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.
Cost: 6
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
Instructions
- Add all ingredients except garnishes to your drink pitcher
- Taste and adjust salt and peppers to your taste. I personally like more lemon.
- Skewer your olives and lime wedge on a long tooth pick or garnish stick,
- Slice your cucumber lengthwise into quarters. Trim asparagus, and green onions to be a few inches longer than your glass is tall.
- 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.
- Fill glasses with ice and place your garnishes in the glass.
- 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.