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Watermelon agua fresca

Rick Bayless · ♥ 9.9K likes · 475.2K views · 6 min video

Read about watermelons in the BrightCulinary Book

Watermelon agua fresca, from the video Makes 1
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Ingredients
Method
Techniques
  • 8 cup watermelon
Put the cubed watermelon in the blender jar, in batches if the jar is small.
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1½ cup water
Add about a third of a cup of lime juice, three quarters of a cup of sugar and a cup and a half of water; blend until smooth.
  • water
Pour into a gallon-size bowl and dilute with the remaining water.
Diluting: water, not a smoothie
  • ½ cup fresh squeezed lime juice
  • ¼ cup sugar
Taste and adjust with more lime juice (to about half a cup in all) and the remaining quarter cup of sugar; stir until dissolved and taste again.
  • ice
Pour into a pitcher and serve over ice.
Serving over ice