Homemade Bloody Mary Mix With Fresh Tomatoes

Camila Farah

Remove the bay leaf. 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. Be sure to adjust time based on altitude.

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.

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. Any tomatoes will do but i prefer a red beefsteak or heirloom because they are large and extra juicy. Cook tomatoes celery carrots onion green peppers garlic bay leaf and parsley in a large pot until mushy approximately 30 45 minutes. Heat the sauce to rolling boil.

Pour the pureed tomatoes into a large stock pot. And because we have a food strainer there is no need to peel or remove the seeds prior to cooking. It makes a balanced drink with citrusy brightness and a little heat. Bloody marys can be prepared to this point up to 5 days ahead to serve fill glasses with ice.

First you need fresh seasonal tomatoes. Pour into a pitcher and stir in tabasco to taste. However because we are picking ripe tomatoes daily we decided to use fresh tomatoes instead of tomato juice. Tasting is key to end up with a cocktail that meets your ideal version of a bloody mary.

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On a small shallow dish mix 3 parts sea salt to 1 part finely ground black pepper. Carefully add the boiling bloody mary mix to the to the hot sanitized canning jars. Add the hot sauce steak sauce horseradish and pepper to the pot. Using a spatula press each pureed batch through a fine sieve to remove any extra seeds.

Run a lime wedge around the rim of each glass then dip the rims in the salt and pepper mixture. Purée tomatoes celery parsley and 1 tablespoon sea salt in several batches in a food processor until smooth. This bloody mary mix sticks to the basics. Water bath can for 40 minutes.

Transfer to a bowl and chill at least 1 hour. 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. Combine the tomatoes lime juice worcestershire sauce horseradish salt pepper and celery salt in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. 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.

Tomato juice horseradish hot sauce celery salt and worcestershire sauce. Working in batches place the vegetable mixture into a blender and puree. How to make homemade bloody mary mix. Cover and chill the spiced up tomato juice mixture until cold at least an hour and up to two days.