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Margaritas!!! Recipe
Cease spending a fortune on Margaritas whenever you’re out! Deliver the occasion IN this weekend with home made margaritas! It’s as straightforward as 1-2-3: 1 half Cointreau, 2 components lime juice, 3 components tequila. Shake, pour, sip!
Margaritas
If, like me, it makes you sick pondering how a lot you’ve spent on cocktails in your lifetime, it’s time to get onto the band wagon of creating margaritas at house! Ridiculously straightforward, it’s a celebration starter that’s contemporary and zingy with simply sufficient candy, and positively with a good kick of alcohol that’s going to get you buzzing very quickly!
What goes in Margaritas
Right here’s what you want – it’s straightforward as 1-2-3:
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1 half Cointreau (or different triple sec)
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2 components lime juice
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3 components tequila
(With “components” being something from a shot glass, a tablespoon, a mug or a bottle – simply use the identical measuring automobile for every ingredient!)
No sugar! Cointreau is nice sufficient as it’s – and correct margaritas are meant to be contemporary and zingy, not loopy candy!
What’s Triple Sec?
Triple Sec is an orange flavoured alcoholic syrup. Probably the most well-known model is Cointreau which is made in France. Triple Sec manufacturers differ in sweetness and depth / high quality of orange flavour. Cointreau is much less candy than most, with a greater orange flavour.
SKINNY Margaritas
Skinny Margaritas are all the fad these days – and in comparison with the outrageously sugary margaritas that some locations serve, they’re much decrease in energy. It’s made with orange juice and agave syrup as an alternative of Cointreau.
However right here’s what they don’t inform you – Skinny Margaritas solely have 15 energy lower than basic margaritas made correctly with no added sugar.
So, right here’s what you want for the Skinny model – and I’ve included the portions within the recipe card beneath. It’s a tasty various, however I personally don’t make it as a decrease cal various of basic Margaritas!
Each regular and thin Margaritas could be served in any sort of glass, however for the sake of distinguishing between them, right here is the Skinny model in a glass, served with ice.
When to serve Margaritas – and what to serve it with!
Margaritas are a basic drink of alternative for events and all issues Mexican! A yard BBQ with buddies, Friday evening Nachos, a Sunday Mexican fiesta!
Kick off a celebration with Margaritas, chips and dip – everyone’s favorite Guacamole or my notorious Pig-Out-Salsa that everybody goes bonkers over.
They’re dangerously drinkable – contemporary and zingy slightly than ridiculously candy which suggests you don’t get sugared out, you possibly can actually drink all of them evening. You possibly can’t style the alcohol however they’re fairly darn potent!
Plus, they’re straightforward to make in large batch portions – simply combine up a jug and hold it within the fridge to pour on demand. Now that’s a technique to hold the occasion going!! – Johnsat x
Watch tips on how to make it
Ingredients
- 45 ml / 1.5oz tequila
- 30 ml / 1 oz lime juice
- 15 ml/ 0.5 oz Cointreau (or other Triple Sec) (Note 1)
- 60 ml/ 2oz tequila
- 45 ml / 1.5 oz lime juice
- 30 ml / 1 oz orange juice
- 1 tsp light agave nectar (Note 2)
- 1 lime wedge , plus extra for serving
- 1/4 cup coarse salt
Instructions
- Chill glasses in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Place salt in small dish.
- Rub rim lightly with lime wedge, then press rim down into salt.
- Place ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice, shake 15 times to chill well.
- Strain into cocktail glass or tumbler. Ice in glass is optional.
Notes
1. Triple sec is an orange flavoured liquor. The most popular brand is Cointreau.
2. Agave nectar is a natural sweetener with lower calories than sugar and other liquid sweet things like honey (it has about half the calories or honey). Nowadays can be found in large supermarkets (Australia: Coles/Woolies/Harris).
3. Big batch – make in jug and keep in the fridge. Don’t use ice – they will melt and dilute the flavour. Or use non-melting ice options like reusable ice cubes (artificial ice cubes).
4. Nutrition for classic Margarita. Skinny Margarita – 148 calories with 11g carbs, it has more carbs because of the sugar in the orange juice!
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