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We have a Bloody Mary recipe today for your Halloween co*cktail needs with tomato juice, fresh cilantro, roasted jalapeno, crispy bacon and other awesome garnishes, hot sauce, and seasonings that are out of this world!
I know Summer is still in effect but Halloween is literally just around the corner. Halloween parties will be kicking off here in a couple weeks.
I cannot wait!
I love Halloween. Always have. Aaron, my husband helped me out in the kitchen today for this fun Bloody Mary creation. Perfect for those upcoming Halloween parties or less face it… the morning after the Halloween party to… uh… wake up.
What makes a great Bloody Mary?
What makes a great Bloody Mary?The right amount of heat and flavor.
I don’t want to drink tomato juice with vodka or be gagged with pepper. A great Bloody Mary is balanced with just the right amount of kick from hot sauce. A stroll through Jungle Jim’s here in the suburbs of Cincinnati put us face to face with a hot sauce we couldn’t pass up : Whoop Ass Bacon Hot Sauce. I kid you not. Who can just walk by that without picking it up? Funny name, cool product bottle and it has a great taste so win, win.
We also decided to add in some heat with jalapeno but not just any jalapeno. We roasted the jalapeno to get that great roasted flavor and also get the most juice from it for optimal taste.
Okay, so we have the heat of a great Bloody Mary handled.
What else sets this apart from a bland ole Bloody Mary?
What makes this Bloody Mary rock is how it is prepared. A co*cktail shaker is a must, along with a muddler. The muddler will help get the most from your roasted jalapeno and fresh cilantro. Using a co*cktail shaker is going to get the Bloody Mary to that refreshing cold temperature. Yum!
This Bloody Mary crosses over to Halloween edition with just a couple special touches. One being a fun Halloween glass like these ‘Here for the Boos’. Sure it’s a wine glass but who cares? They are awesome.
Black salt is used to rim the glass. I ordered this black salt from Amazon and had to have it because of its product description alone. I quote, ‘Black salt is a powerful ritual component used in removing jinxes and in keeping away evil forces or bad neighbors’. Kind of perfect for Halloween festivities and something fun to tell your guests as you prepare these Bloody Mary co*cktails.
The garnishes are also important for a Bloody Mary and can turn a bleh co*cktail into an epic one! I basically want a salad bar inserted into my drink. We have lemon, lime, celery, crispy bacon, roasted jalapeno, pepperoncini, pickle and created some olive eyes. The eyeballs are just a candy eye stuffed into a Manzanilla olive for a creepy final touch.
- 3 ounces vodka
- 6 ounces tomato juice
- 1.5 teaspoon horseradish
- 2 teaspoon Worcestershire
- 1 teaspoon peppercorn
- 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
- 2 sprigs of cilantro
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce, we used Whoop Ass Bacon Hot Sauce
- 1 jalapeno
- Garnish
- 1 jalapeno
- black salt
- 1 celery stalk
- 1 slice thick cut bacon
- 1 slice lime
- 1 slice lemon
- 3 Manzanilla olives
- 3 candy eyes
- 1 pepperoncini
- 1 small cornichon pickle
- Preheat oven to a broil.
- Cook bacon according to packaged directions.
- Place jalapenos onto baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
- Rim your glass with a lime or lemon slice and dip into the black salt.
- Fill cup with ice.
- Place a lime slice on the side of glass.
- Insert a celery stalk into drink and a slice of bacon.
- Make your eyeballs. Insert a candy eye balls into your olives. You may need to make a small slit to fit them properly.
- Build a skewer with pickle, lemon, pepperoncini, and olive eye ball.
- Slice one jalapeno.
- In a co*cktail shaker, add 1-2 slices roasted jalapeno and 2 sprigs of cilantro. Muddle these ingredients.
- Fill with ice.
- Add tomato juice, horseradish, Worcestershire, peppercorn, celery salt and hot sauce to co*cktail shake. Put the lid on and shake.
- Strain Bloody Mary into garnished glass.
- Add a roasted jalapeno and more eyeball olives.
- Enjoy.
I have a final question. Which bad neighbors are getting the boot after you use this black salt?
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