A Good Spicy Bloody Mary

Name: A Good Spicy Bloody Mary
Yield: 6 to 8 portions
Ingredients: 1½ cups vodka; Several hefty dashes of Tabasco, to taste; Chopped basil leaves, for garnish; Several hefty dashes of Worcestershire sauce, to taste; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish; ½ cup fresh lemon juice; 1 quart tomato juice

Preparation info

6 to 8
portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Silver Palate Cookbook

By Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins

Published 1982

About

The Bloody Mary has become an American weekend wake-up call, with variations substituting aquavit for the vodka, or adding consommé (for a Bull Shot). Garnish with fresh basil, dill, oregano, or black peppercorns. While delicious chilled, in the traditional way, it is also good hot, served in a mug on the top of a mountain anywhere.

Ingredients

1 quart tomato juice
½ cup fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons

Spicy
Drinks
Vegan

Method

Combine all the ingredients except the vodka and basil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Simmer for 5 to 6 minutes. Let cool.
Pour a jigger of vodka into an ice-filled red-wine goblet or tall thin glass. Add the Bloody Mary mixture, stir, and top with chopped basil. Let chill.