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Michelada Beer Cocktails

GINA Pat says no Super Bowl should ever be viewed without a beer, but I’m the queen of cocktails, and who needs regular beer when you can have a Michelada cocktail? When we filmed the show Road Tasted with the Neelys, we discovered this spicy beer in Santa Fe, where it is generally served during Fiesta. It has such a unique flavor, and sometimes it’s nice to mix it up and serve the totally unexpected . . . but you definitely need to be ready for the spice. If you want to add a little something special, you can rim your glasses with lime, put salt and chile powder on a separate plate, and dip the rims of the glasses in it—just to give the cocktail a little something extra! Go ahead—drink it, and score a touchdown!

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 2 cocktails

Ingredients

3 tablespoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons chile powder (optional)
1 lime, wedged, for garnish
1/4 cup Rose’s Lime Juice
Two 12-ounce Mexican beers, preferably Corona
2 dashes of hot sauce, preferably Tabasco (yes, this is the kick!)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Place the salt (mixed with chile powder, if using) in a small dish. Rub a lime wedge over the edge of two tall pilsner glasses, and then dip into the salt. Fill the glasses with crushed ice, and reserve the remaining lime wedges for garnish.

    Step 2

    Mix the Rose’s Lime Juice, beer, and hot sauce together in a pitcher. Pour into the ice-filled glasses, garnish with lime wedges, and serve.

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Reprinted with permission from The Neelys' Celebration Cookbook by Pat and Gina Nelly. Copyright © 2011 by Pat and Gina Nelly with Anna Volkwein. Excerpted by permission of Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Pat and Gina Neely are restaurateurs, best-selling authors, popular speakers, and hosts of the Food Network hit series Down Home with the Neelys. They recently opened their first New York City restaurant, Neely's Barbecue Parlor. They live with their daughters in Memphis, where they enjoy cooking at home with family and friends. Ann Volkwein is a best-selling food and lifestyle author based in New York City and Austin, Texas. Her previous books include: The Arthur Avenue Cookbook, Chinatown New York, Mixt Greens (with Andrew Swallow), and, with Guy Fieri: Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives; More Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives; and Guy Fieri Food.
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