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Margarita Recipes
Man Killer Margarita
submitted by Gil Daley
This recipe really sounds strange, if not appalling, but believe me it will become your Margarita of choice after trying it. The recipe was given to me by Allison Buckner many years ago after asking her why the Margarita’s were so good. Allison has since become a “Sweet Potato Queen” and has her infamous recipe published in The Sweet Potato Queens’ Big-Ass Cookbook (and Financial Planner) under the name of New Allison’s Mambo Margaritas.
1 – 12 ounce can of frozen Limeade
1 – 12 ounce can of Seven-Up (never Sprite)
1 – 12 ounce bottle of Corona beer
12 ounces of really good Tequila
Mix together all the ingredients in a large pitcher and serve over ice. DO NOT try to mix this concoction in a blender, which according to Allison has proven to mess up a kitchen or two, when attempted.
Jimmy Buffet's Perfect Margarita
Crushed ice
3 wedges lime
2 ounces gold tequila (Cuervo 1800)
1/2 ounce tequila (Cuervo white)
1 1/4 ounces Rose's Lime Juice
1/2 ounce triple sec (Bols)
1 splash orange Curaçao (Bols)
Put all ingredients except the 3 lime wedges into a shaker. Squeeze 2 of the lime wedges into the shaker. SHAKE WELL! Rim outside of glass only with lime. Salt only the outside of the glass. Add fresh crushed ice to glass. Strain mixture over ice. Squeeze remaining lime wedge in glass.
Vilis' World's Greatest Margarita Recipe
Vilis Ozols, MBA, CSP, is the founder and president of the Ozols Business Group. He is an international motivational speaker who has inspired audiences on 3 continents, in 8 countries, in all 50 U.S. states and in 9 Canadian provinces. He is a former Canadian Jr. National Volleyball Team member and a former competitor on the Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. As a leadership speaker he combines real world "learned-in the-streets" business acumen with the enthusiasm and motivational intensity of a world class athlete and coach.
| 1-1/2 cups good Tequila! |
Life is too short to drink cheap tequila! Jose Cuervo Gold is the minimum standard. My personal favorite is Jose Cuervo 1800. And, face it, the margarita will be incrementally better if you jump up to a higher-end brand (besides the better the tequila, the less severe the hangover!). Experimenting with high-end tequilas will add subtle flavors and allow you to create your own signature margarita. My latest favorite is a brand called Cazadores recommended to me by Fernando Avelar whose family has a legacy of growing and harvesting the blue agave tequila in Mexico |
| 1/2 cup Grand Marnier |
This is as good as is gets. I do not float this on top but rather mix it in with the blender. |
| 1/3 bottle of Beer |
Yes, you did read that right, a bottle of beer. The best results are with a standard bland American icon beer like Budweiser, Coors or Miller. Avoid micro-brews with lots of character as this will leave an aftertaste to your margarita. Beer is one of the few food groups that are basic (non-acidic) and so the addition of beer to this margarita will make a mellow tasting, smooth drinking formula. It also adds the barest hint of carbonation during mixing. This is one of the 'secret' ingredients and I have never had anyone guess that there was beer in their margarita. |
| 1 can frozen lemonade 12 ounces |
I've experimented with lime-aid, and all sorts of lemonades. You will have to do the same. I avoid the ones with the pulp. Sometimes you will have to add sugar if you've selected a sour brand. |
| A big long healthy squirt of Real Lemon |
This is real lemon juice concentrate and adds the wonderful lemon tanginess a great margarita needs. |
| A big long healthy squirt of Real Lime |
This is real lime juice concentrate and also adds the lime tartness for a subtle enhancement. |
| Water or Ice to fill up the blender |
My preference is to add half ice and half water to fill up the blender to the top. The best margaritas are quite concentrated but then poured over a heaping full glass of ice that starts to dilute the power of the cocktail as it melts. Now, lately we've been serving these straight up of "perfect" in a margarita glass or (my personal favorite) a martini glass. Shake it up on the rocks and pour it in straight up. Somehow this promotes more of a sipping approach (very fast sipping often, but still technically still sipping) |
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As you are completing the mix portion in the blender, you may choose to add sugar to taste. By doing it in a blender you don't have to worry about a granular texture in the drink. |
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