Mandarin Orange Margaritas Food

MANDARIN ORANGE MARGARITAS

Steps:

• Halve and juice 6-7 mandarin oranges, until they yield about 3/4 to 1 cup of juice.
• Halve and juice one lime.
• Add 2.5 ounces of tequila reposado and 0.5 ounces of Cointreau and stir well. Set aside.
• To rim the glasses, mix 2 tablespoons Kosher salt and 1 teaspoon Miguelito in a shallow dish.
• Cut the lime wedge and run along the rims of the glasses to wet them. Turn the glasses upside down one at a time and dip in the salt-Miguelito mixture until the rims are completely salted.
• Add ice to the glasses, pour margaritas over ice and serve immediately.

SPICY MANDARIN MARGARITA

Steps:

• Fill cocktail shaker with tequila, lime juice, mandarin juice, brown sugar syrup, chopped Serrano pepper, and ice.
• Shake mixture for at least 30 seconds to combine ingredients and chill the drink.
• Rim a margarita glass with Tajin seasoning, pour in the cocktail and serve.

SPARKLING ORANGE MARGARITA

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/2 ounces silver tequila and 1/2 ounce each fresh lime juice and orange-flavored liqueur (such as Cointreau) in a shaker with ice; shake to chill. Strain into a short glass filled with ice. Top with 3 ounces chilled orange soda. Garnish with an orange slice.

SMOKY ORANGE MARGARITA

Steps:

• Combine the sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepot. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, and cook until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool completely. (Makes about 1 cup.)
• To a large pitcher, add the lime juice, orange liqueur, mezcal, orange juice and 1/4 cup simple syrup. Stir to combine. Taste and add more simple syrup if desired.
• Moisten the rim of the 4 to 6 rocks glasses with a clementine wheel and then dip the rims in margarita salt. Add ice to the glasses (not the pitcher) and pour over the margarita mixture.
• Garnish each drink with a clementine wheel, and serve.

3-INGREDIENT GRILLED ORANGE MARGARITA

Steps:

• Prepare a grill or grill pan for medium-high heat. Grill orange halves, cut side down, until well browned, 8-10 minutes. Let cool slightly, about 10 minutes. Juice oranges, then strain and discard pulp (you should have about 1 1/2 cups juice).
• Pour salt onto a small plate, if using. Rub rim of an old-fashioned or rocks glass with lime wheel, then dip into salt.Stir orange juice, tequila, lime juice, and 8 cups ice in a pitcher. Divide cocktails among glasses and garnish with lime wheels.

ORANGE MARGARITA

Steps:

• Salt may be applied to rim of glass if wanted. Just dip the rim into the liquour or lime juice then into salt.
• Fill with ice cubes.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and stir!
• Enjoy!
• Optional Straight up:.
• Shake with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.