Preparing a homemade sweet and sour mix for margaritas can be a delightful culinary experience, allowing you to control the taste and quality of your cocktail's key ingredient. With just a few simple steps, you can craft a flavorful and versatile mix that will elevate your margarita-making skills and impress your friends at your next gathering. Whether you prefer a classic margarita or enjoy experimenting with new flavor combinations, a homemade sweet and sour mix will provide a solid foundation for your margarita creations.
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HOMEMADE SWEET-AND-SOUR MIX FOR MARGARITAS
A base used for making Margaritas
Categories Non-Alcoholic Cocktail Party Margarita Lemon Lime Bon Appétit Drink
Yield Makes 8 cups
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Combine water and sugar in large saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil. Cool syrup.
- Mix syrup, lemon juice and lime juice in pitcher. Chill until cold. (Can be made 1 week ahead. Cover; keep chilled)
SWEET AND SOUR MIX
This Sweet and Sour Mix is easy to make with only three ingredients and it is the key to making the BEST margaritas! It keeps in the refrigerator for about a week and makes two pitchers of margaritas. Or you can keep it in the freezer for a month!
Provided by Lisa Longley
Categories cocktails
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Simmer 2 cups of water and 1 cup of granulated sugar over medium heat until it is fully dissolved.
- Pour it into a jar and let it come to room temperature.
- Add 1/2 cup of lemon juice and 1/2 cup lime juice.
- Store it in a sealed container for a week or for up to a month in the freezer.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 416 kcal, Carbohydrate 109 g, Sodium 8 mg, Sugar 102 g, ServingSize 1 serving
FRESH SWEET-N-SOUR MIX FOR MARGARITAS
Best recipe I've ever found! As a professional drinking-ista, I've collected my favorite drink recipes from restaurants and bars over the years from around the globe. This comes compliments of Cafe' Iguana in Denver Colorado... home of one of my faves, the Yucatan Margarita. This FRESH mix is the key to any truly good margarita. Life is too short to drink neon yellow store bought sweet and sour mix!
Provided by CheCheCherie
Categories Beverages
Time 20m
Yield 8 cups
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Combine water and sugar in a large sauce pan.
- Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
- Bring to a boil and remove from heat.
- Cool.
- Once cooled mix syrup, lemon and lime juices in a pitcher.
- Chill.
- Can be made up to a week in advance and kept in the fridge.
JOE'S PERFECT 'ANTI-SOUR MIX' MARGARITA
Tired of mediocre margaritas with stomach-upsetting sour mix? Try this perfect margarita recipe on the rocks!
Provided by Amy L Drouillard
Categories Drinks Recipes Cocktail Recipes Tequila Drinks Recipes
Time 10m
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Pour 1/4 to 1/2 inch of salt onto a small, shallow plate. Moisten the rim of a large glass with water and dip into the salt. Fill the glass with ice, and set aside.
- Pour the tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice into a cocktail shaker over ice. Cover, and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into the prepared glass. Slowly pour in grapefruit soda to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 313.6 calories, Carbohydrate 30.3 g, Fat 0.1 g, Sodium 411.3 mg, Sugar 29.2 g
MARGARITAS ON THE ROCKS
This is the best batch of margaritas you'll ever make. Everybody wants the recipe after consuming one of these.
Provided by 93VETTE
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Salt the rims of 8 glasses. To do so, pour salt onto a small plate, rub the rims of the glasses with lime, and press them into the salt. Fill the glasses with ice.
- In a blender, combine sweet and sour mix, triple sec, tequila and Grand Marnier. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses, squeeze a quarter lime into each glass, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 364.1 calories, Carbohydrate 42.2 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 3.1 mg, Sugar 40.6 g
MARGARITA SOUR MIX
Make and share this Margarita Sour Mix recipe from Food.com.
Provided by KristiLuna
Categories Beverages
Time 5m
Yield 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Mix all ingredients in a large pitcher.
- Stir until all the sugar has dissolved.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 86.6, Sodium 1.6, Carbohydrate 23.1, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 20.7, Protein 0.1
Tips:
- Use fresh limes and lemons for the best flavor.
- If you don't have fresh citrus, you can use bottled lime and lemon juice, but the flavor will not be as good.
- Adjust the amount of sugar to taste. If you like your margaritas sweeter, add more sugar.
- If you don't have agave nectar, you can use honey or simple syrup.
- Store the sweet and sour mix in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Conclusion:
Making your own sweet and sour mix for margaritas is easy and inexpensive. With just a few simple ingredients, you can have a delicious and refreshing margarita in no time. This mix is also great for other cocktails, such as daiquiris and pisco sours. So next time you're making margaritas, give this homemade sweet and sour mix a try. You won't be disappointed!
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