Fresh Cranberry Margaritas
Total Time
35 minutes
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Rating
4.9 out of 5 stars
(8)
Ingredients
8 4-ounce drinks
- 1 ½ cup fresh cranberries
- ½ cup light agave nectar or sugar
- ¼ cup fresh orange juice
- 2 teaspoons orange zest (from 1 to 2 oranges)
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves or allspice
- 1 cup (8 ounces) fresh orange juice
- ½ cup (4 ounces) fresh lime juice
- 1 ½ cup (12 ounces) silver/blanco tequila
- optional garnish: 8 star anise
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Preparation
Chef’s notes
Recipe adapted from The Red Cat’s recipe in Bon Appetit.
Recommended tequila:
Espolón, Milagro or any other 100 percent agave silver tequila.
To make four drinks at once:
combine ¼ cup lime juice, ½ cup orange juice, ¾ cup tequila and ½ of the jam in cocktail shaker. Fill the shaker with ice, shake vigorously and strain the mixture into 4 prepared glasses.
To make a pitcher of margaritas (pretty sure this will work well):
fill a small pitcher with ice and pour in the tequila. In a cocktail shaker or mason jar, shake the orange juice, lime juice and all of the jam well (or blend it all up in a blender). Strain the mixture into the pitcher. Stir well before serving.
Storage suggestions:
Leftover jam should keep well, covered, in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks. It would be good on toast or oatmeal.