Hatch Margarita
Thomas J. Story
If you don’t drink alcohol, the Hatch chile lemonade is delicious on its own. At Valentine restaurant in Phoenix, where we got this recipe, they make their own bell pepper juice, but to simplify the process we add a piece to the blender along with the other ingredients.
This recipe and others like it can be found in the article “You’ll Never Cook Spaghetti the Same Way Again After Reading This Recipe.”
How to Make It
1
To Make the Lemonade: Over a gas burner or under a broiler set on high, roast the chile, turning occasionally, until skin is blackened on all sides.
2
Remove the skin, open, and remove seeds and stems.
3
Put roasted chile, bell pepper, agave syrup, lemon juice, and water into a blender and process until thoroughly combined.
4
To Make the Hatch Margarita: In a medium bowl, combine garlic powder, cumin, sugar, salt, and bell pepper powder and stir to combine. Wet rim of rocks glass (or cowboy-boot glass!) and dip in mixture to rim glass. Put ice, vodka, mezcal, and lemonade in the glass; stir and serve.
Ingredients
For the Lemonade
1 medium Anaheim chile
1 (2-by-1-inch) piece green bell pepper, deveined
6 fl oz agave syrup
4 fl oz lemon juice
2 cups filtered water
For the Hatch Margarita
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp white sugar
½ cup kosher salt
½ cup bell pepper powder (optional)
1 fl oz St George green chile vodka
1 fl oz high-quality mezcal (such as Yuu Baal joven)
5 fl oz Hatch chile lemonade (ingredients above; directions upper-right)
Directions
1
To Make the Lemonade: Over a gas burner or under a broiler set on high, roast the chile, turning occasionally, until skin is blackened on all sides.
2
Remove the skin, open, and remove seeds and stems.
3
Put roasted chile, bell pepper, agave syrup, lemon juice, and water into a blender and process until thoroughly combined.
4
To Make the Hatch Margarita: In a medium bowl, combine garlic powder, cumin, sugar, salt, and bell pepper powder and stir to combine. Wet rim of rocks glass (or cowboy-boot glass!) and dip in mixture to rim glass. Put ice, vodka, mezcal, and lemonade in the glass; stir and serve.
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