21
May
A bacon bloody mary … made with bacon vodka AKA: “Bakon”
Ingredients: 3 slices thick cut bacon (preferably applewood smoked) 2 cups tomato juice 1/2 teaspoon celery salt (recipe below) 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 2 teaspoons hot sauce (such as Tapatio or Tabasco) 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish 1 teaspoon olive brine juice from 1 lemon juice from 1/2 lime (reserve other half for rimming) fresh ground pepper bloody mary rim salt (recipe below) 3 ounces Bakon Vodka (or regular if you don’t have it) limes, celery sticks, spicy green beans, olives for garnish
Instructions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line baking sheet with foil and place a rack on top of it. Place bacon on rack and sprinkle with fresh cracked pepper. Bake until evenly cooked and slightly crispy (about 20 minutes). Cool and drain on paper towels.
Combine next 9 ingredients (tomato juice down to pepper) in blender and add one piece of cooked bacon, torn into pieces. Blend on high until everything is well combined and bacon is minced into tiny little specks.
Rim two glasses by rubbing with a cut lime and dipping in bloody mary rim salt mixture.
Fill glasses with ice and a shot of vodka each. Pour in bloody mary mix (about a cup each) and stir. Garnish with bacon slices, celery, and any other garnishes you like!
Yield: 2 drinks
To make celery salt: 1 tablespoon celery seeds 1 tablespoon Kosher salt
Combine celery seeds and salt in a spice grinder and pulse until seeds are ground and everything is well combined. Seal in an airtight container or spice jar.
To make bloody mary rim salt: 1 tablespoon celery salt (see above recipe) 1 tablespoon Kosher salt 1 tablespoon granulated garlic 1 tablespoon smoked paprika 1/2 teaspoon cayenne (optional) a few grinds of black pepper
Combine everything in a spice grinder and pulse until everything is well combined. (via B is for: Bacon Bloody Mary)
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