Tangerine Margarita Food

TANGERINE MARGARITA

Steps:

• Step 1: In a cocktail shaker, muddle 1 lime wedge and 1 orange slice. Add 1 1/2 ounces silver tequila, 1 1/2 ounces orange liqueur, 1/2 ounce tangerine syrup and 1/2 ounce orange juice.
• Step 2: Add ice and shake. Strain and pour into an English highball glass or a martini glass with a salted rim.
• Step 3: On top of cocktail, float 1/4 ounce Grand Marnier. Garnish with 1 orange slice.

TANGERINE HABANERO MARGARITA

Steps:

• Toast the chiles over heat or in a dry saute pan until the skin begins to blister. Set aside.
• Place the first 8 ingredients in a small bowl, covered with plastic film and refrigerate at 2 hours. Strain the mixture. Divide half the ice between 4 to 6 margarita glasses. Pour the citrus chile mix into a large pitcher. Add tequila, triple sec, and remaining crushed ice and stir until combined. Serve immediately.

FROZEN TANGERINE MARGARITAS

Steps:

• Combine tequila, orange liqueur, tangerine juice, lime juice, and ice, all to taste, in a blender and blend until smooth. Line rims of glasses with salt, if desired. Divide margaritas among glasses, and serve. To serve margaritas straight up, combine all ingredients, except salt, in a shaker. Strain into glasses and serve.

TANGERITA: TANGERINE MARGARITA

Steps:

• Rub the rim of the glass with a wedge of lime and dip the rim into a saucer of fine salt. Place the tequila, lime juice, tangerine juice, orange flavored liqueur, and crushed ice into a shaker. Shake to mix and strain into a glass. Garnish with a wedge of lime on the rim of the glass.

GRAPEFRUIT MARGARITA

Steps:

• Mix some salt and chipotle powder together on a plate. Cut a slit in the lime wedge and run it around the rim of a rocks glass and dip the rim in the salt mixture. Fill the glass with ice.
• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add the tequila, grapefruit juice and orange liqueur. Vigorously shake until very cold and strain the drink into the rimmed rocks glass. The margarita can also be served up in a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with grapefruit and lime twists.