Christmas Margaritas
A family Christmas-eve margarita built on a fresh homemade sweet and sour mix.
Ingredients
Margarita
- Good Quality Silver Tequila
- Sweet & Sour Mix (recipe below)
- Cointreau or Gran Marnier
Sweet and Sour Mix
- 3 1/4 cup water
- 2 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cup simple syrup
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
Instructions
- Combine the sweet and sour mix ingredients.
- The ratio is 3 parts mix, 2 parts tequila and 1/2 part Cointreau.
Notes
These have been a Marburger Christmas eve tradition since we lived in New Mexico. We grew up cooking steaks on Christmas eve, but when I had my own family, I transitioned to tamales and enchiladas. -Maureen
Simple syrup = 2 cups sugar dissolved in 1 cup boiling water.