Michelada: Mexican Beer Cocktail
The michelada is a spicy beer cocktail that first became popular in northern Mexico. The cocktail's name is derived from "mi chela helada," or "my cold, light beer" and as the name suggests, is perfect for sipping on a hot summer day.
Michelada
- makes one cocktail -
Ingredients
1/2 lime
Coarse salt
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
1 dash soy sauce
1 dash Tabasco sauce
1 pinch black pepper
1 dash Maggi seasoning, optional
12 ounces beer, preferably a dark Mexican beer like Negra Modelo.
Procedure
1. Squeeze the juice from the lime and set aside. Salt the rim of a highball glass by rubbing it with the lime and dipping it in coarse salt. Fill with ice.
2. Add lime juice, Worcestershire, soy sauce, Tabasco, pepper and Maggi, if desired.
3. Pour in beer, stir and serve, adding more beer as you sip.
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2 Comments:
This is one of my all-time favorite drinks. Lucky for me, I live in Austin where they're served everywhere.
FoodPorncess at 5:37PM on 05/05/08
I love Micheladas with Clamato. I used to live in Oaxaca, and there they were always served with some Clamato/Tomato juice component. Sometimes if I don't feel like going through too much trouble, I mix 1 part bloody mary mix with 2 parts Corona.
Also, I like mixing chile powder with the salt to make a chile salt for around the rim. And MOST important: KEY limes. So much better than the other limes for Micheladas.
ReneeRobinson at 7:31PM on 05/05/08