Margaritas

[low_delta]

Does anyone have a good recipe for Margaritas (that doesn't involve a store-bought mix)?

And I'm going to be making it by the pitcher.

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[serendipity.livejournal.com]

No, but I have a really really good one for lemonade. You could spike it, I suppose!

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

We've got lemonade and spikes already. But I wouldn't mind hearing your recipe anyway.

Oh wait - it involves squeezing lemons, doesn't it?

[ravengirl.livejournal.com]

i do- it's at home, i'll post it tonight~
i've got two from the world-famous *wink* restaurant
topolobamba...or however you spell it!
*mwa*

[ravengirl.livejournal.com]

rick bayliss' restaurants- and they're damn good too (http://entertainment.metromix.chicagotribune.com/top/1,1419,M-Metromix-DiningRecommended-xindex!PlaceDetail-797,00.html)

[serendipity.livejournal.com]

Solution: cheap yet effective electric juicer!

I'll try to remember to send you the recipe after work.

[serendipity.livejournal.com]

Lemonade Makes 2-1/2 quarts

1-1/2 cup sugar
2 quarts (8 cups) water
2 cups fresh lemon juice*

Bring sugar and 2 cups water to a boil, stirring until dissolved.

Pour into pitcher, and stir in remaining 6 cups water, then lemon juice.

Chill and serve over ice.

Garnish with lemon slices (optional).

Sell for 25 cents a serving at lemonade stand.


*2 cups fresh lemon juice = about 8 large Meyer lemons from my tree, squeezed

[marswalker.livejournal.com]

Apologies ther are no measurements with this... but...:
rosie's lime juice (pretty much just very sweet lime juice)
tequila
Grand Marnei (sp?) or Curaco or Tripple Sec or Midori Liquor
ice
salt for rims.

rosei's has a recipe on the side that gives ammounts. Changing the liquor added will vary the flavor. You can also add fruit to the blender. Basicly, it's supposed to be a lime-based drink (though i've heard of folks making it with lemonaid).

fill blender (or shaker) with ice, add "mixers" to 1/2 level, add tequila to the top (or to the point you're comfortable with), and mix.
Serve either frozen (blendered) in a shallow glass with salt on rims, or on-the-rocks (shaker) in a tall glass.

Alternative - store bought mixes are in a group the bartenders call "sweet and sour" - fill blender with ice, fill half with S&S, and the rest with tequila (adjust tequila to taste.) Can add the liquors above for more flavor.

Possible alteration: use lime-flavored sherbet instead of rosies or sweet-and-sour mix.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Okay, the measurements are important here - that sounds like recipe that I can never get to come out right. But I'll check the Rose's label. Thanks!

[marswalker.livejournal.com]

snarfed from the web...

Kosher Salt
Roses Lime Juice
3 ounces good tequila (Cuervo Gold is good, Porfidio, Terra Firma or Patron)
1 1/2 ounce Cointreau (same as triple sec only better)
2 ounces Sweet and Sour Mix
Splash of Orange Juice
Splash of Grand Marnier
1 Fresh Lime
Ice

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Use the Rose's instead of S&S... and i forgot about Cointreau. Doh!

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I wonder if lime-ade would work as well as Rose's. We need quantity.

Around here, they use sour soda - specfically one called 50/50, which is a lime/grapefruit flavor.

[marswalker.livejournal.com]

Lime-ade might work, i've never tried it. The idea is something that has both sweet and sour flavors, and Margies are based on lime (they also come in strawberrry, pinaple, and whatever else). You could do something like lime-ade with Rose's, to streatch out the rose's. I'd agree with the observation that you don't *need* top-shelf tequila to make a marg, but don't just grab the cheep stuff either.

I'd guess the rule is - if it doesn't taste okay on it's own, it won't taste good mixed into the drink either.

The mixing I was taught was basicly: a blender load of ice, then fill with half mixer, half booze, roughly. Adjust to taste. :-)

[shoo.livejournal.com]

ok...this is my dads recipe as well as many good restaurants here in San Diego....

The juice of one fresh lime (lemon will do) save the rest to wet the rim of glass before salting.

6oz Sauza Gold Tequilla (you can waste your money on the best like Patron, but that is to be sipped alone, not to be put in a margaritta) people will look at you funny for mixing the good stuff.

3oz Triple Sec (orange liquer)

24oz of Jose' Quervo Margarita mix (sounds cheesy to use but trust me)

Hand full of ice

Blend in blender and then pour in salted rim glass over cubes.

You can add Grand Marnier (sp) instead of triple sec and I think they call that a Cadillac.....MMmmmmm.

We always add more te-kill-ya then recommended...and then take naps after 2 drinks....

You must have salsa and chips...MmmmMmm good!

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I had the mix once or twice and didn't like it a whole lot. There seemed to be a rye flavor.

[seamusd.livejournal.com]

salt the back of your hand
Tequilla
lick salt
suck juice of lime
slurp worm

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Any idea where we can get a supply of the worms?

[seamusd.livejournal.com]

They come in the bottle, don't they?

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but it's usually one per, and we've got a whole lot of people coming.

by the pitcher

[hinterland.livejournal.com]

Take one clean plastic bucket and half fill it with ice-cubes.
Pour in one large bottle of Tequila (750 ml or 1 litre).
Pour in one large bottle of Triple Sec (same amount as for Tequila).

Employ muscly man to squeeze a large bag of limes for you.
You will need about about half a litre for this recipie.

Dip your pitcher into the bucket, swirl it around for a bit then fill it up and drink!


In case you also have guests who aren't into drinking margaritas by the pitcher, you could rim-rum a stash of glasses with lime juice, dip them in salt and keep them in your freezer. Just as a back-up.. :)