Orange-Cranberry Margarita

• Produce

  • 2 1/2 cups Cranberry, fresh
  • 2 2-inch strips Lime, zest
  • 1 Lime, Juice of
  • 2 2-inch strips Orange, zest

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp Sugar
  • 2 cups Superfine sugar

• Drinks

  • 1/2 cup Orange juice, freshly squeezed

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 2 tbsp Orange liqueur
  • 1 cup Silver tequila

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups fresh cranberries, or frozen, thawed
• 2 cups superfine sugar
• Two 2-inch strips lime zest
• Two 2-inch strips orange zest
• 1/2 cup fresh cranberries, or frozen, thawed
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup silver tequila
• 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• Juice of 1 lime
• 2 tablespoons orange liqueur

Directions

• Directions For the cranberries: Combine the granulated sugar and 1 cup water in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Cook until the sugar is dissolved. Add the cranberries and weight with a plate to submerge them in the liquid. Cover the pot and refrigerate for at least 8 hours and up to 48 hours.Drain the cranberries, reserving the syrup. (Yields about 1 1/2 cups syrup; store leftover syrup in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 1 month.)Put the superfine sugar on a baking sheet, and toss the cranberries in the sugar. Refrigerate the cranberries, uncovered, for 1 hour, then toss again in the sugar. Refrigerate in an airtight container. (Makes about 2 cups.)For the margarita: In a cocktail shaker, muddle the lime and orange zests with the cranberries, 1/4 cup of the cranberry syrup, and the sugar.Add the tequila, orange juice, lime juice and orange liqueur; stir until combined. Fill 4 glasses with ice cubes, and strain some of the margarita mixture over each. Garnish each glass with 6 sugared cranberries. Recipe courtesy of Bobby Flay CATEGORIES: Oranges Beverage Margarita View All Main Ingredient Oranges Tequila Cranberry Course Beverage Drink Margarita