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Southwest Bloody Mary with Bacon Recipe

Southwest Bloody Mary with Bacon

A spicy, smoky Bloody Mary made with tomato juice, lime, chipotle adobo, and your choice of vodka or tequila. Each of the four drinks is finished with crispy bacon, celery, lime, and jalapeño.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cocktail Base
  • 4 cups tomato juice, chilled
  • 1 cup vodka, or tequila for a stronger Southwest style
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1-2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
  • 1-2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce, such as Tabasco
  • 1 tablespoon adobo sauce from canned chipotles, or 1 finely minced canned chipotle pepper
  • 1 teaspoon celery salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Garnishes
  • 4 strips bacon strips
  • as needed ice
  • as needed lime wedges, celery stalks, and jalapeño slices
Optional Rim
  • as needed coarse salt or chili-lime seasoning

Method
 

Step-by-Step
  1. Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium heat until browned and crisp, about 15-20 minutes depending on thickness. Drain on paper towels and reserve.
  2. Combine the chilled tomato juice, vodka or tequila, lime juice, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, hot pepper sauce, adobo sauce or minced chipotle, celery salt, cumin, and black pepper in a pitcher.
  3. Stir thoroughly and taste. Add more horseradish for pungency, more hot sauce for heat, or more lime juice for acidity.
  4. Chill the mixture for at least 15-30 minutes if time allows so the seasonings can blend.
  5. If desired, rub lime around the rims of four glasses and dip them in coarse salt or chili-lime seasoning. Fill the glasses with ice and pour in the Bloody Mary mixture.
  6. Garnish each glass with a celery stalk, lime wedge, jalapeño slices, and one strip of bacon. Serve immediately.

Notes

Add horseradish and hot sauce gradually because brands vary in strength. For a more pronounced Southwest flavor, substitute tequila for vodka. Keep the mixed tomato base refrigerated and add ice only when serving.