Spicy Bloody Marys
Horseradish adds an extra kick to this Bloody Mary.
Ingredients:
- 1 can (46 fl. oz.) good-quality tomato juice
- 3/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 3 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tbs. prepared horseradish
- 2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp. hot-pepper sauce, such as Tabasco
- 1 1/2 tsp. celery salt
- Ice cubes as needed
- 3/4 to 1 cup vodka
- 6 to 8 celery stalks, leaves attached
- 6 to 8 lemon slices (optional)
Directions:
In a large pitcher, stir together the tomato and orange juices, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, lemon juice, hot-pepper sauce and celery salt. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled.
To serve, fill large glasses with ice cubes. Pour 1 shot (1 to 1 1/2 fl. oz.) vodka over the ice in each glass. Add 3/4 to 1 cup of the tomato juice mixture. Use a celery stalk to stir each beverage, leaving it in the glass as a garnish. Garnish the rim of each glass with a lemon slice.
To serve, fill large glasses with ice cubes. Pour 1 shot (1 to 1 1/2 fl. oz.) vodka over the ice in each glass. Add 3/4 to 1 cup of the tomato juice mixture. Use a celery stalk to stir each beverage, leaving it in the glass as a garnish. Garnish the rim of each glass with a lemon slice.
Adapted from
Williams-Sonoma Outdoors Series,
Picnics and Tailgates,
by Diane Rossen Worthington
(Time-Life Books, 1998).