Mexican Margarita Trifle Food

THE PERFECT MARGARITA

Steps:

• Moisten the rim of a glass with a lime wedge. Sprinkle salt onto a plate. Lightly dip the moistened rim into the salt. Place a large ice cube in the glass and freeze the prepared glass until ready to serve.
• Fill a cocktail shaker with fresh ice. Add tequila, triple sec, and lime juice. Cover and shake vigorously until outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into the prepared glass and garnish with a slice of lime.

CLASSIC MARGARITA

Steps:

• Moisten rim of 1 cocktail glass with lime wedge. If desired, sprinkle salt on a plate; dip rim in salt. Fill glass with ice. In an empty cocktail shaker, combine tequila, Triple Sec and lime juice. Fill with ice; cover and shake until frost forms on the outside of the shaker, 15-20 seconds. Strain into prepared glass. Garnish with lime wedge.

MARVELOUS MARGARITA PUNCH (VIRGIN)

Steps:

• Combine the concentrates, powdered sugar, and crushed ice in a large freezer proof container or bag.
• Seal tightly and freeze for at least one hour (or for many days).
• Slowly pour in the soda and add the lime slices (no need to thaw in advance).

CLASSIC MEXICAN MARGARITA

Steps:

• On a dish or cutting board, pour and flatten a pile of coarse salt like sea salt or Kosher salt. Don't use table salt, as it will clump up and make your drink very salty.
• Cut a lime in half. Reserve one half for the margarita and cut the remaining half into two wedges. Run a lime wedge along the entire rim of the glass. Be sure it's wet enough so the salt can stick.
• Invert your glass and press into the salt so it sticks to the rim.
• Place the salted glass upright into the refrigerator to chill as you mix up your margarita.
• Pour the sugar into a deep sauce pan.
• Pour the water over the sugar.
• Place sugar mixture on the stove and set the heat to medium-high.
• Use a wooden spoon to stir the mixture constantly so the sugar dissolves faster.
• Once the sugar completely dissolves, remove from the heat.
• Pour the syrup into a container. You should end up with about one cup of natural syrup. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the syrup for the margarita. Cover and store the rest for another use. The syrup will keep for up to three days.
• Add ice cubes to a cocktail shaker. If you have big pieces, you can bang them on a hard surface to break them up a bit, but you do want to keep the pieces on the larger side. Ice that's too small will quickly melt and water down your drink.
• Squeeze the juice from 1 1/2 limes into a small cup or bowl and remove any seeds. Pour the fresh lime juice into the shaker.
• Next add the sweetener, tequila and triple sec.
• Place the top back on your shaker and shake vigorously for about 20 seconds to combine.
• Remove the chilled cocktail glass from the refrigerator.
• Carefully pour the contents of the shaker into the glass, including the ice.
• Garnish with a slice of lime.

MEXICAN MARGARITA TRIFLE

Steps:

• In a large dry skillet, toast coconut over medium heat until browned and toasted. Cool completely.
• In a large bowl, whisk together sweetened condensed milk and key lime juice. Set aside.
• In a separate large bowl, whip heavy whipping cream with a hand mixer until it begins to thicken. Add confectioner's sugar and continue to whip until stiff peaks form.
• Cut cake into small chunks.
• Using a trifle dish (or any clear bowl), begin to layer the trifle. Start with a layer of cake (use 1/3 of the cake). Drizzle the cake with tequila, then pour 1/3 of the key lime mixture over it. Spread 1/3 of the whipped cream, and then sprinkle with toasted coconut.
• Repeat two more times.
• Chill in the refrigerator for two hours or until ready to serve.

KEY LIME PIE MARGARITA

Steps:

• Fill 1/2 of a martini shaker with crushed ice.
• Add cold water, until almost 3/4 of shaker is filled up, shake well.
• Add Licor 43, half and half and lime juice; shake well.
• Moisten rim of glasses, dip into graham cracker crumbs, coating each rim of glass.
• Pour mixture into glasses; garnish with lime slice and serve.

CHICKEN SALAD CHAPALA

Steps:

• Prepare dressing.
• preheat oven to 375.
• Cut tortillas into 6 slices spray tops with cooking spray.
• Back on cookie sheet for 5-8 minutes until crisp.
• In a bowl combine the remaining ingredients except salad greens, pour in dressing, toss to coat Arrage salad greens on plate, top with chicken salad, garnish with tortilla crisps.

TEQUILA LIME TART

Steps:

• For crust: Blend all ingredients in food processor until small clumps form. Press mixture into bottom and sides of 9 inch tart pan.
• For filling:.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Stir condensed milk and next three ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Set condensed milk mixture aside.
• Beat egg whites with sugar in large bowl until soft peaks form. Gently fold 1 1/2 cup condensed milk mixture into whites until combined. Fold remaining milk mixture into whites until just incorporated.
• Pour mixture into crust.
• Bake until filling puffs about 40 minutes.
• Cool tart completely. Chill until cold. Garnish with whipped cream and lime slices.

MEXICAN TRIFLE

Steps:

• Combine 3/4 cups of the sugar, flour and cinnamon; gradually stir in milk.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Boil and stir 2 minutes.
• Beat egg yolks slightly.
• Blend a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to the pan.
• Cook 1 minute (do not boil.) Remove from heat; add butter, vanilla and almond extract, blending well.
• Cover and chill.
• To assemble, spread cake with apricot jam.
• Dice fruit of choice; place in a bowl with Cointreau.
• Beat 2 egg whites with cream of tartar until frothy; gradually add the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar and beat until stiff but not dry.
• Fold into chilled custard a little at a time.
• Whip cream in a chilled bowl with chilled beaters until stiff peaks form.
• In a 2-quart serving bowl layer 1/3 of the custard, 1/2 of the cake, 1/3 of the fruit with a few teaspoons of Cointreau and 1/3 of the whipped cream; repeat once.
• Top with remaining custard, fruit and whipped cream.
• Garnish with chocolate curls.