A Better Bloody Mary Indeed!

Just had to share this recipe with you -- as I'm as picky as you can get when it comes to the perfect bloody mary. This is from Table Talk with Tablet Hotels:  The Bloody Mary dates all the way back to the sixteenth century, and although there have been many adaptations of the traditional recipe over the years, the Brant Point Grill’s Lobster Bloody at the White Elephant in Nantucket has got to be one of the most daring. With fresh poached lobster, spicy salt on the rim, chili pepper, and horseradish-infused vodka, along with the grill’s house-made Bloody Mary mix, you can eat your brunch and drink it too.

RECIPE
(Yields 4 servings)

1 quart Bloody Mary mix (see recipe)
1 live 2 lb lobster
1 lemon
4 sprigs of parsley
4 oz horseradish-infused vodka
4 oz pepper-infused vodka
4 pint glasses filled with Ice
4 12” skewers

In a large pot bring one gallon of salted water to a boil. Add the lobster and reduce the heat down to a simmer. Cook the lobster for 10 minutes, remove from the water, and shock in cold water to cool the lobster rapidly. Using a lobster cracker, carefully remove the meat. This will yield one pound of lobster meat. Divide this meat into four portions and set aside.

Cut the lemon into eight pieces. Place two ounces of meat on the skewer then a lemon wedge; repeat. This will complete one of the lobster skewers that will be used as a garnish. Repeat with the other three skewers. Set these aside in the refrigerator.

Ice down your four pint glasses and pour one ounce of each of the vodkas into each glass. Top with the Brant Point Grill’s Bloody Mary Mix and stir. Place the lobster skewer inside of the glass and top with the parsley. Enjoy. We like to dip the lobster into the cocktail for extra flavor.

Brant Point Grill Bloody Mary Mix
(Yields 4 servings)

1 quart of tomato juice
2 tbsp Brant Point Grill Steak Sauce (you may substitute your favorite steak sauce)
¼ tsp celery salt
1 lime, juiced
1 lemon juiced
¼ tsp Tabasco sauce
1 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp grated fresh horseradish

Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl or blender and mix until evenly distributed.