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Easy Chelada With Mexican Beer
A chelada is a quick beer cocktail (or cerveza preparada) made with ice, lime, and salt
Yield:
1
Prep Time:
2
minutes
mins
Total Time:
2
minutes
mins
Author:
Yvette Marquez
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
1/4
cup
ice
Mexican beer
,
recommend: Dos XX, Tecate, or Modelo Especial
¼
cup
fresh lime juice
Sal Limón
, coarse salt, or
Tajín
Instructions
Moisten rim of glass with a lime and salt the rim
or use Tajin.
Add ice and lime juice.
Add beer, and drink before the ice melts.
Notes
Fresh lime juice is going to produce a better tasting Chelada. Do not be tempted to use bottled lime juice.
Nutrition
Calories:
144
kcal
,
Carbohydrates:
16
g
,
Protein:
2
g
,
Fat:
1
g
,
Sodium:
13
mg
,
Potassium:
152
mg
,
Sugar:
1
g
,
Vitamin C:
18
mg
,
Calcium:
12
mg