Recipe: Bada Bing-gria

Senor Poochacho and I had a great time Saturday sampling a Nacho/Taco Bar.  Senor Poochacho did a lot of singing and dancing thanks to customers and co-workers.

Three hit products for the day:

     1. Chorizo

     2. Stonewall Kitchen's Spicy Corn Relish

     3. TFM's White Queso

Sold a lot of Chorizo and out of the other two products!

The only recipe I had available for customers was for Sangria; HUGE HIT.

Bada Bing-gria

1 bottle  Le Grand Noir Pinot Noir

½ c. POMegranate juice

½ to 1 c. Tillen Farms Bada Bing Cherry juice (from cherry bottle)

¼ c. orange liqueur or brandy (optional)

lemon-lime soda, to taste (optional)

Sliced, light colored, fruit of your choosing: 

          Bada Bing Cherries (whole), orange, lime, apple, kiwi

Pour all (cold) ingredients in a pitcher.  Serve.

Customers enjoyed the flavor - light fruit, not too sweet.  Also, easy to prepare, with few ingredients.  "This is delicious." was the comment frequently used.

Le Grand Noir was TFM's stock-up wine.  At $7 this was a nice price point for mixing.  It's a dryer Pinot Noir and not very fruity.  You can use any wine that you enjoy - I did consider using Le Grand's Rose, but it was too acidic and I didn't want to chance it.

Stonewall Kitchen/Tillen Farms' Bada Bing cherries are much more flavorful than Maraschino cherries.  Also, not as sweet.  When you prepare this recipe, I recommend starting with 1/2 cup of cherry juice and build from there, until you get to your desired sweetness.

I did not use lemon-lime soda, or any soda.  Customers agreed, the sangria did not need it.

I'm not able to use liqueur in the store, but if you want a kick to your Sangria add orange liqueur or brandy (1/4 cup or to taste).

CHEERS!