Lets discover the beer in more then a traditional way! I am talking about the Mexican Chavela, Cerveza Preparada. Mexican people also called it is Mexican Bloody Mary. Usually, it’s a beer-based drink, originating dated in the 1940s in Mexico. However, our main concern today is how to make a Chavela recipe! The good news is, though it’s a cocktail of beer with other items, you will not believe it unless you read the full recipe. It is the easiest recipe ever I know to make any cocktail! This Mexican Cerveza Preparada; you must know it is the classic version of the red beer or the prepared beer of Mexico. So what I wanted to say, is it is super easy to make. The taste is also flavorful, and makes people WOW at the first lip touch! At your next sunny party near the sea beach, blessed your friends with lots of your fun, and make them happy with this cool cocktail instead of other cold beverages!
What does Chelada mean in Spanish?
Interestingly Chelada is not a gentle word! Yes, it’s a slang word that means “My Cold Beer”. Usually, it’s a beer cocktail made using several ingredients like tomato juice, seasoning, lime juice, hot sauce, and light beer. The taste of this prepared beer is almost near the bloody merry. It has lime, it is a little tangy, thicker in taste, flavorful and colorful. Upon the addition of an ice cube, it replaces any best cold beverage available in your freezer. People often says why lime needs to add to this drink. interestingly no other ingredients arises such questions strangely! The reason is, it masks the skunky beer taste, and removes any germs from the glass rim. Whatever a lime wedges or a lime slice are the first and foremost ingredients to put inside this Mexican beer glass!
How to make Chavela recipe
Though it’s a traditional version of the Mexican bloody mary, lots of ways to make this. But I follow my way to make it. It’s not standard, but it delights my guest’s moods always. It’s a sort of prank twist-like you can use only beer instead of liquor.
Ingredients you will need:
- Any kind of beer (especially any Mexican Beer like Dos Equis)
- clamato juice
- tomato base juice hot sauce
- Worcestershire sauce
- Lime Juice
- Any Hot Sauce
- lemon wedge (to garnish the rim of the glass)
- Garnish sriracha salt
- Tequila (Additional)
- Ice Cube
Direction:
First, prepare the glass rim to decorate this drink. Take a plate, and spread the salt or seasoning over there. Take the lemon slices or wedges, rub the glass rim using those lemon pieces, and then keep it aside for further garnishing. Now sprinkle your wet glass rim using the salt. Now the crucial stage, fill the glass with an ice cube, lime juice, tomato sauce, and all the other ingredients I said above. Next, add beer to fill up the glass. Mix well by continuous stirring. Put the lemon wedges over the filled glass. Additionally, you can add Tequila to bring a different taste. Garnish this drink with a lemon wedge around the rim, or you also can add your favorite garnishing item to this Mexican Bloody Merry.
How to serve this Red Beer Cocktail?
Chavela is an amazing drink that is light but very refreshing. With a Tequila shot, it becomes perfect to chill on a sunny day with your friend or colleagues. Whether with the Tequila shot or its own-this beer-based beverage when mixed with a lime wedge, and other calm juice makes the hot summer very delicious and chill. However, it’s sort of an effervescence lager full of flavor and other ingredients that can easily pair with any Mexican meal. Whether for supper or at late night dinner party-you can count it a Viable Brunch Cocktail option. Chavela especially goes well with seasoned seafood. Like steamed shrimp, ceviche, and fish crab. Or a mix of all steamed seafood, Shrimp cocktail, any roasted items, or roasted pork meat also can pair it with well.
How is Chavela Different from Michelada?
Though both are near to each other. Still, there are some differences between these two. Both are light beer cocktails, made through the upgradation (my term) of the red beer! So what makes this Mexican bloody mary so popular over the Michelada? Here see the details, please- How to make the Chavela recipe
- Chavela is very simple to make. Fewer ingredients need to prepare compared with Michelada. Chavela does not use Worcestershire sauce.
- Chavela uses lemon juice, and tomato juice to make itself. Michelada does not use tomato juice.
- Chavela is usually prepared with Cerveza Clara, whereas Michelada is combined with Cerveza oscura. Therefore Chavela is more commonly a golden, sunset color. And Michelada is more likely an amber and dark color.
- Chavela is easily paired with Tequila (Though additional, Blanco or reposado works great). but Michelada does not use any fresh or old aged Tequila.
0 Comments