Kickin Bloody Bulls Recipes

THE A&E BLOODY BULL+

Steps:

• Add the Bloody Mary mix, lemon juice, sambal, and Worcestershire sauce to your blender carafe and blend on medium high for 3 seconds. Strain through a fine wire strainer or sieve into a bowl or large measuring cup. Depending on the strainer, you may need to coax the liquid through with a ladle or large spoon. Discard the solids. Your yield should be between 24 and 28 fluid ounces.
• Combine the strained mixture with the stock and the vodka and serve over the rocks or shake to chill and serve straight up with the garnish of your choice.
• Now, that's enough for a small party but here's what we do: We split the batch in half, which leaves 20 fluid ounces. This is what goes into the aspic. Here's how.
• Pour half a cup of the Bloody Mary into a wide bowl or cup, sprinkle the gelatin over it, then whisk it in. Now here's the thing...when Elizabeth and I did this, we only used 2 teaspoons of gelatin, but our stock was super concentrated, so it brought a fair amount of gelatin to the party. If your stock is homemade, odds are you could use as little as 2 teaspoons (8 grams) of gelatin, but if you go with 3 teaspoons (same as 1 tablespoon or 12 grams), then you absolutely know it will set. So...judge accordingly.
• Allow the gelatin to "bloom" in the cold mixture for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, whisk it again and microwave on high for 1 minute. Then stir and check the temperature, which should ideally be between 130 and 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Whisk the gelatin mixture into the remaining 16 fluid ounces of Bloody Mary and pour into a shallow glass or metal pan, any vessel that results in a 1/2-inch depth (an 11-by-7-inch baking dish is perfect). Refrigerate at least 3 hours to set.
• To serve, it's easiest to cut in the pan using a butter knife or small metal spatula. Scoop out the cubes and serve either on a salad or, as we do...on shucked oysters. I also like them on cottage cheese, but let's face it...I'm strange.

BLOODY BULL COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Stir together all ingredients except celery stalks in a tall glass filled with ice. Garnish with a celery stalk. Serve immediately.

KICKIN' BLOODY BULLS

Steps:

• In a large pitcher, pour bouillon through a sieve to avoid any fat globules (or use fat free bouillon). Combine all the ingredients except the vodka and jerky. You may want to add the Red Pepper Sauce 1 Tbsp at a time to adjust heat. Place ice into high-ball glasses, add mixer and vodka, serve with a garnish of beef jerky or Slim Jim's (cut length to fit above glass for use as a swizzle stick). You can substitute jerky with a celery stalk (less expensive). Keep a bottle of Tabasco nearby to add more kick as needed. Shout "YeeHaw" and enjoy.

BLOODY BULL MIX

Steps:

• Combine tomato juice, scallion jalapeno, horseradish, lemon juice, garlic and salt and pepper in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour in a pitcher and refrigerate until ready to serve.

BLOODY BULL

Steps:

• To a pitcher filled a quarter full with ice, add the tomato juice, beef broth, vodka, lemon juice, horseradish, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, celery seed and pepper. Stir to combine. Serve over ice, garnished with celery stalks and Spicy Pickled Okra and Green Beans.
• Bring a medium pot of well-salted water to a boil. Have an ice bath ready.
• Boil the green beans until just crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Add the okra and cook for 30 seconds. Drain in a colander and immediately transfer to the ice bath to cool. Drain the vegetables and pack them into the Mason jar along with the dill and garlic.
• Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat and add the coriander seeds; toast until fragrant and a shade darker, about 2 minutes. Add the vinegar, sugar, red pepper flakes, cayenne, smoked paprika, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 cup water. Bring to a simmer, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Pour the brine over the vegetables. Add a little water to the jar to cover the vegetables if necessary. Cool to room temperature, then cover the jar and refrigerate for at least 6 hours and up to 3 weeks.

BLOODY BULL

Steps:

• To make Bloody Bull:
• Rub pre-chilled glass rims in bowl of fennel spice rub or your favorite spice rub. Pour a beer in each glass, top with bull mix. Stir with a spoon and serve.
• To make Fennel Spice Rub:
• Put the fennel seeds, coriander seeds, and peppercorns in a heavy pan over medium heat. Watch carefully, tossing frequently so the seeds toast evenly. When light brown and fragrant, pour the seeds onto a plate to cool. They must be cool before grinding, or they will gum up the blades.
• Pour the seeds into a blender and add the salt. Blend to a fine powder, shaking the blender occasionally to redistribute the seeds. Store in a tightly sealed glass jar in a cool, dry place, or freeze.
• To make Bloody Bull Mix:
• Combine tomato juice, scallion jalapeno, horseradish, lemon juice, garlic and salt and pepper in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour in a pitcher and refrigerate until ready to serve.

HOLIDAY TOFU LOAF

Steps:

• Drain off excess water from tofu. In a food processor or with a potato masher, crumble tofu avoiding any large lumps. Add the vegetable bullion along with 1 tsp each of the sage, rosemary and savory and 1 tbsp of the maple syrup, mix well.
• Line a medium sized colander with cheese cloth, fill with tofu mixture. Cover the tofu mixture with a plate topped with a five lb weight (generally a few good sized tomato cans will do the trick). Leave tofu to press for at least three hours in the fridge.
• In the mean time, prepare your stuffing.
• Preheat Oven to 375 degrees.
• Combine remaining ingredients (except for the stuffing) in a bowl, whisk together and set aside. After three hours remove the plate and weight from the tofu. Using a spoon, hollow out the tofu leaving a one inch shell. Fill shell with stuffing (Don't Overfill! The stuffing should only be inside the shell, not spilling over onto the sides) and cover with the extracted tofu. Pack the tofu layer down, then turn colander right-side up onto a deep baking sheet.
• Cover tofu loaf with half of the sauce mixture, being sure to spread the mustard grains evenly over the surface. Bake until golden brown (about 1 hour 15 min), basting with remaining mixture after the first 45 minutes.

BULLS IN A BLANKET

Steps:

• Brown onion.
• Add tomato paste, juice, and spices and heat through.
• Pour 1/2 sauce in bottom of 9x13 pan.
• Mix together beef, soup, and crackers and form into 12 4x2 logs.
• Wrap each hamburger log with 1/2 lasagna noodle and place in pan.
• Cover with rest of sauce.
• Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 1 hour.
• Freezes well. If frozen, bake for 1.5 hours.

BLOODY BULL

Steps:

• In a large pitcher combine well all the ingredients. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until chilled and serve in glasses filled with ice.

DANI'S BUTT KICKIN' BLOODY MARY MIX

Steps:

• Mix vegetable juice cocktail, clam juice, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, hot sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, beef base, celery salt, and black pepper in a large pitcher, stirring until brown sugar and celery salt have dissolved. Allow to chill for at least 8 hours.

BLOODY BULL

Steps:

• In a small bowl or pitcher, combine tomato juice, bouillon, vodka, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, Essence, celery salt, lime juice and lemon juice and stir to blend well.
• Divide the mixture between two highball glasses containing ice, and garnish with black pepper and celery stick.

BLOODY BULL

Steps:

• Mix vegetable juice, broth, vodka, Worcestershire sauce, lime juice and garlic powder in 4-cup measuring cup. Divide ice cubes among four 12-ounce glasses. Pour juice mixture over and stir to blend. Garnish each with 1 green onion and serve.