Crunchy Michelada

  5.0 – 1 reviews  
Level: Easy
Total: 35 min
Active: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  2. 2 corn tortillas, cut into 3/4-inch-wide strips
  3. 1/4 cup flaky sea salt, such as Maldon, plus more as needed
  4. 1 tablespoon chipotle powder
  5. 5 limes, juiced (about 4 ounces juice)
  6. 6 ounces tomato juice, V8 or Clamato
  7. 1/4 cup Mexican hot sauce, such as Cholula or Valentina
  8. 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  9. 4 radishes, finely diced into a brunoise
  10. 2 stalks celery, peeled and finely diced into a brunoise
  11. 1 Persian cucumber, peeled and finely diced into a brunoise
  12. Large ice cubes, for serving
  13. Six 12-ounce Mexican beers

Instructions

  1. Add the vegetable oil to a medium saucepan and heat over medium-high heat until hot. Add the tortilla strips, in batches if needed, and fry until crisp on both sides, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove to a paper towel lined plate and season with salt.
  2. Combine the salt and chipotle powder in a small mixing bowl and place on a flat tray or a large container lid. Set aside.
  3. Reserve 1 tablespoon lime juice in a small dish and combine the remaining lime juice with the tomato juice, hot sauce and Worcestershire and mix well. In a small bowl, mix the diced radishes, celery and cucumber.
  4. Dip the rims of 6 pint glasses into the lime juice, then into the salt mixture so a generous coating is on each rim.
  5. Put a couple large cubes of ice into each glass. Evenly divide the vegetable mixture on top of the ice. Divide the hot sauce-tomato juice equally among the glasses, then top with the beer. Garnish each with two tortilla strips.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 6 servings
Calories 367
Total Fat 19 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Carbohydrates 26 g
Dietary Fiber 3 g
Sugar 3 g
Protein 3 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 1293 mg

Reviews

James Rodriguez
Brilliant! I made a Bloody Mary instead and it was fabulous! Never going back!!

 

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