The Authentic Margarita 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.

REAL MARGARITAS

Steps:

• If you like margaritas served in a glass with salt, rub the outside rims of 6glasses with a cut lime and dip each glass lightly into a plate of kosher salt.
• Combine the lime juice, lemon juice, Triple Sec, tequila, and ice in a blender and puree. Place extra ice in a cocktail shaker. Fill with margarita mix, shake well, and strain into glasses.

CLASSIC MARGARITAS

Steps:

• Rub the rim of 4 rocks glasses with lime; dip in coarse salt. Fill three-quarters of the way with ice. Combine 1 cup tequila, 2/3 cup fresh lime juice, 1/3 cup orange-flavored liqueur and 2 teaspoons superfine sugar in a cocktail shaker. Shake well, then pour into the glasses. Garnish with lime.
• Photograph my Andrew Mccaul

AUTHENTIC MARGARITA RECIPE

Steps:

• Squeeze fresh limes into a bowl.
• Pour two shot glasses of fresh squeezed lime juice in shaker.
• Add one shot glass of Cointreau to shaker.
• Add one shot glass of Tequila.
• Fill half a shot glass with water, then squeeze raw honey into the shot glass.
• Mix well.
• Slowly pour your honey water into your shaker until you reach desired sweetness. Start with half a shot glass before adding more.
• Shake your margarita mix.
• Rub sliced lime around rim of glass.
• Dip glass into plate or bowl of sea salt.
• Pour margarita over crushed ice.

MARGARITA

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add tequila, lime juice, Simple Syrup and orange liqueur. Cover and shake until mixed and chilled, about 30 seconds. (In general, the drink is ready by the time the shaker mists up.) Place Lime-salt-sugar on a plate. Press the rim of a chilled rocks or wine glass into the mixture to rim the edge. Strain margarita into the glass.
• Put the sugar and water in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. (Alternatively, heat in the microwave.) Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
• Blend together lime, salt and sugar in a small blender or mini food chopper.

AUTHENTIC MEXICAN MARGARITAS

Steps:

• Place tequila, Controy, limejuice and cranberry juice in blender.
• Fill until almost full with crushed ice. Shake well or blend until very slushy.
• Wet rim of martini or Margarita glass with water and swirl in small dish of salt.
• Pour Margarita into the glass. Ole and Feliz Navidad!

THE CLASSIC MARGARITA

Steps:

• Combine tequila, Cointreau, and lime juice in cocktail shaker filled with ice. Moisten rim of Margarita or other cocktail glass with lime juice or water. Holding glass upside down, dip rim into salt. Shake and strain drink into glass and serve.