Funked Out Bloody Mary Recipes

HOMEMADE BLOODY MARY COCKTAILS

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the tomato juice, vodka, cucumber, vinegar, celery seed, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce. Securely fasten the lid and blend on high speed until completely smooth.
• Taste, and add more hot sauce for more heat (it's going to taste quite intense now, since the mix hasn't cooled over ice yet). Add the black pepper and garlic. Securely fasten the lid and blend for just a few seconds (or longer, for a completely smooth texture). Taste, and stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt for more overall flavor if you'd like (tomato juice brands vary by salt content, so this is really up to you). Set aside.
• If you'd like to rim your glasses with salt, run a lemon or lime wedge around the outside rim. Pour kosher salt onto a small plate (mix in chili powder if you'd like), and roll the wet edge of the glass across the salt at a 45-degree angle. Repeat with the remaining glasses.
• Fill the glasses with ice, and pour the Bloody Mary mix on top. Stir with a spoon, and garnish with a lemon or lime wedge and garnishes of your choice. Serve immediately.

SPICY BLOODY MARY WITH MUFFULETTA SKEWERS

Steps:

• Puree the tomatoes in a blender, then press through a fine sieve into a small bowl. Discard the solids.
• Add the tomato puree and all the remaining ingredients to a pitcher. To serve, divide the mixture among 4 large glasses filled with ice. Garnish each drink with a skewer and serve.
• Muffuletta Skewers:
• Skewer the meats, cheese, okra, peppers, and olives in a desired fashion.

BLOODY MARY

Steps:

• Suggested garnishes: celery sticks, blue cheese stuffed olives, sliced banana peppers. small cooked shrimp, lime and lemon wedges, pickled green beans
• In a large pitcher, stir the tomato juice, vodka, horseradish, lime juice, Worcestershire and some Sriracha together until combined. Chill until ready to serve.
• To serve, cut a slice in a lime wedge and rub it around half of the rim of 4 Collins glasses. Pour some seafood seasoning on a plate and dip the wet rims into the spice to adhere. Fill the glasses with ice and the chilled Bloody Mary, and garnish as desired.

FUNKED OUT BLOODY MARY

Steps:

• Fill a large pitcher with the ice. Combine the vegetable juice, horseradish, okra juice, olive juice, hot sauce and vodka. Season with smoked salt and pepper. Fill 4 glasses with the juice. Garnish with a dash of hot sauce, 1 celery stick, some green olives, 1 piece of pickled okra and some chives. Sprinkle with smoked salt, if desired. Serve immediately.

STUFFED BLOODY MARY

Steps:

• Special equipment: silicone ice molds for making long, thin ice cubes/sticks
• For the celery-tomato ice cubes: Combine the celery juice and tomato juice in a pitcher. Pour into silicone ice molds for making long, thin ice cubes. Transfer the molds to the freezer until the ice cubes are frozen. Put 4 highball glasses in the freezer until well chilled.
• For the bloody Mary: Wet the rim of each highball glass with a lemon wedge. Put some celery salt on a plate and crust the rim of each glass with it.
• Combine the tomato juice, vodka, horseradish, mustard, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper and lemon juice in a pitcher and stir. Pour into the rimmed glasses, add one long ice cube to each and garnish with a celery stalk and lemon wedge.

CLASSIC BLOODY MARY

Steps:

• Salt the rim of a tall glass. To do so, pour salt onto a small plate, moisten the rim of the glass on a damp towel and press into the salt. Fill the glass with ice cubes.
• In a cocktail mixer full of ice, combine the vodka, vegetable juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper. Shake vigorously and strain into the glass. Garnish with a stalk of celery and olives stuck onto a toothpick.