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Recipe courtesy of Eddie Garcia

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Poblano Pepper Smash Cocktail (01:48)

Total:: 20 min
Prep:: 10 min
Cook:: 10 min

Yield:: 1 serving

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

2 poblano chiles, 1 left whole and 1 thinly sliced into rings, for serving
1 lime wedge
Montreal steak spice, for serving
2 ounces gin, such as Desert Dry Gin from Arizona Distilling Company
3/4 ounce maple syrup mixed with 1/4 ounce water
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1 bar spoon mescal

Directions

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Roast the whole poblano chile over an open flame, turning occasionally, until charred all over. Let cool slightly and then skin, seed and puree it in a blender.

Rim a margarita glass with the lime wedge and dip in the Montreal steak spice.

Add the gin, maple syrup mixture, lemon juice, mescal and 1 1/2 ounces poblano puree to a cocktail shaker. Fill it with ice and shake. Fill the margarita glass with ice. Strain the drink over ice and garnish with a poblano chile slice.

Recipe courtesy of Eddie Garcia, Jade Bar, Phoenix, AZ

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Name: Poblano Pepper Smash
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H20M0.000S
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 2 poblano chiles, 1 left whole and 1 thinly sliced into rings, for serving; 1 lime wedge; Montreal steak spice, for serving; 2 ounces gin, such as Desert Dry Gin from Arizona Distilling Company; 3/4 ounce maple syrup mixed with 1/4 ounce water; 1/2 ounce lemon juice; 1 bar spoon mescal