Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Blood Orange Jalapeño Margaritas


My sister and I created these margaritas last weekend at a barbecue. They were really fun to serve the quests because they made for lots of funny faces and wild guesses as to the components of the drink. When the ingredients of the margaritas were revealed, everyone was shocked but genuinely impressed that a jalapeño could add so much to the classic margarita. There is no extra sugar added to this recipe, so those of you who have qualms about the over the top sweetness of margaritas might want to give this a try.

You can alter the spice factor of the drink depending on how long you infuse the tequila with the jalapeño. We left it in the tequila for about two hours and the drinks had just a slight heat which was a really nice contrast to the sweetness of the blood oranges. The pink juice of the blood oranges gives a really pretty color to the margarita. If you have trouble finding blood oranges, you can substitute regular oranges. Have fun and enjoy!

Blood Orange Jalapeño Margaritas
makes about 3 drinks

4oz tequila
1 jalapeño
3oz blood orange juice
1oz lime juice
3oz grand marnier

Chop the jalapeño and remove the seeds. Let it sit in the tequila for about 2 hours. Strain the jalapeño. Add rest of ingredients, pour over ice and enjoy!


3 comments:

Zachary S. said...

I like how this is turning into Pure Tequila.

Caroline B said...

Do you have a new sponsor? :)
Those margs were definitely blogworthy!!

Anna said...

I just realized who my followers are and decided to start catering to them :)

I like the new name Zach, maybe I should start a spin off blog...