I had some fresh strawberries and jalapenos on hand, and was already making a batch of sweet and sour for the bar, so I whipped this delicious little guy up, and decided to throw out a little how-to for you all so you can make one of these this summer!
I present to you: the Strawberry Jalapeno Margarita!
Now, there are a lot of available shortcuts to this drink, you can use one, you can use all, but believe me when I tell you that every shortcut you use, you're only depriving yourself of the freshest, easiest drink you can make this summer! Let's begin!What you will need:
8 strawberries
2 fresh jalapenos
1.5 qt sugar
(the following are the easiest to cheat on, but will affect your drink the most. Put in the time, it's worth it to juice your own fruit if possible!)
3 c lime juice3 c lemon juice
1 c orange juice
3 sprigs thyme
For the sweet and sour:
Put all juices, thyme, and sugar together ver very low heat for about 20 min. DO NOT boil. Just let it steep.
Viola, you've just made sweet and sour!
(pictured left, it also has orange rinds in it)
After making your sweet and sour syrup, you can half and add the strawberries. Let it steep again without boiling. You can see the color (and flavor) come out of the strawberries!(Left, begining of syrup, below, notice the color change at end of cooking)
Cool down your syrup in an ice bath
Put in a rocks glass with a thick slice of jalapeno
Using a muddler (or back of a butterknife if you don't have one at home), squeeze out the deeeelicious jalapeno oils!
Add ice
Don't forget the tequila! Silver is my personal preference. After topping it off, put in a shaker. Rim the small glass with sugar, and pour the shaken drink back into the small glass.
Garnish with a fresh slice of strawberry speared with a thyme sprig, Drink, repeat.
There you have it folks!! This our special tonight so come in and grab one, or enjoy your own at home!
Cheers!
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