Guavaberry Recipes - Cocktails & Cuisine


  Guavaberry Colada. Put ice in blender, add 2oz Sint Maarten Guavaberry, 1oz Cream of Coconut, 3oz pineapple pieces or juice. Blend well. Garnish with pineapple, toasted coconut & fresh nutmeg.
 

  Island Queen. Pour 1/2oz chilled Sint Maarten Guavaberry into a freezing champagne flute. Fill with cold, dry, good quality French or Californian champagne. Garnish with a cherry or a flower.
 

  GB Bikini. In a tall glass with ice pour 2oz Sint Maarten Guavaberry. Fill up with 5oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice. Garnish with a slice of grapefruit or lime and fresh grated cinnamon.
 

  Dances with Wenches. Stir or shake with ice - 2oz Sint Maarten Guavaberry, 1oz lime juice or lemon juice and 5oz cranberry juice. Garnish in hi-ball glass with slice of lime & fresh mint leaves.
 

  Byron's Bongo. Shake 2oz Sint Maarten Guavaberry, 2oz pineapple juice, 1oz orange juice, 1/2oz lime juice & 1/2oz grenadine. Decorate tall glass with orange, pineapple, lime and grated nutmeg.
 

  Island Lover. In a frozen wine glass pour 1oz Sint Maarten Guavaberry. Fill up with very cold dry white wine. Some people like to add a dash of sugar and a few ice cubes.
 

  Sint Maarten Café. Made like an Irish coffee. In a preheated glass add 6oz hot coffee. Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons of brown sugar, 2oz Sint Maarten Guavaberry. Float cold thick fresh cream on top. Garnish with grated nutmeg & cinnamon.
 

  Guavaberry Sour. In a cocktail shaker with ice pour 2oz Sint Maarten Guavaberry and 2oz lemon or lime juice. Shake well. Serve up or on the rocks. Garnish with a slice lime and a maraschino cherry.
 

  Guavaberry Daiquiri. Old favourite may be blended till frothy or shaken with ice. Use 2oz Sint Maarten Guavaberry, 2oz lime juice, 1 tea spoon sugar. Garnish with slice lime and maraschino cherry.
 

  The Smartini. In a cocktail shaker pour 1 1/2 oz vodka, 1/2oz Sint Maarten Guavaberry, 1oz cranberry juice. Strain into martini glass and garnish with a maraschino cherry.
 

  Guavaberry Sling. In a cocktail shaker pour 1oz Sint Maarten Guavaberry, 1oz dry gin, 1oz lemon juice, Shake well, pour into hi-ball glass. Decorate with lemon slice, cherry and grated cinnamon.
 

  Guavaberry Sunrise. Shake 1oz tequila, 1/2oz Sint Maarten Guavaberry, 4 oz orange juice. Pour into salt rimmed cocktail glass. Pour the other 1/2oz Guavaberry into the bottom of the glass.
     

Guavaberry Cuisine

 
    Lobster Salad Picasso. Puree the flesh of 2 ripe mangoes, add 2oz olive oil, the juice of 1/2 lime, 2oz Sint Maarten Guavaberry. Arrange on the plate on a bed of radicchio or lettuce - 16oz sliced fresh Caribbean spiny lobster tail, sliced avocado, thin batons of cucumber & carrot. Pour on & paint the plate with the mango puree mixture. Serves 4.
     
    Antillean Chicken. Make marinade with 1/2 cup chicken consomme, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2oz Sint Maarten Guavaberry, 1/2 cup orange juice, I teasp fennel seeds & hot pepper to taste. Pour over 4 chicken sections. Marinate in fridge for 1-24 hours. Broil on hot BBQ. Baste constantly. (4)
       
    Minute Steak Onassis. Beat 4 steaks until thin. Overheat 1oz olive oil in a copper pan, sear steaks 1 minute each side. Remove to hot plate. Stir in 1 teasp dry hot mustard, 1 tbsp thyme florets, 1 tbsp Worchester sauce, 4 tbsp chives, 1 teasp lemon juice. Flambé with warmed Sint Maarten Guavaberry, add 2oz lite cream, pour over hot steaks. Serve. (4)
       
    Carib Island Tuna. Make a large kebab alternating one inch cubes of fresh tuna, whole peeled shrimps, onions, red & green peppers. Marinade the kebabs in a mixture of 2oz Sint Maarten Guavaberry, 1oz brown sugar, 1 tbsp vinegar, 1 teasp thyme and hot sauce to taste. Cook on hot mesquite BBQ for 2 minutes, basting constantly.