About This Recipe
A Bloody Maria is a Bloody Mary built on tequila instead of vodka, which makes it earthier, more savory, and a better fit for a plate of smoked beef. Give it a Central Coast spin with local tomatoes and a little horseradish, the same horseradish that finishes a tri tip, and you have a drink that tastes like the cookout.
The signature move is the garnish: skewer a bite of leftover tri tip across the top. It turns the drink into a small meal, ties it straight back to the meat, and it is the single most shareable photo on the page. No other recipe site is garnishing a cocktail with their hero cut.
This is the morning-after, low-and-slow brunch drink, the one you pour while the next cook gets going. Savory, spicy, cold, and built for a long table.
The recipe
Bloody Maria
A Central Coast Bloody Maria: tequila not vodka, local tomato, horseradish, and a skewered bite of tri tip. The cookout-brunch pour.
Ingredients
- 2 oz blanco tequila
- 4 oz tomato juice (local if you can get it)
- 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
- 2 dashes hot sauce
- 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- Pinch of celery salt and black pepper
- Garnish: skewered bite of tri tip, olive, pickled vegetable, lime
Instructions
Add all the liquid ingredients and seasonings to a shaker with ice and roll gently to combine.
Note Roll it, do not hard-shake it, or the tomato juice goes frothy and flat.
Strain over fresh ice in a tall glass.
Note Tequila instead of vodka is what makes it a Maria, and it brings a savory, earthy edge that vodka can’t.
Load the garnish: a skewer with a bite of leftover tri tip, an olive, and a pickled vegetable, plus a lime wedge.
Note The tri tip skewer is the whole move. It ties the drink to the meat and it is the most photogenic glass on the table.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving
- Calories
- 160
- Protein
- 1 g
- Fat
- 0 g
- Sat. Fat
- 0 g
- Carbs
- 8 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 700 mg
- Cholesterol
- 0 mg
Values are estimates based on standard ingredients and serving sizes.