Homemade Bloody Mary Mix With Fresh Tomatoes

Olivia Luz

Pour the pureed tomatoes into a large stock pot. Remove the bay leaf. Transfer to a bowl and chill at least 1 hour.

Working in batches place the vegetable mixture into a blender and puree.

If you re the type who treats your mary as a pre brunch snack load up on garnishes like olives pickles celery or pickled prawns. On a small shallow dish mix 3 parts sea salt to 1 part finely ground black pepper. And because we have a food strainer there is no need to peel or remove the seeds prior to cooking. Carefully add the boiling bloody mary mix to the to the hot sanitized canning jars.

Purée tomatoes celery parsley and 1 tablespoon sea salt in several batches in a food processor until smooth. How to make homemade bloody mary mix. Combine the tomatoes lime juice worcestershire sauce horseradish salt pepper and celery salt in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Bloody marys can be prepared to this point up to 5 days ahead to serve fill glasses with ice.

Run a lime wedge around the rim of each glass then dip the rims in the salt and pepper mixture. Be sure to adjust time based on altitude. This bloody mary mix sticks to the basics. Bloody mary mix is a very personal thing so when you have an abundance of fresh farmers market tomatoes add horseradish worcestershire or black pepper to your own liking with this formula for diy bloody mary mix.

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It makes a balanced drink with citrusy brightness and a little heat. Add the hot sauce steak sauce horseradish and pepper to the pot. Tomato juice horseradish hot sauce celery salt and worcestershire sauce. Cover and chill the spiced up tomato juice mixture until cold at least an hour and up to two days.

If you don t have a strainer you can still make this recipe by using an immersion blender large capacity food processor or a high speed blender once the vegetables are cooked. Tasting is key to end up with a cocktail that meets your ideal version of a bloody mary. First you need fresh seasonal tomatoes. However because we are picking ripe tomatoes daily we decided to use fresh tomatoes instead of tomato juice.

Using a spatula press each pureed batch through a fine sieve to remove any extra seeds. Pour the juice into 2 to 4 glasses add 2 tablespoons or more no judgment here vodka or gin into each glass if you like and stir to combine. Any tomatoes will do but i prefer a red beefsteak or heirloom because they are large and extra juicy. Romas are fine but they tend to be firmer and the juices released by the large soft tomatoes are perfect for making homemade bloody mary mix.

Cook tomatoes celery carrots onion green peppers garlic bay leaf and parsley in a large pot until mushy approximately 30 45 minutes. Pour into a pitcher and stir in tabasco to taste. Heat the sauce to rolling boil. Water bath can for 40 minutes.