Jalapeno Margarita

I hate it when a cocktail recipe tells me to use one ounce of liquor in my cocktails.  
Eeeewwww! Get away from me!  
I say make your cocktails big enough so that you can sit down with friends and chat for a while. I don't want to have to get up and make another cocktail five minutes into my conversation.
Here is a very easy rule to make this cocktail by.
Use 2-1-1 as your portions. You chose how big or small you want your portions to be. You could make a pitcher of these so your portion of tequila could be two cups followed by one cup jalapeño simple syrup and one cup fresh lime juice. Want just one margarita? Use two parts tequila with one part each lime juice and jalapeño simple syrup. You get it.
Heres how to make this.

Ingredients

Tequila of your choice. Make it a good one.
Fresh squeezed lime juice. Depending on how many margaritas you're making, you may need a lot. It may take 10-12 limes to make one cup of lime juice. It really depends on how juicy they are.
Jalapeno Simple Syrup.
Salt or Tajin to salt the rim of your glass. Optional.


Jalapeno Simple Syrup

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 jalapeño peppers, thinly sliced. The amount of jalapeños you use is up to you depending on how spicy you like it. I might kick it up to three the next time I make this.

 

• Put water and sugar in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Add sliced jalapeños. Stir syrup a few times.
• Lower heat and let simmer for about 10 minutes, until syrup has thickened. 
• Pour mixture with the jalapeños into a heat-proof bowl or mason jar. Place bowl or jar in fridge to cool completely before using.

    
​If you're going to salt the rim of your glass.

• Pour a thin layer of salt onto a small plate. Rub a lime wedge around the top edge of your glass to moisten it, then dip the glass into the salt or Tajin so that it sticks, tapping all the way around. Fill the glass with ice and set aside.

• If you're making a single margarita, fill a small cocktail shaker with additional ice. Add the 2 parts tequila, 1 part lime juice, and 1 part simple jalapeño syrup. Tightly close and shake vigorously for 30 seconds. Strain into the rimmed glass. Enjoy immediately, garnished with lime wedges and additional jalapeño slices.

 

• If you would like to make a pitcher of margaritas, start with 2 cups of tequila and 1 cup each of lime juice and jalapeño syrup. Combine it in a pitcher and mix well before serving. You can pour it directly over ice in your salted margarita glasses.​