Sour Apple Jalapeño Margarita
(adapted from Kitchen Confidante)
Makes 2 cocktails
2 Granny Smith apples, juiced (about 6 ounces)
4 ounces silver tequila
2 ounces Grand Marnier
3 ounces lime juice
2 ounces agave nectar or simple syrup
1 jalapeño pepper, sliced thinly
6-8 dashes orange bitters
coarse salt
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add the apple juice, tequila, Grand Marnier, lime juice, and agave nectar. Shake vigorously and pour into glasses rimmed with lime juice and coarse salt. Add jalapeño slices and a few dashes of bitters.
(If you want your margarita spicier--add the jalapeños before shaking.)
(adapted from Kitchen Confidante)
Makes 2 cocktails
2 Granny Smith apples, juiced (about 6 ounces)
4 ounces silver tequila
2 ounces Grand Marnier
3 ounces lime juice
2 ounces agave nectar or simple syrup
1 jalapeño pepper, sliced thinly
6-8 dashes orange bitters
coarse salt
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add the apple juice, tequila, Grand Marnier, lime juice, and agave nectar. Shake vigorously and pour into glasses rimmed with lime juice and coarse salt. Add jalapeño slices and a few dashes of bitters.
(If you want your margarita spicier--add the jalapeños before shaking.)