GUAVA-JALAPENO MARGARITAS

GUAVA-JALAPENO MARGARITAS image

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

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3 jalapeno chiles
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons tequila
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons lime juice (from about 5 limes), plus extra wedges for rims, optional
1/4 cup orange liqueur (recommended: Cointreau or Grand Marnier)
3 tablespoons guava juice
Coarse salt or margarita salt

Steps:

Put 2 jalapenos into a small bowl and top with 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons tequila. Cover and refrigerate for a day. Pour the spicy tequila into a pitcher and add 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons chilled lime juice, the orange liqueur, and the guava juice, and refrigerate again until chilled. Put salt into a small plate and use lime wedge to moisten the rims of margarita glasses. Halve, remove the seeds and thinly slice the third jalapeño. Garnish each glass with 1 slice. Pour the chilled margarita mixture into the glasses. Serve.