml sweetened condensed milk
- 120 ml coconut cream Canned
- teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- a cup of white rum
First of all, it should be remembered that you should not confuse the Butter coconut with coconut milk. The second is more light. You can find cans of primera en stores de eating with latin products. A well-known brand is GOYA.
Once this is remembered you enter the first three ingredients from the list in the blender. You mix them into a liquid homogeneous. After that, empty the ron and mix again. The next step is to put the resulting mixture in a bottle. Put this bottle in the fridge at least two hours. Later you serve it very cold a little bit of ground cinnamon above.
Recipe variations
Caribbean countries share climate tropical y Cultural characteristics. That is why we find very similar drinks in other countries. In Venezuela the cream punch en Christmas. The concept is similar but the ingredients they differ quite a bit. Both with him cream punch as with the Puerto Rican coquito you can get one Tropical Christmas.
In this heats up milk to simmer. Then add six beaten egg yolks and a little lemon zest. After this a teaspoon of vanilla y nutmeg. It is removed to low temperature until thick. Finally, the condensed milk and ron. The final step is to stir well. If it is lumpy, you can blend it.
On the island of enchantment itself, some Variaciones over time. Several examples are the cocktail de Nutella, ginger, chocolate y pistacho. The possibilities are endless and it's easy to experiment. Ingredients based on coco they are immutable. The rest can be changed. Even the ron.
El cocktail de Nutella It is made with Baileys to give it a creamier flavor. There are those who choose brandy o bourbon before rum. Even within rum, some prefer white, others gold ... Where else do they experience Puerto Ricans it's with the spices. They try to kick him out anise starry, nail, nutmeg, ginger… The point is to find something that differentiates your coquito from the others. There's also coffee lovers that use soluble coffee and chocolatiers who pour cocoa powder.
Where can you try it?
It is a hard to taste drink en Spain. Thus, it must be borne in mind that very few Puerto Ricans reside here. We must also bear in mind that coconut coquitos son unos buns. So, when we ask in a store, they offer us something else. The simplest solution is to do it and try it en casa.
On the contrary, the Venezonalo cream punch it is easier to find. The huge expatriate community of this country in Spain is the emergence of stores where to buy little bits of Venezuela. It's even easier to buy a bottle of cream punch through a shop online. However, it is cheaper prepare it at home.
We recommend that you who are reading this do not wait for anyone to prepare it for you. So go out to the latin greengrocer closest to your house and get the coconut cream. So don't wait for Christmas and enjoy the tropical flavor of Puerto Rican coquito.
