Cranberry Margarita

By ruthg

Ingredients

• CRANBERRY JAM
• 3/4 cup fresh cranberries
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
• 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
• ASSEMBLY
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder
• 1 lime wedge, plus 2 oz. fresh juice
• 4 oz. fresh orange juice
• 6 oz. tequila

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from bonappetit.com

Preparation

Step 1

Bring cranberries, sugar, orange juice, and ¼ cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thick and jammy, 30–40 minutes. Mix in orange zest; let cool.

DO AHEAD: Jam can be made 5 days ahead. Cover and chill.

Mix salt, sugar, and five-spice powder on a small plate. Rub rims of Old Fashioned glasses with lime wedge; dip in salt mixture and fill glasses with ice.

For each cocktail, combine ½ oz. lime juice, 1 oz. orange juice, 1½ oz. tequila, and 2 Tbsp. cranberry jam in a cocktail shaker; fill with ice. Cover and shake until outside is frosty, about 30 seconds. Strain into prepared glass.