Rebirth!

And from the ashes comes anew.....

Ok, whatever, right? Am playing with different fruit leather recipes and am trying to incorporate tequila, obviously... Just found out that my oven has an all-time low of 170 degrees, so am a bit miffed when I'm reading these recipes calling for temperatures of 135 degrees....

Anyways, did one today with strawberries, agave nectar, limes and tangerines.... Delish! In case you don't know, basically you puree the crap out of it, make sure there's some sweetness there and then you throw it in the oven (lined with parchment / plastic wrap)... it takes 9 hours or so, so I'm shopping for a dehydrator as we speak!

So, the margarita twist? Add sea salt before you start a-drying, right? then its the old shot then lick syndrome.... Otherwise, you lose the booze. If you're trying to dehydrate alcohol, the potency will fly away, just as with the sherry angels in Spain....

GONNA HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THIS..... is there a chemical which dehydrates, but saves the potency? HMMMMM....

See, agave nectar is the best

Unless you want a cheap hangover and are laying on the beach...
http://cookingissues.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/margaritaville-with-science-agave-nectar-vs-simple-syrup/

Warning! This is an experiment. Warning!

What the heck, right? The premise has never changed, but here's a thought. Why is it when you see a "flavored" tequila, its been morphed into a "flavored" margarita? The obvious exception is that horrible bastardation of a cocktail, tequila rose. But, hey, whatever floats, right?

Ok, so I've been playing with infusions. The first was something I've wanted to do for a while.

I wanted to make a bloody mary-esque infusion. So, I grabbed: habanero, garlic, grape tomatoes, celery spears. Was interesting but, not so much.

Then I went back to thinking. Could I infuse enough citrus into the tequila so that I'd just need to add agave nectar to make a "margarita"? If it works, it would be a great basis for a margarita orb some serious concentrations. And, if it works for vodka, why not, right?

The trick here is don't cut the fruit, stab it! So, I grabbed 3 limes, 2 tangerines, and a lemon. I stabbed them with a skewer 30-84 times (lost track with the one lemon. long story). Then I placed them in a jar and filled with 2 bottles of platinum tequila. We're on day 3 so .... I'll let you know.