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Michelada

By: Allan Tedford 
"This recipe may sound a bit odd, but this is the best beer cocktail I have ever had. Very refreshing on a hot summer afternoon. Bet you can't drink just one. If you have sangrita, use it in place of the steak sauce."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 2.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (6)

Prep Time:
3 Min
Ready In:
3 Min

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Ingredients

  • coarse salt
  • 3 cubes ice
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle Mexican beer
  • 1/2 teaspoon steak sauce
  • 1 dash cayenne pepper
  • 1 dash black pepper
  • 1 pinch dried oregano
  • 1 pinch dried basil

Directions

  1. Moisten the rim of a large beer glass, then press it into salt. Place a few ice cubes in bottom of glass, followed by the lime juice. Pour in half of the beer, then season with steak sauce, cayenne pepper, black pepper, oregano and basil. Slowly pour in the remaining beer. Stir.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2003 by RACHEL1070   view full review
We couldn't drink just one. Between the four of us we drank 3/4 of ONE drink. This was a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 2.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2003 by GRETCH1978   view full review
I love this recipe - just like what I had during my trips to Mexico City.
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 2.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 10, 2008 by Mara   view full review
Hi! This is a very interesting recipe, I am from Mexico City, and the Michelada I know is...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 11, 2008 by MAURICE-1   view full review
not really a michilada, and not really that good. sorry, but without any tomato-based...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 2.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 25, 2007 by MOMOFTWINS   view full review
When I was in Mexico they had the lime already frozen in the glass, then the ice cubes don't...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 2.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2006 by KERICE   view full review
I lived in Miami for years and this is the only way I drink my beer. When I'm out at the...

 

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