Recipe for a Chelada cocktail made with Mexican beer and lime juice served over ice in a chile-salt rim on the glass. The chelada has a similar flavor profile to a margarita. It’s a large drink that lasts a long time, yet it has considerably less sugar and calories than a margarita. It is sometimes confused with a michelada which adds tomato-based hot sauce, Worcestershire, and sometimes Clamato added to the beer base. Both drinks start with Mexican beer, lime and a chile-salt rim.
For this chelada recipe use a Mexican lager or amber beer such as Dos Equis. If you want to make it spicier garnish the drink with a jalapeno slice or two. Serve in a traditional Chelada glass if possible.
Rose’s lime juice is a sweetened, lime cordial invented in the 1860s developed to preserve lime juice on long sea voyages. Using Rose’s alongside fresh lime juice adds a touch of sweetness and density.
Be sure to try my Michelada Recipe too!
Ingredients
- 1 12- ounce bottle of Mexican amber or lager beer such as Dos Equis
- One lime preferably Mexican
- 1 tablespoon Rose's lime juice
- Sea Salt or chile/salt blend such as Tajin for the glass rim
- Slice of jalapeño for garnish optional
Instructions
- Wash the lime, cut it in half, squeeze the juice onto a plate, then dunk the rim of the glass into the lime juice and swirl to coat. Then swirl the rim in Tajin or salt to coat.
- Fill the glass with ice. Squeeze in the remaining lime, then plop it into the glass and pour in the Rosa's lime juice.
- Pour in the beer.
- Garnish with Jalapeno slice if using.
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