Spicy Michelada

Drinks

A michelada is a classic Mexican cerveza preparada (prepared beer) made with light Mexican beer, lime juice and hot sauce with or without a dash of tomato juice. We used Marshall’s pilsner and spiced it up with a salt-cayenne rimmed glass.

Photography By Brooke Allen | May 01, 2015

Ingredients

SERVINGS: Makes 2

2 tablespoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons lime juice (plus extra lime wedges for rimming the glasses)
1/4 cup tomato juice
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoons hot sauce (or more to taste)
Freshly cracked black pepper
2 bottles light beer

Instructions

Combine the salt, paprika and cayenne on a small shallow plate. Rub a lime wedge around the rims of 2 pint glasses, then dip the rims in the salt mixture. Fill glasses with ice and set aside.

Divide tomato juice, lime juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce and a few pinches of black pepper between the two glasses. Top off with cold beer and stir to combine. Garnish each with a lime wedge and a pinch of black pepper.