Jul 17, 2012

Michelada con Camarones (Spicy Beer Cocktail with Shrimp)

This spicy cantina favorite makes an excellent appetizer and thirst-quencher on a hot summer night.

Credit: Todd Coleman

MAKES 4 DRINKS

INGREDIENTS

24 cooked, peeled shrimp
2 ¼ cups Clamaato juice
½ cup lime juice, plus extra for glass rims
¼ cup fresh orange orange juice
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
¾ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
¼ tsp. kosher salt
1 clove garlic
½ serrano chile, stemmed
4 lager beers
chile powder, for dusting glass rims and shrimp

INSTRUCTIONS

Pour some lime juice on a plate and chili powder on another; dip rims of 4 pint-size beer mugs in juice, then chili powder. Dip tops of shrimp in chili powder; set aside. Purée Clamato juice, lime juice, orange juice, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, salt, garlic, and serrano chile in a blender. Divide among mugs, and fill with ice; top each with a lager beer. Place 6 shrimp each on 4 skewers; place a skewer across each mug.