Bloody Maria

Name: Bloody Maria
Prep time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 oz tequila (blanco or reposado); 4 cup of pickle juice and mix; 2 oz of lemon juice; Half teaspoon of this smoked paprika; 2 oz of lemon juice; Garnishes: lime wedge, fresh cilantro, spicy pickle

A tequila twist on the Bloody Mary, smoky with paprika and bright with lime.

Total time

8 min

Serves

2

Difficulty

Medium

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Essentials · serves 2

2 oz tequila (blanco or reposado) 4 cup of pickle juice and mix 2 oz of lemon juice Half teaspoon of this smoked paprika 2 oz of lemon juice Garnishes: lime wedge, fresh cilantro, spicy pickle

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The preparation

7 steps, about 8 minutes start to finish.

01
Prepare Bloody Mary mix as above.
02
Fill a glass with ice.
03
Add 2 oz tequila.
04
Pour Bloody Mary mix over tequila.
05
Add a squeeze of fresh lime juice.
06
Sprinkle with additional smoked paprika.
07
Garnish with lime wedge, cilantro, and spicy pickle.

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“Build it gently over ice rather than shaking hard, which keeps the tomato from foaming up. Taste and adjust the seasoning before you garnish, since the balance of salt, acid, and heat is really what a good Maria lives or dies on.”

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