Ginger Margarita

Contributed by Jean-Georges Vongerichten

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TOTAL TIME: 5 MIN

SERVINGS: makes 1 drink

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Jean-Georges Vongerichten's genius as a chef is unquestioned; less known are his gifts as a mixologist. Most of Lagoon's cocktails, like this piquant margarita, are his. Serve this with coriander-seasoned popcorn.

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Recipe: Ginger Margarita

Ingredients

Kosher salt
1 quarter-size slice of fresh ginger
One 1/4-inch slice of Thai chile
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 ounces añejo tequila
1/2 ounce Cointreau
Ice
1 lime wedge

Moisten the rim of a margarita glass and press into the salt. In a cocktail shaker, muddle the ginger, chile, sugar and lemon juice. Add the tequila, Cointreau and ice and shake. Strain into the prepared glass over ice. Squeeze in lime juice, fasten the wedge to the glass and serve.

From Jean-Georges’s Bora Bora
Published May 2007

Ginger Margarita

Recipe: Ginger Margarita

Ingredients

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