When I saw the teaser trailer to Mel Gibson's Apocalypto, I was captivated by the imagery and sound. I knew two-- no, three things-- I wanted to see the movie, I wanted to make a cooking show in the style of that trailer, and I knew right away the perfect recipe to go with it-- Hot Chocolate.
I know, I know-- Cocoa? Really?
Yes, really-- with a little Central American twist-- cayenne pepper. It makes the Cocoa's warming effects seem to last longer, adds a nice dimension to the flavor, and gives it a nice kick.
So watch the vid, which only took about 10 minutes to video tape, but about 8 hours of working with the sounds to get the mimicry right.
Oh yeah, the recipe:
1 heaping teaspoon of cocoa
2 heaping teaspoons of sugar
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1 cup Milk
Get a container for shaking-- you're going to be making a chocolate slurry. What's a slurry? You'll see...
Add the cocoa, sugar, cinnamon, pepper, and 1/3 cup of milk to the container. Put a lid on the container and give it a good shaking for about 20 seconds. Congratulations, you now have a chocolate slurry.
Grab you favorite, microwavable mug and pour the slurry into it. Pour in the rest of the milk and give it a little stir.
Microwave until hot-- timing depends on your microwave. In mine, about 1 minute and 20 seconds gets it there. Any longer and it could foam over-- just keep an eye on it.
Click image to watch:
