Never made a margarita!! Help?!
Answers: I love to drink them when I am out... but I am unsure how to make them. Is triple sec or grand marnier or cointreau better? Silver Gold tequila?? Help Help!!
This here's what I do:
Before you start mixing, make some simple syrup (1 cup water and 1 cup sugar, dissolved and brought to a boil). Have it cooled down in the fridge. If you're in a rush, splenda will dissolve in anything even if it's very cold.
1) Put some ice cubes into the glass you will use.
2) Add between 1.5 to 2 Shots of tequila (the lighter in color the better. a very good one for making margaritas is called "Cabrito" because it's not expensive but doesn't taste terrible).
3) Half a shot of tripple sec, cointreau, or Grand Marnier, also add into the glass.
4) Squeeze the juice of at least half a lime into the glass. If you are not using a juicer, you may want to use more than half a lime depending on the tartness level you like.
5) Top it off with simple syrup (or stop when you think it's sweet enough).
6) pour everything (ice and all) into a shaker, shake it up, then pour it back into the glass. Garnish with a lime and you're done.
Tips:
Adding some lime peel zest (big slices from a lime skin taken with a potato peeler) to the bottle of tequila will infuse the whole thing with a nice lime taste and make it that much better.
I DON'T use Roses Lime Juice. It's just as bad as using a mix and is sweetened with high fructose corn syrup which makes the drink come out tasting like bad soda.
When I make them at home I use Jose Cuervo Tequila. Hope that helps!
A classic margarita is made with Triple sec and I prefer gold tequila in mine. Siler (sauza) is fine, but the gold is a smoother taste. Anything orange based for a secondary liquer (to cut the bitterness) will work - you can make a blue margarita with Blue caracao (very tasty, but very girly). Always salt the rim (run a lime around it first, then dunk in salt) - a course bar-salt can be purchased in most larger stores.
Why mess up perfectly good jose cuervo with all that flavoring crap.
I drink my liquor straight and neat.
no bullsh*t !
Classic Margarita
Famous Restaurant Drink Recipe
Preparation time: 5 minutes. Serves 4.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
Small lime wedges or thin slices for garnish
Juice of one lemon
1 cup tequila
1 cup Triple Sec
1-2 cups ice
Margarita Glasses
Instructions:
Pour all the ingredients including ice into a large pitcher and stir
Salt the rims of the glasses (if desired)
Add ice to the glasses as described above and serve with lime garnish or
For blended margaritas ...
Pour all ingredients including ice into your blender and blend until ice is crushed, pour into the rim-salted glasses garnish with lime as above and serve
Ole!