Sangrita

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb red ripe tomato
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 fresh serrano chilies or 2 jalapenos, seeds removed and chopped
• 1/2 cup orange juice, freshly squeezed
• 3 limes, juice of
• 1/2 teaspoon superfine sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 12 ounces tequila (8 shots)

Recipe

• 1 with a sharp knife, score the base of each tomato in a small cross-shape. place the tomatoes in a heatproof bowl and pour over enough boiling water to cover. leave for 3 minutes.
• 2 lift the tomatoes out with a slotted spoon and plunge into a second bowl of cold water. the skins will have begun to peel back from the crosses. remove the skins, cut the tomatoes in half and scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon.
• 3 chop the tomato flesh and transfer to a food processor. add the onion, chilies, orange juice, lime juice, sugar and salt. process until all the mixture is very smooth,
• 4 pour the tomato mixture into a jug and add the tequila. stir well to mix everything together. chill for about an hour before serving.