RECIPE

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Thai Chile Bloody Marys

• Recipe by Jean-Georges Vongerichten

To kick off his New Year’s Day feast, Jean-Georges Vongerichten served zingy Bloody Marys spiced with a pureed Thai chile in place of the traditional Tabasco, giving the cocktails a subtle, fruity sweetness. Any mild hot red pepper will work.

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Ingredients

1. 1 quart tomato juice
2. 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
3. 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, plus 10 lemon wedges, for serving
4. 1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
5. 1 teaspoon celery seeds
6. 1 red Thai chile, seeded and finely chopped
7. 2/3 cup vodka
8. 30 cherry tomatoes (1/2 pound), halved
9. Ice
10. 10 celery ribs

Directions

1. In a blender, combine the tomato juice with the Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, black pepper, celery seeds and Thai chile. Blend well. Transfer the Bloody Mary mix to a pitcher. Stir in the vodka.
2. Divide the cherry tomatoes among 10 tall glasses; muddle the tomatoes. Fill the glasses with ice. Pour in the Bloody Mary mix, garnish each drink with a celery rib and lemon wedge and serve.

Make Ahead

The Bloody Mary mix can be refrigerated overnight. Add the vodka before serving.