Chuy's Mexican Martini Recipe
This Chuy’s Mexican Martini recipe blends tequila, lime juice, and Cointreau for a bold, citrusy cocktail with a savory olive finish.
Equipment
- Cocktail shaker
- Jigger/shot glass
- Citrus juicer
- Fine mesh strainer
- Martini glass
- Small plate
Ingredients
- 2 oz silver tequila Use a good one -I mean it counts
- 1 oz Cointreau or orange liquor (such as Triple Sec or Grand Marnier)
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 1 oz fresh orange juice not compulsory, but gives a beautiful balance
- 1/2 oz olive brine this is with a jar--this makes the martini twist
- Garnish of green olives.
- Coarse salt for the rim
- Ice cubes for shaking
Optional add-ins:
- Splash of plain sugar in case you want it sweeter.
- To be sophisticated a pour of orange bitters.
Instructions
Prep your glass.
- Wipe the rim of your martini glass with a piece of lime, and pour into coarse salt. Put it in the refrigerator as you shake up the drink to add that fresh ice.
Mix the magic.
- Combine tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, orange juice, and olive brine in a cocktail shaker. Toss in a handful of ice cubes.
Shake it up!
- Shake vigorously- approximately 20 seconds- as though you were dancing to mariachi in your kitchen. You would like it very, very cold and a little frothy.
Pour and serve.
- Rock the cocktail and pour it into your iced martini. Add olives 2-3 (and one to snack).
Sip and smile.
- You will be taken to the sunlit patio of a place somewhere in Texas with the first sp.