This sounds like a yummy drink…
Credit to: http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2008/08/23/summer_drinks/print.html
Bartenders, Aarón Sanchez and Eamon Furlong prepare the “jalapeña,” a jalapeño and pineapple drink that is both sweet and spicy.
The Jalapeña, winner
We understand it’s a bit suspicious, Salon’s awarding first prize to the men who mixed our drinks — Eamon Furlong and Aarón Sanchez of Paladar — but their unique jalapeño and pineapple cocktail, a walloping mix of sweet and spicy, earned them the top spot.
1 ripe pineapple, cleaned and roughly chopped
1/2 jalapeño chili, roughly chopped (seeds and veins intact)
1 bottle silver tequila
1/2 cup sugar
3 cups fresh lime juice
Combine pineapple, jalapeño and tequila in blender and purée. Cover and refrigerate overnight, allowing flavors to develop. Strain through a fine mesh sieve and add lime juice and sugar. Adjust the flavor to taste (sweetness will depend on ripeness of pineapple). Serve chilled straight up or over ice. Garnish with pineapple slice and a jalapeño wheel. Makes approximately one pitcher.
Reactions: “The best ever!” said one judge. “This is like an appetizer and a drink all in one,” proclaimed another. Yet a third merely replied, “Woo-hoo!” And a winner was crowned.
