Description
Habanero, mango, lime, tequila. Spicy, sweet, fruity, tart. Sounds like the perfect margarita!
Ingredients
- FOR THE HABANERO SIMPLE SYRUP:
- ½ cups Sugar
- ½ cups Water
- 1 whole Habanero, Cut In Half
- FOR RIMMING THE GLASS:
- 1 teaspoon Chili Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- FOR THE MARGARITA:
- 1 cup Frozen Mango Cubes, Thawed (or Fresh If You Have It)
- 3 ounces, fluid Habanero Simple Syrup (Recipe Included)
- 4-½ ounces, fluid Tequila
- 1-½ ounce, fluid Triple Sec
- 3 ounces, fluid Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice
Preparation
For the habanero-infused simply syrup:
Cook sugar, water, and habanero pepper on low until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and let habanero steep for 15 minutes. Strain mixture using a fine sieve into a lidded jar. Store in fridge until ready for use.
For the salt rim:
Mix together chili powder and salt together on a small plate, set aside. Wet rim of glasses (with water or rub a lime wedge along the rim) and then dip rim in chili powder/salt mixture.
Fill the glasses with ice.
For the margarita:
Place thawed mango and habanero simple syrup in a Vitamix or high-powdered blender. Blend until smooth and set aside.
Fill a shaker with a few ice cubes (don’t use too many, as margarita ingredients fill shaker most of the way). Pour in mango/simple syrup mixture, tequila, triple sec, and lime juice. Shake until chilled.
Pour into glasses and drink immediately!