Marinade with Tequila

loco_engr · November 2009

While in KC this weekend, caught a segment on a local station about marinating with tequila but the cook
mentioned something about a certain type of tequila to use. Is there that much difference in tequila to use for a beef (skirt steak) marinade?

Thanks!

NoleC5 · November 2009

I'm not sure about the different types of tequila but we have done tequila lime chicken a number of times and it is great! Pretty much just use whatever we had on hand at the time.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/tequila-lime-chicken-recipe/index.html

Rascal · November 2009

I've often wondered about those bottles of tequila with a worm.. and wondered, and wondered, and wondered... If you wanna get sick, do you really need the worm!? Seriously, I've heard of "drunken" shrimp" where they swim around in a bowl of vodka before being consumed uncooked... although some folks cook them first! I often use Cognac for pizazz when I'm sauteeing a steak with 'shrooms' and I've gotta believe that tequila would work with many dishes... 8 - )

Mickey · November 2009

I use cheap Tequila to cook. :blink:

troutman · November 2009

Don't call me loco, but I prefer to marinate myself with a good tequila while cooking the skirt steak. Or cooking most anything else.

Or, other times when not cooking anything.

Richard Fl · November 2009

I have found that to marinade with the cheep tequila, you just want the alcohol and some flavor, and drink the good stuff is a good combo. The worm is not bad but by the time you have drank enough tequila to get to the worm you don't care.

Chicken, Margarita

Living in New Mexico every day is reason for a party. Margarita chicken is a family favorite and is quick and easy to do.

INGREDIENTS:
The dry ingredients:
2 parts Lime Pepper mix
1 part Chipotle
1 part Roasted garlic with Bell Peppers mix
The wet injection mix:
2 parts Olive oil
2 parts Sweetened Lime Juice
1 part Tequila

Procedure:
1 Mix the wet ingredients together and inject into all parts of the chicken.
2 Mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl and dredge the chicken on both sides with the dry mix. Place the chicken in a preheated smoker @ 225 degrees. Cook till an internal temperature of 180 degrees is reached.

4 Let chicken rest for 20-30 minutes after pulling form the smoker.
5 Chicken will have a semi-crisp skin and should not be burnt.
6 Inside of the chicken will be slightly pink (from the smoke) and be very moist and flavorful.

Recipe Type
Main Dish, Poultry

Recipe Source
Source: BGE Forum, 2007/08/30

Celtic Wolf · November 2009

First anything you hear on a Radio program will probably be sponsored by one or more of the ingredients.

I used to agree with cook with the cheap stuff and drink the good stuff, except I always had to end up drinking the cheap stuff. So now I cook with the stuff I drink.

BobS · November 2009

Mezcal has the worm -- Not Tequila.

http://www.tasteoftx.com/bevs/mezcal/vs.html

Richard Fl · November 2009

There are basically 4 levels of tequila, 1. Pulque; 2 mezcal; 3 tequila; 4 the high end stuff. Sll start with the agave plant and the degree of distillation and processing is the difference. Different varities of the agave cactus are part of the different levels of quality. The little worm is found in the agave cactus plant and added to some brands of mezcal.

Celtic Wolf · November 2009

The worm is a marketing technique to get the gringos to buy the tequila and it works..

loco_engr · November 2009

:ermm:

loco_engr · November 2009

I made the mistake when I was "young and dumb" :ermm:
of the shots, salt & lime and hurt for 2 days after :huh:

:(
Prob a pretty good bet that the tekillya would be used for cooking and medical emergencies.

loco_engr · November 2009

I'm too cheap (aka, broke

) to buy 2 bottles.

Celtic Wolf · November 2009

There is that too :P

Marinade with Tequila

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