Burnt Orange Old Fashioned

Meat Smoke Fire

Bourbon is synonymous with barbecue, so why not take a bourbon based cocktail, the Old Fashioned, and give it a barbecue twist. The Old Fashioned traditionally uses a twist of orange peel, here we take the peel and a slice or two of the orange and grill them to burn the edges and add a bit of a barbecue twist. For those of you who aren't bourbon fans I've done a second version that uses the orange juice to add sweetness.

PREP TIME

30 Minutes

EGG TEMP

480°F/248°C

COOK TIME

30 Minutes

SERVINGS

1-4

Ingredients

Burnt Orange Old Fashioned

A slice of orange peel and a slice of orange
2 oz. (57 g) Bourbon
1 teaspoon (5 ml) granulated sugar
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Ice

Twisted Burnt Orange Old Fashioned

A slice of orange peel and a slice of orange
Juice from 1 orange
2 oz. (57 g) Bourbon
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Ice

Instructions

Main

Step 1

Fire up your Big Green Egg with the cast iron griddle in a direct setup.

Step 2

Once the griddle is hot add the peel and the orange slice.

Step 3

Sprinkle the orange slice with some sugar which will caramelise.

Step 4

After about 2 minutes turn and sear the other side. You're looking to burn the peel edges and get a some caramelisation on the slice of orange.

Burnt Orange Old Fashioned

Step 1

Add the sugar, bitters and bourbon to a glass and stir until the sugar dissolves.

Step 2

Add the peel and ice.

Twisted Burnt Orange Old Fashioned

Step 1

Squeeze the orange juice into your glass and add the bourbon, burnt orange, bitters and ice.

Instructions

Main

Fire up your Big Green Egg with the cast iron griddle in a direct setup.
Once the griddle is hot add the peel and the orange slice.
Sprinkle the orange slice with some sugar which will caramelise.
After about 2 minutes turn and sear the other side. You're looking to burn the peel edges and get a some caramelisation on the slice of orange.

Burnt Orange Old Fashioned

Add the sugar, bitters and bourbon to a glass and stir until the sugar dissolves.
Add the peel and ice.

Twisted Burnt Orange Old Fashioned

Squeeze the orange juice into your glass and add the bourbon, burnt orange, bitters and ice.

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