Jalapeno Margaritas

Name: Jalapeno Margaritas
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT2H10M0.000S
Yield: 8 cocktails
Ingredients: 6 ounces fresh lime juice plus 1 lime wedge, for the rims; 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar; Handful celery leaves; 1 jalapeno, thinly sliced; 16 ounces tequila; 8 ounces orange liqueur; Kosher salt, for the rims

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Our easy make-ahead cocktail has a surprising kick, thanks to the addition of a whole jalapeno. (You can seed it if you want to tone down the heat.) Celery leaves provide an unexpected but cooling contrast.

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Level: Easy

Total: 2 hr 10 min (includes chilling time)
Active: 10 min

Yield: 8 cocktails

Level: Easy

Total: 2 hr 10 min (includes chilling time)
Active: 10 min

Yield: 8 cocktails

Ingredients

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6 ounces fresh lime juice plus 1 lime wedge, for the rims

1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar

Handful celery leaves

1 jalapeno, thinly sliced

16 ounces tequila

8 ounces orange liqueur

Kosher salt, for the rims

Directions

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Pulse the lime juice, confectioners' sugar, celery leaves and jalapeno in a blender. Mix with the tequila and orange liqueur in a pitcher and refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours.
To serve, put some kosher salt on a small plate. Rub the rims of 8 cocktail glasses with the lime wedge and dip the rims in the salt. Add ice to the glasses and pour in the margarita.

Photograph by Tina Rupp

This recipe has been updated and may differ from what was originally published or broadcast.

Courtesy of Food Network Magazine