Side Pannel
Killer Margs
Ingredients List
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- Bring to a simmer. Bottle and set for 2 weeks.
- 3 parts Sunkist Sweet & Sour 1 part GOOD tequila (*) 1 part Cointreau or
- Grand Marnier (can use triple sec, but I wouldn't) juice of 1/2 lime (1
- glass -- 3 limes for small-med. pitcher) dash of salt
- pour all ingredients into shaker with ice and shake vigorously.
- pour into tall glass with ice (can be shaker, if done right) and retire to
- the patio to watch the sunset.
- you can blend, but the additional ice dilutes the flavor, and you lose the
- beauty and purity of the margarita
- fruit flavored margs must be blended if using fresh or frozen fruit --
- fresh fruit (strawberries, raspberries) need LOTS of extra sugar AND the
- fresh lime juice. I haven't found any syrups that cut the mustard as far as
- flavoring "rocks" margs.
- I take my margaritas seriously, and would be happy to get into off-line
- discussions with anyone wishing to discuss further.
- (*) I like Sauza Conmemorativo, but Cuervo 1800 works. Exceptional tequilas
- like Sauza Tres Generaciones, Patron Anejo and other $20-$40 bottles are
- wasted on margs and should be reserved for sipping.
- NOTES:
- I agree...a little salt here and there does wonderful things to many
- recipes (including non-food). In fact, one of the secrets to my TDF
- margaritas is salt IN the mixture. (I hate salt on the glass rim, but when
- you use fresh lime, the salt helps balance the tart citrus with the biting
- tequila.) I used to live in New Mexico, and I cook Mexican food more than
- any other style, so I HAVE to have a great marg recipe.
- The other secret is Sunkist Sweet & Sour mix (which I've only found at one
- alcohol distributor open to the public...Beverage Warehouse, Marina del
- Rey). All the S&S mixes on the grocery store are compltely inadequate, and
- "margarita mixes" don't have the right blend of flavors (oddly enough). An
- old friend who used to tend bar at a restaurant where they made KILLER
- margs enlightened me about Sunkist's mix. I've since noticed it at MOST
- restaurants/bars that have great margaritas. IMHO, nothing else comes close
- (except fresh squeezed lemon and lime juice, which requires extra sugar and
- is more difficult to balance the flavors, but can be done and is heavenly
- when it works).
- Recipe By : "Chris Gunning (cgunning@millerwest.com)"
- From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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