Blood Orange Habanero Margarita
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Here is a recipe for a really unique cocktail that we think you'll enjoy. The habanero blood orange margarita has a spicy component and, of course, a citrus component. You'll also be using a sour mix and mole negro sauce, which you'll actually add to the rim of the glass. Truly, a unique margarita.
Here are the specific ingredients you'll need. For the blood orange puree you'll need: - single habanero pepper - blood orange juice (2 pints) |
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For the margarita you'll need:
- tequila (1.5 ounces)
- blood orange puree, from above (1 ounce)
- fresh lime juice (quarter ounce)
- sour mix (1.5 ounces)
- mole negro sauce (half tablespoon)
- lime for garnish
Start with a medium saucepan and add the habanero pepper and the orange juice. Bring everything to a boil as you stir continuously. Once it starts boiling reduce the heat to medium/high and let it heat until the mixture has thickened to a syrup consistency. Take the pepper out.
Have your cocktail glass ready and dip half of it into the mole negro sauce (or all of it, if you want). Add the tequila, blood orange puree (from the previous step), lime juice, and sour mix to a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake shake shake. Use a fine strainer to strain the shaken cocktail into the cocktail glass. Use your lime wedge to garnish the glass and you are ready to go.
Just be careful that you don't leave the habanero pepper cooking with the blood orange juice for too long, because it will add spiciness to the liquid very rapidly (or if you do, that you have a strong tolerance and desire for spicy things). Give things a taste test periodically while the pepper and orange juice is heating if you aren't sure what your tolerance is.
If you want a unique margarita flavor but aren't up for something spicy, try this pineapple ginger margarita recipe instead. You'll need:
- tequila, of course (1.5 ounces)
- pineapple juice (1 ounce)
- simple syrup (half ounce)
- lime juice (3/4 ounce)
- ginger, minced (1 tablespoon)
Have a wedge of lime to garnish.
Muddle (mix together) simple syrup, lime juice, and ginger in a cocktail shaker. Next, add the pineapple juice and tequila, along with ice. Shake everything up completely.
Get a fine strainer and strain from the cocktail shaker into a cocktail glass filled with ice.
If you want yet another unique take on a margarita, try this pineapple margarita with tamarind. The ingredients are:
- tequila (2 ounces)
- pineapple juice (1.5 ounces)
- tamarind nectar (1.5 ounces)
- fresh squeezed lime juice
- cup of ice
- cinnamon sugar (you'll line the rim of the glass with this)
Take your margarita glass or cocktail glass and rim with the cinnamon sugar by using a lime wedge to wet the rim, then dipping the glass in a dish filled with a mix of sugar and ground cinnamon (3 parts sugar to 1 part ground cinnamon).
Add the lime juice (a splash), pineapple juice, tamarind nectar, tequila, and ice to a blender and blend until everything nice and smooth. Pour into the glass and garnish with a lime wedge or whatever else you'd like. It's ready to serve!
Typically for a margarita you want to use mid-range tequila, perhaps a blanco tequila.
- tequila (1.5 ounces)
- blood orange puree, from above (1 ounce)
- fresh lime juice (quarter ounce)
- sour mix (1.5 ounces)
- mole negro sauce (half tablespoon)
- lime for garnish
Start with a medium saucepan and add the habanero pepper and the orange juice. Bring everything to a boil as you stir continuously. Once it starts boiling reduce the heat to medium/high and let it heat until the mixture has thickened to a syrup consistency. Take the pepper out.
Have your cocktail glass ready and dip half of it into the mole negro sauce (or all of it, if you want). Add the tequila, blood orange puree (from the previous step), lime juice, and sour mix to a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake shake shake. Use a fine strainer to strain the shaken cocktail into the cocktail glass. Use your lime wedge to garnish the glass and you are ready to go.
Just be careful that you don't leave the habanero pepper cooking with the blood orange juice for too long, because it will add spiciness to the liquid very rapidly (or if you do, that you have a strong tolerance and desire for spicy things). Give things a taste test periodically while the pepper and orange juice is heating if you aren't sure what your tolerance is.
If you want a unique margarita flavor but aren't up for something spicy, try this pineapple ginger margarita recipe instead. You'll need:
- tequila, of course (1.5 ounces)
- pineapple juice (1 ounce)
- simple syrup (half ounce)
- lime juice (3/4 ounce)
- ginger, minced (1 tablespoon)
Have a wedge of lime to garnish.
Muddle (mix together) simple syrup, lime juice, and ginger in a cocktail shaker. Next, add the pineapple juice and tequila, along with ice. Shake everything up completely.
Get a fine strainer and strain from the cocktail shaker into a cocktail glass filled with ice.
If you want yet another unique take on a margarita, try this pineapple margarita with tamarind. The ingredients are:
- tequila (2 ounces)
- pineapple juice (1.5 ounces)
- tamarind nectar (1.5 ounces)
- fresh squeezed lime juice
- cup of ice
- cinnamon sugar (you'll line the rim of the glass with this)
Take your margarita glass or cocktail glass and rim with the cinnamon sugar by using a lime wedge to wet the rim, then dipping the glass in a dish filled with a mix of sugar and ground cinnamon (3 parts sugar to 1 part ground cinnamon).
Add the lime juice (a splash), pineapple juice, tamarind nectar, tequila, and ice to a blender and blend until everything nice and smooth. Pour into the glass and garnish with a lime wedge or whatever else you'd like. It's ready to serve!
Typically for a margarita you want to use mid-range tequila, perhaps a blanco tequila.