Jalapeno Margarita


Ingredients:
1/4 cup sugar
1 jalapeno, seeded and sliced
3 tablespoons coarse salt
2 ounces silver tequila
1 ounce triple sec
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
ice

Directions:
In saucepan over medium heat, cook sugar with 1/4 cup water to dissolve; remove from heat. 

Reserve 1 jalapeno slice; stir remaining slices into syrup. 
Let sit 5 minutes, then strain and let cool. 
Pour salt onto plate. 
Salt rim of rocks glass. 

In shaker, combine tequila, triple sec, lime juice, 1 tbsp. jalapeno syrup and ice. 
Shake and strain into ice-filled glass. 
Garnish with reserved jalapeno slice.