Monday, July 28, 2014

About The Best Seasoning For Bloody Mary

By Miranda Sweeney


Although basic components of every good Bloody Mary are tomato juice and vodka, this widely known cocktail would never become so popular without other flavorings and spices that it contains. The most common ones are Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, pepper and salt, horseradish and lemon juice, and, of course, inevitable celery stalk. Good mixture of these components makes perfect seasoning for Bloody Mary.

The most popular type is made with three parts of vodka, one part of lemon juice and six parts of your favorite tomato juice, with the addition of a dash of Worcestershire sauce, pepper, salt and Tabasco. It is served in a long glass, filled with ice cubes and garnished with celery stalk, sometimes even with lemon wedge. It is tasty, refreshing and really interesting drink.

Because so many people believe that it will cure their hangover, this cocktail is very popular. It does contain water, electrolytes and anti-oxidants, and could help you with this problem, but alcohol is not so effective in curing hangovers. It is not really clear how and when it was invented, but the story tells that it was originally made with equal parts of vodka and tomato juice. Other components were added later on.

You will also find that in some areas it is quite normal to add a little bit of beef consomme in there, but it isn't widely popular as some other additions. For example, some people prefer adding cayenne pepper instead of black one. Olives and salt are often added, as well as celery salt and piri piri sauce. Most people still prefer restaurant style Bloody Mary.

It sounds easy, but you do need to have all these spices at home, and to add just the right amount of each, to achieve this special taste. Prefabricated seasoning mixtures and special mixtures of salts are something that will make your life easier. They will make sure you will achieve that special restaurant taste, and you just cannot make a mistake using them.

One of the most popular prefabricated mixtures is the classic one. It contains Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, pepper, garlic and horseradish. Season your tomato juice and vodka drink with this mixture, pour it over several ice cubes and add a celery stalk. You can add as much as you want, if you would like to achieve more intensive aroma and taste. There are some other mixture available, if you prefer more exotic tastes.

Rimming salts are very useful in every kitchen, and not only for seasoning your favorite drink. Add some in your food, and you will be more than satisfied with the result. Pepper salt, celery salt, smoked sea salt, all are really aromatic and add interesting aroma and taste.

Most mixtures are available in small packages or larger bottles. You can store them in your fridge for a long time. If you buy a small bag, once you open it, just put the content in a small bottle, for easier storage. All you need to do now is to buy your favorite vodka brand, a few bottles of good tomato juice and some celery stalks.




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