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Margaritas Recipe

Name: Peppino's Pizzeria & Sports Grille | Jenisons Margaritas Recipe
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1.5 cups blanco tequila; 0.75 cups fresh lime juice; 0.5 cups orange liqueur (Triple Sec or Cointreau); 0.25 cups agave syrup (adjust to taste); 0.25 cups simple syrup (1:1) — use if you prefer less agave flavor; 0.25 cups coarse kosher salt or margarita salt; 6 to taste lime wedges; 6 cups ice (for shaking and serving); 0.5 cups water (optional, to dilute if too strong)

Inspired by Peppino's Pizzeria & Sports Grille | Jenison

Time40m

Serves8

Make Margaritas Recipe in just 40m. Get the full recipe with step-by-step instructions at pekinthechef.com.

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Ingredients

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Margarita Base

1 1/2 cups blanco tequila3/4 cups Fresh lime juice1/2 cups orange liqueur (Triple Sec or Cointreau)1/4 cups agave syrup (adjust to taste)

Optional Sweetening / Balance

1/4 cups simple syrup (1:1) — use if you prefer less agave flavor

Garnish & Rimming

1/4 cups coarse kosher salt or margarita salt6 to taste Lime wedges6 cups ice (for shaking and serving)

Serving (per 8 servings batch)

1/2 cups water (optional, to dilute if too strong)

Method

Margarita Base

Juice and Measure

Juice fresh limes until you have 0.75 cups (about 6–8 limes). Strain to remove pulp and seeds for a cleaner cocktail.

In a large pitcher or mixing container combine 1.5 cups blanco tequila, 0.75 cups fresh lime juice, 0.5 cups orange liqueur, and 0.25 cups agave syrup. Stir or gently swirl to combine. Taste and adjust sweetness — if you prefer a milder agave note, stir in up to 0.25 cups simple syrup instead or in addition.

Chilling & Dilution

If serving immediately as single cocktails: fill a cocktail shaker with ice (about 1–2 cups per shakings), add 2.5 oz of the Margarita mix to the shaker, shake vigorously for 10–15 seconds until well chilled and slightly diluted, then strain into a prepared glass over fresh ice. If serving the whole batch: refrigerate the pitcher for at least 30 minutes. Before serving, taste; if the mix is too strong, stir in up to 0.5 cups cold water to reach desired strength. For proper mouthfeel and dilution, either shake individual servings with ice or pour the chilled mix over ice in each glass.

Garnish & Rimming

Prepare glass rims: run a lime wedge around the outer rim of each serving glass. Spread 0.25 cups coarse salt on a small plate and gently dip the moistened rims into the salt to coat. Fill the glasses with fresh ice if serving on the rocks.

Pour the chilled margarita (shaken or from the pitcher) into the prepared glasses. Garnish each glass with a lime wedge on the rim. Serve immediately.

Notes & Adjustments

Batch sizing: this recipe makes roughly 8 servings (each ~3.5–4 oz of spirit-forward mix before dilution). To make single cocktails, use 2 oz tequila, 1 oz lime juice, 0.5 oz orange liqueur, and 0.5 oz agave syrup (or adjust to taste). For frozen margaritas, blend the mix with ice (about 1.5 cups ice per 6 oz mix) until slushy. If limes vary in acidity, balance with more agave or a splash of simple syrup. Always taste before serving.