BLOODY MARY MIX, BLOODY CAESAR MIX, BLOODY BULL MIX, and BULL SHOT MIX by the QUART
This is a basic recipe which you can work with to mix four nice “Bloody” drink mixes. My experience is that no matter what kind of Bloody Mary Mix you make or buy, there will always be a customer who doesn’t like it, wants to add (or subtract) something from it, and – MY golden rule with Bloody Mary Mix is that you can’t please everyone but it’s easier to please people if you make it from scratch because taking OUT an ingredient in a premade mix is harder than making the mix from scratch without it.
BLOODY MARY MIX
1 Qt of Tomato Juice
1/2 Tablespoon of Salt (kosher, sea-salt, celery salt – use nice salt!)
1/2 Tablespoon of Pepper (Freshly ground pepper is best)
1 Tablespoon of Fresh Lemon Juice (about a half a lemon, well squeezed)
1 Tablespoon of Worcestershire Sauce
4 Drops of Tabasco Sauce1 (This would be mild, add more into individual drinks, or let the customer have the Tabasco Sauce so they can spice it up themselves)
NOTE: You can add OTHER ingredients, such as
1 Tablespoon of Horseradish
1/2 Tablespoon of A-1 Steak Sauce
THREE MORE “BLOODY” VERSIONS:
BLOODY CAESAR MIX,
BLOODY BULL MIX,
and BULL SHOT MIX
These three are essentially identically spiced (as above) as Bloody Mary Mix. The changes are in the juice:
Bloody Caesar Mix: Substitute Clamato Juice (Made by Mott’s) in place of straight Tomato Juice.
Bloody Bull Mix: Use 50% Campbell’s Condensed (double strength) Beef Broth & 50% Tomato Juice mixed together.
Bull Shot Mix: Use 100% condensed Beef Bouillon, a double-rich double-strength canned beef broth like Campbell’s Condensed (double strength) Beef Broth is best.
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Footnotes 👇
- You can substitute Pickapeppah Hot Sauce for Tabasco, or use whatever other quality hot sauce you prefer.[↩]