Bloody Mary With Pickled Okra Recipes

CLASSIC BLOODY MARY

Steps:

• If time allows, chill the tomato juice and vodka. Shake the tomato juice before pouring.
• In a large cocktail shaker, combine the tomato juice, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, Tabasco, celery salt and black pepper. Shake well to combine (without ice). Strain into a quart mason jar or small pitcher.
• Optional: If time, chill at least 1 hour or overnight for the best flavor. (Or, make ahead and store up to 1 week.) But you also can serve right away!
• To serve, on a plate place a mixture of roughly half kosher salt and half Old Bay seasoning (or celery salt). Cut a notch in a lemon wedge, then run it around the rim of a glass. Dip the edge of the rim into a plate of salt.
• To each glass, add 2 ounces (1/4 cup) of vodka and 1/2 cup of Bloody Mary mix and stir gently to combine. Fill the glass with ice and add the garnishes.

BLOODY MARY WITH PICKLED OKRA

Steps:

• Stir ingredients well to combine. Pour into glasses half-full of ice. If you're spiking them, add 1 ounce of vodka per glass. Garnish and serve immediately.

DILL PICKLE BLOODY MARY

Steps:

• Pour dill pickle juice into a shallow plate. Combine sriracha salt, celery seed, and black pepper on another shallow plate.
• One-by-one, dip the rims of 4 glasses first into the dill pickle juice and then into the salt mixture to coat the rims. Place glasses into the refrigerator or freezer. Pour remaining dill pickle juice and salt mixture into a large pitcher. Add vegetable juice, vodka, lime juice, horseradish powder, and hot sauce. Mix well. Allow Bloody Mary mixture to rest for at least 1 hour in the refrigerator.
• Slide 1 pickled egg, 1 pickled okra spear, and 1 dill pickle onto each bamboo skewer.
• Before serving, add 2 two ice cubes, 1 loaded bamboo skewer, and 1 celery stalk to each rimmed glass. Give the Bloody Mary pitcher a stir and pour evenly into the 4 prepared glasses. Serve immediately.

PICKLED OKRA BLOODY MARY

Steps:

• For the garnish skewers: Stack each of 4 skewers with an okra spear, olive, lime wedge and sport pepper.
• For the bloody Mary: Add tomato juice, vodka, brine, lime juice, hot sauce, Worcestershire and horseradish to a pitcher. Stir vigorously to combine. Pour into 4 tall glasses filled with ice. Garnish with skewers.

CAJUN BLOODY MARY WITH PICKLED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Working in batches, puree the canned tomatoes and their thick puree in a food processor until smooth. You should have a rich liquid with no lumps.
• Combine the puree with the tomato juice in a large bowl, blending well.
• Add the celery salt, sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, cayenne, Tabasco, and vodka. Season with salt; you may need more than you expect to bring up the flavor of the mix (canned tomatoes have less salt than tomato juice). Keep the mixture cold.
• For each serving, fill an 8-ounce tumbler with ice cubes. Pour about 4 ounces of the Bloody Mary mixture over the ice, which should almost fill the glass. Garnish with pickled vegetables, at least three pieces per drink.
• Vegetable Garnishes
• Here are a few specific ideas:
• Pickled Okra. This, of course, is the perfect garnish for a Cajun Bloody Mary. Strive to find it! Luckily, a company called Talk 0' Texas makes pickled okra in two varieties (I prefer the "hot"), and distributes the product to supermarkets across the country.
• Pickled String Beans. This is another pickled vegetable you often see in Louisiana Bloodies. A Washington State company called Hogue Farms makes a pickled string bean that is widely distributed.
• Pickled Asparagus Spears. Hogue Farms makes this as well.
• Pepperoncini. Also called "Tuscan peppers," and available in most supermarkets across the U.S.
• Pickled Cocktail Onions. Available everywhere. I like to thread three of them on a fancy toothpick, then assemble dozens of these picks on a plate.
• Pimiento-Stuffed Olives. Choose smaller olives, and arrange on toothpicks like the cocktail onions.