Anyone going all out this year in the kitchen?  I'm not hosting this year and letting others do the food, but I will be bringing ingredients for my version of a jalapeño margarita. 

 

 

- Cut one large jalapeño pepper length wise into 5 or 6 strips and drop into a bottle of decent to good silver/blanco tequila the night before. Remove seeds but not the ribs. 

- have about 12-15 fresh limes on hand

- kosher salt to line glass rims

- A gallon of lemonade  (better than sour mix when using fresh lime)

- Cointreau 

- one more jalapeño for garnish

 - seltzer for a hint of effervescence

 

 

2 oz  -  infused silver/blanco tequila

3/4 oz of cointreau

4 oz lemonade

juice of one lime

2 oz seltzer

 

shake and pour over ice and garnish with one jalapeño ring and a lime wedge

* if you like it hot - muddle one or two "rings" of jalapeño in the lime juice before adding other ingredients

 

 

 

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