Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, shiso mojito / japanese mint herb. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
The primary difference between the shiso mojito and the classic mojito is that it uses shiso in place of mint. Shiso, or perilla, is a herb in the mint family that is primarily used in Japanese cuisine. There are two types of shiso, red and green.
Shiso Mojito / Japanese Mint Herb is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Shiso Mojito / Japanese Mint Herb is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have shiso mojito / japanese mint herb using 3 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Shiso Mojito / Japanese Mint Herb:
- Take 45 ml Shiso liquor
- Take 1 piece Shiso leaf
- Make ready 150 ml Club soda
It's not very common in Western cooking, but in the world of Asian cooking, and in particular, Japanese cuisine, shiso, or 紫蘇, シソ, reigns supreme. A staple of Asian cuisine for centuries, shiso is a Japanese herb that is related to the mint family. Over the years it's popularity in Western cooking has grown, and in addition to Asian supermarkets, it can also sometimes be found fresh in regular supermarkets. Perilla frutescens var. crispa, also known by its Japanese name shiso, is a cultigen of Perilla frutescens, a herb in the mint family Lamiaceae.
Instructions to make Shiso Mojito / Japanese Mint Herb:
- Fill with crushed ice in glass, add 45ml of Shiso liquor and fill up club soda.
- Mix gently and decorate fresh Shiso leaf, now time for drink !
It is native to the mountainous regions of China and India, but is now found worldwide. The plant occurs in several forms, as defined by the characteristics of their leaves, including red, green, bicolor, and ruffled. Shiso (pronounced "she-so") is the Japanese name for an annual herb called Perilla, which belongs to the mint family. Other aliases include beefsteak plant (which makes little sense, if you ask me) or Japanese basil. It is used in quite a few Asian cuisines, but the shiso recipes I've encountered have mostly been for Japanese dishes.
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