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      Title: Granizado De Michelada (Beer With Chile Granita)
 Categories: Alcohol, Desserts, Mexican
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      2 sm Piquin or árbol chiles
      3 c  Water
    1/2 c  Sugar
      3    Limes; juice and zest of;
           -plus juice for wetting the
           -rim
    1/4 c  Chile powder
    1/2 ts Salt
      2 c  Medium-dark beer; cold
 
  Combine the chiles, water, sugar, and lime zest in a saucepan and
  cook over medium heat, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Let cool to
  room temperature, then stir in the lime juice. Strain through a
  fine-mesh sieve. Pour the mixture into a shallow nonreactive pan and
  put it in the freezer.
  
  Once the edges start to freeze (about 1 hour), scrape lightly with a
  fork, bringing the ice crystales from the edges to the center. Return
  to the freezer and continue scraping every 30 minutes or so until the
  mixture is completely frozen and looks like small ice flakes.
  
  Place the chile powder and salt in a bowl and stir. Wet the rim of a
  glass with lime juice, then dip it in the chile powder. For each
  serving, place 1/2 cup of the granita in the prepared glass. Pour
  about 1/4 cup beer over the granita and serve immediately.
  
  Recipe by Fany Gerson
 
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