Margarita Gel

This is a more tasty take on the ubiquitous Jell-O shot especially if you top them with some candied lime peel and a little sprig of mint. You can follow this recipe but substitute any of your favorite drinks or feel free to just use a mix instead of making your own. Drinks with higher alcohol percents will sometimes need a little more gelatin to keep them the same firmness.

Be sure you bloom and disperse the gelatin in water instead of the alcohol or you could burn all the alcohol off when you heat it.

When molding, the resulting gelatin can be fragile so it can be best to use wider or larger molds and then trim the gel into the shapes you want.

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Modernist Tools, Ingredients, and Techniques Used

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Margarita Gels

  • Published: April 20, 2015
  • By Jason Logsdon
  • Prep Time: 30 Minutes
  • Total Time: 4 Hours

Margarita Gels Ingredients

For the Margarita Gels

Because they use modernist ingredients, these amounts for this component are given in metric by weight. Learn more about how to measure modernist ingredients in this article.

230g cold water
9 gelatin sheets or 2 1/4 packets, 1.5%
350g tequila
230g fresh lime juice
120g Cointreau or Triple Sec

Margarita Gels Instructions

For the Margarita Gels

At least 4 hours before serving

Place the water and gelatin in a pot. Let the gelatin bloom in the water for 5 to 10 minutes.

Once the gelatin is bloomed, heat the water over medium to medium-high heat while stirring until the gelatin dissolves completely. Remove the pan from the heat.

Add the tequila, lime juice, and Cointreau and whisk to combine. Pour the mixture into your mold or container and let cool. Once it has cooled slightly place it in the refrigerator for several hours.

After it is fully set you can unmold it and cut it into any shapes you like. Store them in the refrigerator until serving.

If you like this recipe you can get more than 80 other recipes from my book Modernist Cooking Made Easy: Getting Started. The book covers many of the popular modernist techniques such as gelling, spherification, and foams. It also explores modernist ingredients like agar, sodium alginate, tapioca maltodextrin, and xanthan gum. It is all presented in an easy to understand format and I think it's the best way to learn about modernist cooking.

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