Gochu Bloody Mary Cocktail

This cocktail is “Out there somewhere”. Asian flavors take this version of a Bloody Mary where you’ve never thought of.

Asian food in general does not utilize tomatoes much. This drink is refreshing and robust. For alcohol, it’s a pretty healthy choice.

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Gochu Mary Cocktail

I recently posted a recipe for a Bloody Mary and thought about trying an Asian version. I used Gochugaru in this, along with Tamari and lemongrass, then rimmed the glass with wasabi powder. It was refreshing, had a pleasant, lingering after taste and was not as heavy as a traditional Bloody Mary. I started with organic vegetable juice but you can certainly use just tomato juice.

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Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 2 1/2 Cups Vegetable or tomato juice
• 3 Jiggers Organic plain vodka May substitute a dry sake or sparkling saki
• 4 Tbsp Lemon Juice
• 1 Tbsp Lime Juice
• 4 Drops Lemongrass extract I use Zongle food grade, organic Lemongrass Essential Oil
• 1 Tsp Himalayan Salt To taste
• 1 Tsp Black Pepper
• 1/2 Tsp Black Pepper For garnish
• 1 Tsp Celery Seed
• 4 Tbsp Organic Tamari Sauce
• 1 Tbsp Gochugaru Chile Flakes I have Korean Gochugaru chili powder. A paste of Gochujang would work too.
• 4 Jalapeno stuffed olives For garnish
• 4 Stalks Asparagus 4" - 6" long for garnish
• 4 Slices Baby cucumber For garnish
• 2 Green onions
• 4 Lime wedges for garnish

Method

 

1. Add all ingredients except garnishes to your drink pitcher
2. Taste and adjust salt and peppers to your taste. I personally like more lemon.
3. Skewer your olives and lime wedge on a long tooth pick or garnish stick,
4. Slice your cucumber lengthwise into quarters. Trim asparagus, and green onions to be a few inches longer than your glass is tall.
5. Place some wasabi powder on a dish, wet the rim of the glasses with lime juice. Dip your glasses in the wasabi to rim the glasses.
6. Fill glasses with ice and place your garnishes in the glass.
7. Fill the glasses with the cocktail mix and top with a sprinkle of black pepper, gochujang powder and a little salt if desired.

Notes

This is certainly a Snap Pea Sheep recipe. I've never heard of an Asian Bloody Mary. 

Gochujang is a spicy Korean paste made from Gochuharu pepper. I found most condiments to have ingredients I do not care for like oil so I use the organic Gochugaru chili flakes. I found some on OliveNation. 

I used Eden Foods Wasabi powder mixed with a little salt for the rim.

The Lemongrass makes this cocktail very refreshing. I found Zongle food grade, organic Lemongrass Essential Oil on Amazon for under $11. A little goes a LONG way, it is extremely concentrated. It works very well in curries.