Spicy Strawberry Margarita – Margarita de Fresa Picante

I’m spicing it up this Valentine’s Day with a margarita that is sure to have your loved ones feeling the heat.  Using one of my favorite chiles, dried chile piquins are grinded with sugar to make a sinfully spicy paste that really kicks up the classic simple syrup. Combine this chile infused simple syrup with strawberry juice, tequila and lime juice to create this Spicy Margarita.

Fiery flavor plus a burst of cooling fresh fruit juice – Happy Valentine’s Day!  

Margarita de Fresa Picante

Estoy agregando calor picante para mi día de San Valentín de este año con una margarita que está seguro de que sus seres queridos sientan el calor. Utilizando uno de mis chiles favoritos, piquins chile secos se muelen con el azúcar hasta formar una pasta pecaminosamente picante que se empiece a levantar el jarabe simple clásico. Combine esto Chile infunde jarabe simple con jugo de fresa, el tequila y el jugo de limón para crear esta Spicy Margarita.

Sabor ardiente con un explosión de jugo de fruta fresca – Feliz Día de San Valentín!

I like to use fresh juice for all my margaritas, but a few of my readers have asked if fresh can be substituted with store-purchased.  Of course, but please select a quality juice. 

Me gusta usar jugo fresco para todos mis margaritas, pero algunos de mis lectores han preguntado si el jugo fresco se puede sustituir con la que comparan el la tienda. Por supuesto, pero por favor seleccionar un jugo de calidad.

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Halloween is spooky fun for the kids but, what about the parents?  Shouldn’t we be rewarded for our efforts in helping our kids in their quest for the biggest load of candy?

They want spooky.  I want spicy!  My fellow margarita lovers do I have a treat for you!!

Spicy Watermelon Margaritas.

My family is in town for an extended Halloween fiesta. Four days loaded  with spooky activities, art, baking and KIDS!!  To help the adults stay motivated I knew we would need a kicked up margarita. I wanted a cooling flavor with a hint of spice.  With watermelon season winding down here in the Rio Grande Valley I wanted to squeeze in just one more margarita featuring watermelon.  Cool. Check.  Now I  had to add the spice.  I naturally turned to Serrano chiles.  Agua de Sandia steeped with a serrano chile give this margarita a spicy kick.  Add the tequila and your ready to face a night of hunting for treats! Enjoy! Happy Halloween!!

Crave more spicy heat keep seeds in tact.  Be warned this margarita begins cool and ends warm.

Spicy Watermelon Margarita

by Vianney Rodriguez

by Sweet Life

2 cups watermelon juice

1 serrano sliced in half, seeds removed

1-2 cups sugar

1 tsp salt

salt

lime wedges

1 cup tequila

1/3 cup fresh lime juice

1/2 cup Cointreau

ice cubes

In a saucepan add watermelon juice, serrano, salt and 1 cup sugar.  Steep over love heat until sugar dissolves.

Taste and add more sugar to your preferred taste.

Remove chile, add to pitcher and allow to cool. Place in fridge to cool until ready to use.

On a small plate spread salt.  With lime wedges moisten rim of 6  ounce glasses.  Dip glasses into  salt.   Place glasses into freezer to chill.

In a pitcher add to the watermelon juice the tequila, lime juice and Cointreau. Remove glasses from freezer and serve margarita mixture over  ice. Garnish with lime slices.

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A Margarita on Monday?  Really? 

Why not?  I say let’s celebrate the beginning of a new week.  I say we forget last week in all it’s hustle, missed deadlines and long days away from home.  Today is a fresh a new day to conquer all those pesky to-do items on our checklist,  finally wash the baskets of lingering laundry and tackle/gut/sanitize the overflowing fridge.  Walking those extra miles on the thread mill to work off those extra cookies I shamelessly devoured over the weekend.  I’m taking Monday by the horns.

Yup I’m totally “winning,” today.  At the end of the day I will relish in the thought of a productive day, scour my dvr for recorded episodes of Biggest Loser and sip my tamarind margarita. Happy in knowing Monday rocked!  Enjoy!

Tamarind pods can be found in your International aisle of the grocery store. I did a little something different with the salt rim.

A tribute to my childhood summers in Mexico I mixed tamarind candy which is the pulp of the tamarind pod flavored with sugar and chiles.  These were sold in little tubs at the local tiendita, usually mom and pop stores.   

Agua de Tamarindo

by Vianney Rodriguez

by Sweet Life

2 quarts of water

about 20 tamarind pods

1 1/2 cups sugar

Peel the tamarind pods, removing the veins that run along the sides.

Leave the seeds in tact.  In a medium saucepan, bring one quart water to boil.

Add tamarind pods, continue to boil for about 10 minutes.

Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Remove the pulp from the tamarind pods and discard seeds.

Add to a blender with sugar and remaining water, blend until smooth.

Strain. Chill and serve.

Tamarind Margaritas

by Vianney Rodriguez

by Sweet Life

salt

1/2 tsp tamarind candy (if using)

lime wedges

1 cup tequila

1 cup agua de tamarindo

1/3 cup fresh lime juice

1/2 cup Cointreau

ice cubes

On a small plate mix tamarind candy and salt. If not using the candy simply spread salt on plate.  With lime wedges moisten rim of 6 ounce glasses.  Dip glasses into salt or candy mix.   Place glasses into freezer to chill.

In a pitcher combine tequila, agua de tamarindo, lime juice and Cointreau.  Remove glasses from freezer and serve margarita mixture over ice. Garnish with lime slices.

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