Nashi Pear, Sake & Shiso Frozen Cocktail

Name: Nashi Pear, Sake & Shiso Frozen Cocktail (梨、紫蘇、酒のフローズンカクテル)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 160 ml (5¼ fl oz) sake; 2 nashi pears, about 500 g (1 lb 2 oz), peeled and cored; 4 shiso (perilla) leaves or small mint leaves, plus extra to garnish; 70 g (2½ oz) caster (superfine) sugar

梨、紫蘇、酒のフローズンカクテル

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Japanese Food Made Easy

By Aya Nishimura

Published 2020

About

This is a super-refreshing drink that is perfect for summer afternoons. A nashi pear (or Asian pear) looks like a pale-yellow apple. Although it is called a pear, the taste and texture are quite different from European pears. It has a high water content and is fresh, crisp and juicy, with a beautiful aroma.

Ingredients

Fresh

2 nashi pears, about 500 g (1 lb 2 oz),

Method

Mix the sugar with 70 ml (2¼ fl oz) water in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until thickened and syrupy. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.