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Bacon & Doughnuts Margarita

1.5 ounces tequila

3 ounces fresh squeezed orange juice

juice of 1 lime

1 tablespoon bacon simple syrup (see below)

salt (for lining rim)

orange wedge (for salt rim)

bacon (garnish)

doughnuts (garnish)

Spread salt onto a plate, rub the rim of a margarita glass with an orange wedge to wet it, and dip the glass rim into the salt until coated.

Combine tequila, orange juice, lime juice, and bacon simple syrup in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake well until combined, or stir well in separate glass with ice.

Strain into the salted glass.

For the garnish, press a doughnut down onto the edge of the glass and attach bacon and as many additional doughnuts as desired to the top of the donut with a skewer or toothpick.

Bacon Syrup For Cocktails

Elevate your cocktail game with this smoky, sweet Bacon Syrup that's sure to impress your guests.

It's a delightful twist on a classic simple syrup, adding a savory depth to your favorite libations.

Ingredients for 8 servings:

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
3 strips bacon, cooked

Preparation:

Combine sugar and water in a medium saucepan. Stir sugar and water over low heat until
sugar dissolves.

Increase heat to bring water to a boil and add pre-cooked bacon, stirring thoroughly.

Reduce heat and let simmer for three minutes.

Remove from heat and remove bacon pieces. Pour syrup through a mesh strainer into abowl to filter out grease and any remaining bacon pieces.

You can store the syrup in a bow or funnel into a bottle. Store in the refrigerator.

Note: Small grease deposits may solidify at the top of the bottle after refrigeration. You can leave it as is or fish them out.

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@ChiliPepper wrote:

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Okay, this is totally new to me and do they ever look good!

Copying !!

Thanks @ChiliPepper 

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@RespectLife 

New to me too!!!

So interesting how it was supposedly invented!

Please let us know if you try it!

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@ChiliPepper 

That cake is definitely on the top of my list!  It looks like a cake my family would really like!

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TEQUILA SMASH

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Margaritas and palomas are classic tequila cocktails, but sometimes you want to mix it up.

Enter the Tequila Smash.

Juice from blackberries gives the drink a beautiful color, 7UP gives it refreshing bubbles and a hint of sweetness, and the sage leaves add a subtle flavor that elevates this to a very grown-up tequila cocktail.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 oz. gold tequila
• 4 large blackberries with extra for garnish
• 1/2 oz. fresh lime juice
• 4 sage leaves with extra for garnish
• 1 oz. 7-UP
• Ice

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• Ready In: 5 minutes
• Serving Size: 1 person

DIRECTIONS

• In a cocktail shaker, combine blackberries and sage, and muddle.
• Add tequila, lime juice, and cubed ice, and shake vigorously.
• Strain over ice.
• Add 1 oz. of 7-UP and stir.
• Garnish with a blackberry and sprig of sage.

Please drink responsibly.

Best served in a rocks glass

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Watermelon -Tequila Cocktail

Watermelon -Tequila Cocktail - refreshing and amazing cocktail recipe with fresh watermelon, tequila, lime juice and mint, takes 15 minutes. 

Prep Time: 15 minutes 

 Servings: 8 people

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 8 cups diced seedless watermelon
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 3 calamansi limes juice only, optional
• 1/2 cup lightly packed fresh mint leaves plus 8 sprigs for garnish
• 1 1/4 cups silver tequila
• ice

Instructions

• In a small saucepan, bring the water and sugar to a simmer. Stir until the sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute; let the sugar syrup cool.
• In a blender, puree the watermelon until smooth. Strain the watermelon juice, pressing gently on the pulps to extract as much juice as possible. Discard the pulp.
• In a pitcher, combine the sugar syrup with the lime juice, calamansi juice and mint leaves. Using a wooden spoon, lightly muddle the mint. Add the watermelon juice and tequila. Add ice to the cocktail and
• garnish with the mint sprigs and serve cold.

Notes

You can use vodka in lieu of tequila.

Nutrition

Serving: 8people | Calories: 168kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 4mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g

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Tequila Lime Shrimp Taco Bites

PREP TIME: 10 minutes

COOK TIME: 8 minutes

TOTAL TIME: 18 minutes

Ingredients

• 24 wonton wrappers
• 1 pound shrimp (21-25 count), peeled and deveined
• 2 tablespoons tequila
• 1/2 teaspoon lime zest
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin, salt and pepper
• 1 cup guacamole

Instructions

Wonton Cups

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and spray a 24 cup mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
2. Nestle one wonton wrapper down into each of the 24 muffin cups.
3. Bake the cups for about 6 minutes or until golden brown.

Tequila Lime Shrimp

1. In a medium sized bowl whisk together the tequila, lime zest, lime juice, olive oil, cilantro, hot sauce, cumin, salt and pepper.
2. Heat a large cast iron or non-stick skillet over high heat.
3. Add the shrimp to the marinade and toss until they are all coated.
4. Spray the skillet with cooking spray then dump in the shrimp and most of the marinade.
5. Cook the shrimp for approximately one minute then flip them oven and cook the other side for another minute or so, just until they are pink and opaque.
6. Remove the shrimp from the skillet onto a plate.

Assembling the Taco Bites

1. Spoon one heaping teaspoon of guacamole into each wonton cup.
2. Place 1-2 shrimp on top of the guacamole.
3. Garnish with fresh chopped cilantro if desired.

Notes

• These are best assembled right before serving to prevent the guacamole from browning and the wonton cups from becoming soft.
• The shrimp and wonton cups can both be made a day in advance.

YIELD: 24 TACO BITES

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I bet I could eat half dozen of those Shrimpie bites!!

Tequilla...the one booze I do not have!