Margaritas, the classic Mexican cocktail, have become a staple of bars and restaurants worldwide. With its refreshing blend of tequila, lime, and orange liqueur, this timeless drink has captured the hearts of many. However, not all margaritas are created equal. To truly experience the authentic taste of a real margarita, it's important to craft it with fresh ingredients and the right proportions. Whether you prefer a shaken or blended version, there are a few key steps to follow to ensure a perfectly balanced and flavorful margarita.
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THE PERFECT MARGARITA
Mastering the margarita requires a certain amount of practice, but once you dial-in your perfect ratio, it's a really easy cocktail to replicate. The classic recipe is 3 parts tequila, 2 parts triple sec, and 1 part freshly squeezed lime juice, and you should probably start off pretty close to that, but my personal favorite proportions are 4-3-2.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Drinks Recipes Cocktail Recipes Tequila Drinks Recipes
Time 10m
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 8
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 320.5 calories, Carbohydrate 30.4 g, Fat 0.3 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 0.7 g, Sodium 330.6 mg, Sugar 19.9 g
MARGARITA COCKTAIL
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients. If desired, rim a chilled cocktail or margarita glass : Wet the rim with a lime wedge, then dip or roll it in a small dish of salt or sugar.
- Pour the tequila, triple sec, and lime juice into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes.
- Shake well .
- Strain into the prepared glass with or without fresh ice.
- Garnish with a lime wedge. Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 170 kcal, Carbohydrate 9 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 1 mg, Sugar 8 g, Fat 0 g, ServingSize 1 cocktail (1 serving), UnsaturatedFat 0 g
CLASSIC MARGARITAS
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 10m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 0
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
REAL MARGARITAS
Steps:
- If you like margaritas served in a glass with salt, rub the outside rims of six glasses with a cut lime and dip each glass lightly into a plate of kosher salt.
- Combine the lime juice, lemon juice, Triple Sec, and ice in a blender and puree until completely blended. Add the tequila and puree for 2 seconds more. Serve over ice.
- If you prefer frozen margaritas, halve each of the ingredients, double the ice, and blend in two batches. Serve with a cut lime.
CLASSIC MARGARITA
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 5m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- Combine 1 3/4 cups silver tequila, 1 cup fresh lime juice, 3/4 cup light agave syrup and 1/3 cup water in a pitcher; stir. (You can refrigerate the drink up to 1 day ahead.) Serve over ice in salt-rimmed glasses; garnish with lime wedges.
MARGARITA
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 10m
Yield 1 serving
Number Of Ingredients 11
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.
PARKER'S FAMOUS MARGARITAS
This is the signature drink at my in-law's home. My father-in-law developed a taste for margaritas made from scratch during the summer they spent in Zihuatanejo during the 1960s. After decades of tinkering he has arrived at this foolproof recipe for the ultimate Mexican cocktail.
Provided by squawk93
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 5m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Measure the tequila, lime juice, sweetened lime juice and triple sec into a cocktail shaker and add a generous scoop of ice. Cover and shake until the shaker is frosty, about 30 seconds.
- Rub a lime wedge around the rim of a margarita glass and dip in salt. Fill each glass with ice. Strain equal amounts of the cocktail into the glasses to serve. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 182.5 calories, Carbohydrate 14.9 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.1 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 2.3 mg, Sugar 12.5 g
REAL MARGARITAS RECIPE - (4.6/5)
Provided by á-114543
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- If you like margaritas served in a glass with salt, rub the outside rims of 6 glasses 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 purée. Place extra ice in a cocktail shaker. Fill with margarita mix, shake well, and strain into glasses.
REAL MARGARITAS
Make and share this Real Margaritas recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Nunzia Jones
Categories Beverages
Time 5m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- If you desire, rub the outside rim of glasses with a cut lime and dip each glass into a plate of kosher salt.
- Combine the lime juice, lemon juice, Triple Sec and ice in a blender and puree until completely blended.
- Add the tequila and blend for several seconds.
- Pour over ice.
- If you prefer frozen margaritas,halve each of the ingredients, double the ice, and blend in 2 separate batches.
- Serve with a cut lime.
- ENJOY!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 14.6, Fat 0.1, Sodium 4.6, Carbohydrate 5, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 1, Protein 0.3
THE REAL MARGARITA
I love margs, and have tried every mix on planet earth, and they all sucked. So in my quest to find the perfect blend of ingredients to make my favorite concoction, this is what I came up with. Simple, strong, just the way they should be. WARNING... Not for the faint of heart. Hope you enjoy.
Provided by ngdarlen
Categories Beverages
Time 5m
Yield 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Rim your marg glass with a lime wedge, then dip in salt.Add all ingredients in a shaker, or a mason jar with lid will work, and shake till blended. Pour into glass and garnish with lime wedge.
- If you like, you can chill your glass in the freezer for 10 minutes, or add a few cubes of ice to the rest of ingredients while shaking, being sure to strain it when you pour into glass. Also, if the marg is to strong for ya, bump it down to 1 shot of tequila.
AUTHENTIC MEXICAN MARGARITAS
Easy, quick and always a hit, these Margaritas are the real thing. The number one rule here is: No Mix. They're better this way-by far! They're also a great way to jumpstart any party. You can serve them on the rocks or blended, whichever way you prefer. One blender-full serves four.
Provided by Mike 2
Categories Beverages
Time 7m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
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!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 23.3, Fat 0.1, Sodium 1.2, Carbohydrate 6.5, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 4, Protein 0.1
FRESH LIME MARGARITAS
This basic fresh margarita recipe is easy to modify to your tastes. Try it frozen or with strawberries. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 15m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a pitcher, combine the first 5 ingredients; stir until sugar is dissolved. Moisten rims of 4 margarita or cocktail glasses with lime wedges. Sprinkle salt on a plate; dip rims in salt. Serve over crushed ice in prepared glasses.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 149 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 2mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (13g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.
THE REAL CADILLAC MARGARITA
There is another recipe for a Cadillac on this site, it is not the real deal. The other recipe has you adding sweet & sour mix into it, but a Cadillac should never, EVER contain sweet & sour or any other "mix" as it is a purists' margarita. If you were a bartender and had someone ask you for a Cadillac, I can assure you that if you put sweet & sour in it, they would not be returning to your bar. This is the real deal Cadillac, served in a martini glass, shaken like a martini.
Provided by Kamikazee
Categories Beverages
Time 3m
Yield 1 margarita, 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Pour a thin line of kosher salt on a plate. Rub lime slice around outside rim of martini glass to wet rim with lime juice. Turn martini glass sideways and roll the rim in the line of kosher salt.
- Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Add fresh lime juice, tequila, and triple sec. Shake very well.
- Pour shaken mixture into the salt-rimmed martini glass, leaving all ice in the shaker.
- Slowly pour the 1/2 ounce of Cointreau, Grand Marnier, or Gran Gala on top.
- Garnish with lime slice on rim and lime peel twist/curl in drink.
- Enjoy the purists' margarita. :).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 7.1, Sodium 0.6, Carbohydrate 2.4, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.5, Protein 0.1
Tips:
- Use fresh ingredients: Fresh limes, lemons, and oranges will give your margaritas the best flavor. If you can, try to find organic ingredients.
- Choose a good tequila: The tequila is the most important ingredient in a margarita, so it's important to choose a good one. Look for a tequila that is made from 100% blue agave and has a smooth, clean flavor.
- Use the right amount of lime juice: The lime juice is what gives margaritas their signature sour flavor. Be sure to use enough lime juice to balance out the sweetness of the other ingredients.
- Add some sweetness: Margaritas are traditionally made with simple syrup, but you can also use other sweeteners, such as agave nectar or honey.
- Garnish your margaritas: A garnish can add a touch of elegance to your margaritas. Try using a lime wedge, a sprig of mint, or a slice of orange.
Conclusion:
Making margaritas at home is easy and fun. With a few simple ingredients, you can create a delicious and refreshing cocktail that is perfect for any occasion. So next time you're looking for a great drink to enjoy, give one of these margarita recipes a try. You won't be disappointed!
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