Cranberry Margarita
- 3/4 cup fresh cranberries
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
- 1 lime wedge, plus 2 ounces fresh juice
- 4 ounces fresh orange juice
- 6 ounces tequila
- Bring cranberries, sugar, orange juice, and 1/4 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thick and jammy, 30-40 minutes. Mix in orange zest; let cool.
- DO AHEAD:
- Mix salt, sugar, and five-spice powder on a small plate. Rub rims of Old Fashioned glasses with lime wedge; dip in salt mixture and fill glasses with ice.
- For each cocktail, combine 1/2 ounce lime juice, 1 ounce orange juice, 1 1/2 ounces tequila, and 2 tablespoons cranberry jam in a cocktail shaker; fill with ice. Cover and shake until outside is frosty, about 30 seconds. Strain into prepared glass.
fresh cranberries, sugar, orange zest, orange juice, kosher salt, sugar, lime, orange juice, tequila
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cranberry-margarita-51198440 (may not work)