Bloody Mary: Louisiana Recipes (4)

This post has the following recipes:

• Bloody Bull
• Cajun Bloody Mary for 1
• Cajun Bloody Mary for a crowd
• Spicy Creole Bloody Mary for 2

Bloody Bull

Brennan's New Orleans

Makes 1

Ingredients
2.0-oz top-quality tomato juice
2.0-oz top-shelf vodka
2.0-oz Campbell's beef bouillon (can)
6 shakes (Tabasco or Pickapeppa?) Sauce
1 tsp Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce
1/8 tsp freshly-ground black pepper

Garnish:
1 scallion


Preparation
Combine the first six ingredients; mix well. Pour over ice in a tall glass and garnish with the scallion.

Photo: Michael Kraus

Cajun Bloody Mary

Saveur

Makes 1

Ingredients
4.0-oz (1/2 cup) tomato juice
1.0-oz (2 Tbsp) beef broth
1 tsp whole-grain mustard
1 tsp fresh lime juice
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp red wine vinegar
1⁄8 tsp garlic powder
Tabasco, to taste
Pickled okra juice, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1.5-ozs (3 Tbsp) vodka

Garnish:
Pickled okra
Pickled green beans
Caper berries


Preparation
In a mixing glass, combine ingredients through garlic powder; stir well. Season with Tabasco, okra juice, and black pepper; refrigerate mixture until chilled.


To serve, fill a rocks glass with ice cubes; pour in vodka and stir in tomato juice mixture. Garnish with okra, beans, and caper berries.

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Photo: Jennifer Davick

Cajun Bloody Mary

Coastal Living

Makes 2.5-QT
About 10 (8-oz) to 16 (5-oz) servings

Ingredients
1 (46-oz) bottle (5.75 cups) vegetable or tomato juice
4.0-oz (1/2 cup) fresh lemon or lime juice
2.0-oz (1/4 c cup) liquid from jar of pickled okra or jalapeños
1.5-oz (3 Tbsp)  Cajun seasoning blend
1.0-oz (2 Tbsp) Worcestershire sauce
1.0-oz (2 Tbsp) prepared horseradish
1 tsp celery seeds
12.0-oz (1.5 cups) plain or pepper-flavored vodka

Garnish:
Lemon wedges
Pickled okra


Preparation

Stir together ingredients in a large pitcher; chill for at least 4 hours. Pour over ice into tall glasses. Garnish and serve.

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Spicy Creole Bloody Mary

Pickapeppa
Makes 2 (12-oz)

Ingredients

3.0-oz vodka

12.0-oz (1.5 cups) tomato juice

2.5-oz canned beef bouillon, undiluted

0.5-oz (1 Tbsp) fresh lime juice

2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce

2 dashes Pickapeppa® Sauce

1/4 tsp salt

Garnish:
Lemon pepper seasoning
Celery stick

Preparation

Shake all ingredients (through salt) with ice cubes, just until chilled. Strain over fresh ice in two 12-oz glasses. 

Lightly sprinkle lemon pepper over both drinks; add celery stick and serve.

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