There are as many stories about the origins of the Margarita as there are ways of making it. A classic Margarita would generally have tequila, triple sec (such as Cointreau) and lime juice. The ratio varies, but a typical one would be (in order of the above) 2:1:1.

For the ice cream, we’ve done it with and without the triple sec, and I think I prefer the latter. I’m not sure why that is, for I certainly like the hint of orange in the drink. We also like it with a little lemon, but you can substitute lime. I’ll leave it up to you!

Murphys Margarita Sorbet

Ingredients:

• 340 g sugar
• 500 ml spring water
• 100 ml good tequila (or a combination of tequila and triple sec)
• 300 ml freshly squeezed lime juice
• 60 ml lemon juice (or more lime juice)
• Pinch of salt

What to do:

1. Boil the water, then remove from the heat.
2. Stir in the sugar, until it is completely dissolved.
3. Cover immediately and cool completely.
4. Stir in the tequila, lime, and lemon juice.
5. Taste it to make sure you like it!
6. Freeze using a domestic ice cream machine, or cover and place in the freezer, stirring at 1 hr intervals to break up the ice.

Note:

It’s hard to make sorbet without an ice cream machine. You will need to interrupt the freezing process and stir, or you will be left with a block of ice! The more times you do this, the better the consistency will be.