Emeril's Fresh and Fierce Margaritas
- Reviews 2
Ready In: 40 mins
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1⁄4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 1⁄4 cup pineapple juice
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon lime zest
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 8 lime wedges
- 1⁄2 cup coarse salt
- 1 cup ice
- 1 cup white tequila
- 3⁄4 cup triple sec
Directions
- Combine the lime juice, lemon juice, water, pineapple juice, sugar, lime zest and lemon zest in a med. saucepan.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat, and cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves.
- Remove from the heat.
- Cool to room temperature and strain out the zests. (Can be made in advance and keep in a covered container in the refrigerator.).
- Chill the margarita glasses in the freezer for 20 minutes.
- Place the coarse salt in a shall dish or saucer.
- Wet the rim of each with a lime wedge and dip the glass into the salt to coat.
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the cooled citrus syrup with the ice, tequila
- and triple sec.
- Shake until frothy and well chilled, at least 1 minute.
- Strain into the prepared glasses and garnish each with a lime wedge.
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