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Roasted Pineapple and Habanero Margarita aka “the Katie”

2 oz Roasted Pineapple Puree

1 oz Sour Mix

1 oz Tequila (we used Milagro)

½ oz Habanero Simple Syrup*

Ice

Bacon Salt

Use a lime wedge to wet the rim of your rocks or margarita glass and then dip into bacon salt. Garnish with pineapple and/or lime wheel.

Blend ice, pineapple puree, sour mix, tequila and habanero syrup together until smooth.

Pour into glass and enjoy!

You can find the recipe for the Sour Mix in the Whiskey Sour here.

Roasted Pineapple Puree

1-2 Whole Pineapples (1 is fine for a handful of drinks, but it’s better to have too much than not enough)

Core and cut pineapple into rings, a grill is ideal to roast these so you get a little char, but if you don’t you can put them under the broiler in the oven to achieve pretty close flavor.

Let these cool and then put in food processor or blender until smooth.

Habanero Simple Syrup

2 Habanero Peppers

1 Cup Sugar

1 Cup Water

We roasted the peppers over the stove a little before cutting them up and putting them in the simple syrup mixture, We don’t know if that made a difference or not, but it can’t really hurt.

Bring sugar and water to a boil and then reduce to medium heat, add pepper pieces (use the whole pepper, minus the stem) and heat for another 5 minutes or so, this is to let the pepper heat up and release some of the oils. Turn off stove and let sit for at least an hour, once the syrup has cooled taste test occasionally to preferred spice level.

Bacon Salt**

2 Pieces of Thick Cut Bacon

¼ Cup Coarse Sea Salt

We microwaved the bacon on a plate with a couple papertowel under it for about 1.5 minutes. The goal is for it to be as dry as possible so cooking times may vary.

Let bacon cool before putting in food processor until it’s at its finest state (you want it to blend well with the salt).

Mix with salt and you are good to go.

*If you aren’t really into spicy, try ¼ or 1/3 of an ounce first and then add to it if you want a little more fire. Also, if you aren’t a tequila person, rum also works well.

**Because why wouldn’t you?