Ina Garten's Margaritas | Barefoot Contessa | Food Network

Happy hour, anyone? Ina shares her recipe for real margaritas — with a twist.

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Real Margaritas
RECIPE COURTESY OF INA GARTEN
Level: Easy
Total: 15 min
Prep: 15 min
Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

1 lime, halved
Kosher salt
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (5 limes)
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (1 lemon)
1 cup Triple Sec
1 cup white tequila
2 cups ice, plus extra for serving

Directions

If you like margaritas served in a glass with salt, rub the outside rims of 6glasses with a cut lime and dip each glass lightly into a plate of kosher salt.

Combine the lime juice, lemon juice, Triple Sec, tequila, and ice in a blender and puree. Place extra ice in a cocktail shaker. Fill with margarita mix, shake well, and strain into glasses.

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[_chade]

“Dangerous.” 🤣 I hope Ina made about 4 or 5 pitchers of it.

[KelvinsKitchen]

I could use a couple those right about now in the middle of this snowstorm! 😀

[michaelmckelvy]

MAKE THEM ALL DOUBLES!! WE ALL NEED IT!! THANK YOU BARTENDER.😊😊✌✌

[brucegarcia]

I have never seen Ina walk so fast. (Goes to grab pitcher) and it makes me so happy to know she’s probably an alcoholic.

[JamesyWamesy]

Dark tequila= good and Light = bad is a common misnomer. Tequila blanco is just not aged in wood for as long as a reposado (the yellow one) or an añejo (the amber/brown one that Ina calls 'good') The fact that Ina is using other alcohols and no sweetening ingredients in this recipe is why the more mellow, blend able flavors of a blanco work best. If you're adding in a little agave nectar, which I recommend, 1-2 tbsp for a batch this size, go ahead and use a reposado for a little more accent on that lemony flavor. And always, Always, ALWAYS buy 100% de agave tequila. If you don't, they cut it with the parts of the cactus that have sulfites and that's where you get the "te-kill-ya" hangover everyone loves to gripe about

[reesiezanga]

ohh, she's just like us...all the people from AA

[foodtours]

Dangerous Margarita but it looks delicious. Cheers❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[jamesheggie]

Those margaritas are bloody awesome, I've not tasted any that were this good 🍸🍸🍸🍸

[allentrice]

I can make it for the first time in the bar as long as it's cold outside! ⛄❄🍸

[whitelight]

Can you mix everything ahead of time and refrigerate then add ice when needed?

[busyinoc]

Those quantities are far too small. If she can make a giant Cosmo, she can make a GRANDE Marg!

[georginabudney]

Are there any liquor stores opened in this snow storm? I like mine frozen. I got plenty of ice!

[benitohernandez]

Did she say use cheap tequila?! Oh no ma’am! Good silver tequila, Cointreau, lime juice. That’s it!

[Clintsessentials]

I so agree when it comes to using inexpensive liquors with mixed drinks.

[xeno.protocol]

It has to be clear tequila! Any brown tequila or yellow kind is just bad.

[drewconway]

She has to teach her guests how to salt their own glasses because usually their butlers do it for them.

[kyleoneil]

Babe I love you so much think about you so much

[setsailatnoon]

I avoid triple sec...but use another orange licquer. Maybe Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge,

[desmonddaly]

Lol all of her friends are dressed like her

[mikspou]

So she thinks silver and gold tequila are one and the same xddd Ok
I prefer silver over gold, that does not mean its cheaper