HOW TO MAKE MARGARITAS
Margaritas awaken memories of past summers and elicits anticipation for future ones. It’s a fun vacation in a glass! So who could blame you if you would like to enjoy it at home as well as at a bar?
This recipe is good for two servings. To make more than two servings, simply multiply the recipe.
INGREDIENTS:
2 oz tequila
1 oz lime juice
1 oz orange liqueur or triple sec
lime wedges
salt (optional; preferably kosher salt, which has a purer taste because it has no iodine)
crushed ice (optional)
TOOLS:
cocktail glass
cocktail shaker or covered pitcher
cocktail strainer
STEPS:
- If you want salted glasses, prepare your glasses first. Use a lime wedge to moisten the rim of each glass before dipping the outside of the rim into salt. Make sure only the outside of the glass is salted; you don’t want salt dropping into your margarita. If you’re not sure if your guests want salt or not, only put salt one one-half of the glass rim. Set the glasses aside.
- Now that your glasses are ready, it’s time to make the margarita. Mix the tequila, orange liqueur or triple sec, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker or covered pitcher. Add crushed ice. Shake the mixture really well.
- Strain the mixture into the cocktail glasses. If you want ice, put ice into the glasses before you pour the margarita.
- Place a lime wedge on the rim of each cocktail glass. Serve.
Of course, you can always raise the amount of the tequila for more buzz, the amount of lime juice for more zing, or the amount of triple sec or liqueur for more sweetness. True margarita does not need sugar, but if you want your margarita sweet, feel free to add sugar, as is often done anyway.
The quality of a margarita mix is determined by the quality of the tequila and triple sec used to make the drink. If you want premium margarita, spend on the best bottles of tequila and triple sec.
For a slushy version of margarita, crush some ice cubes in an ice crusher and mix that with the drinks. You can also skip the cocktail shaker or covered pitcher, and just mix the liquid ingredients and ice in a blender to get a shake-like consistency.
Indulge!
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