Sangrita Mexican Tequila Accompaniment Recipes

SANGRITA

Steps:

• Combine into a pitcher the tomato juice, orange juice, tequila, lime juice, agave, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, onion, chile, and pepper. Stir to combine, cover and refrigerate. In a shallow bowl or plate, combine the smoked paprika and salt. Moisten the rim of the glass with a lime wedge, and dip into the paprika-salt mixture. Put ice into a glass, and pour the mixture over and garnish with a lime slice.;
• Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat, then add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and caramelized, about 25 minutes. Let cool before adding to the drink.;

SANGRITA FRESCA (MEXICAN SANGRITA)

Steps:

• Pour lime juice into a glass container and add onion slice; let sit until flavors combine, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove and discard onion.
• Mix orange juice, hot sauce, and salt into lime juice; stir well. Stir pomegranate juice into mixture.

SANGRITA (MEXICAN TEQUILA ACCOMPANIMENT)

Steps:

• Chop to the point of Liquid, the serrano peppers and the onion in the food processor, you may need to add some of the tomato juice with it to get it to chop up all of the way. It won't go totally liquid, but don't feel that you can chop it too much.
• Mix the rest of the ingredients, Tabasco and Cilantro are optional, but add nice flavor and color. Put them in a blender or in a jar that you can shake them up inside.
• Mix in the onion and serrano peppers.
• For best flavor, Let sit for 24 hours.
• If you prefer, after 24 hours you can strain the mixture. Keeping the liquid part. It is a personal preference.
• If the drink is too spicy for you, add in more tomato and orange juice, keeping them in a 2 to 1 ratio.

TEQUILA SHOTS WITH SANGRITA CHASERS

Steps:

• To make sangrita, mix all ingredients except tequila in a pitcher and chill well.
• Shake tequila with ice; strain into shot glasses. Serve sangrita in small glasses to chase tequila shots.

SANGRITA

Steps:

• Add the tomato juice, grapefruit juice, orange juice, lime juice, Tabasco, black pepper, salt and jalapeño pepper into a pitcher and stir until the salt dissolves.
• Let stand for 15 to 30 minutes, then remove and discard the jalapeño. (The longer the jalapeño infuses, the spicier the Sangrita will be.)
• Serve as an accompaniment to a shot of tequila.
• Store any remaining Sangrita in the refrigerator.