Michelada
(Mexican spicy beer cocktail)
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Cervezas preparadas, or "prepared beers," are popular throughout Mexico. What goes in a michelada varies by region, but the simplest version uses lime juice and hot sauce to give beer a spicy, tangy kick. Pair a michelada with a hot bowl of pozole, and you have the perfect hangover cure. Sometimes called a chelada, the name is Mexican slang for "my chilled one."
1 serving
Ingredients
- Mexican beer -- 1 (12-ounce) bottle or can
- Lime (preferably Key lime), cut into wedges -- 1
- Bottled hot pepper sauce -- 2 dashes
- Worcestershire sauce -- 1 dash
- Fresh ground black pepper -- pinch
Method
- Fill a tall beer glass with ice cubes. Squeeze the lime wedges into the glass and stir in the Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce and pepper.
- Pour in the beer, stir and serve.
Michelada Variations
- Micheladas are usually made with a light pilsner like Corona, but you can use a dark beer like Negra Modelo if you prefer.
- To rim the glasses: Mix 2 tablespoons of coarse or kosher salt and 1 tablespoon of chili powder. Wet the rims of the beer glasses with a wedge of lime and dip the rims into the chili salt.
- Tomatoey Michelada: Like a beery Bloody Mary. Add 1/2 cup Clamato or tomato juice to the above recipe.
- Other possible additions: A dash of soy sauce or Maggi seasoning; a shot of tequila.
