Boiled Merry

Name: Boiled Merry
Ingredients: 1/2 tablespoon olive oil; 1 16-ounce can peeled Italian tomatoes; 1 small white onion, minced; 1 red pepper, seeded and veined, chopped coarse; 1/4 teaspoon red bell pepper flakes; 4 cups cold water; 1/2 teaspoon celery seeds; 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce; 2 dashes Tabasco sauce; 1 teaspoon fresh grated horseradish; Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice; 16 ounces tequila or vodka

13 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1/2 tablespoon olive oil
1 16-ounce can peeled Italian tomatoes
1 small white onion, minced
1 red pepper, seeded and veined, chopped coarse
1/4 teaspoon red bell pepper flakes
4 cups cold water
1/2 teaspoon celery seeds
1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce
2 dashes Tabasco sauce
1 teaspoon fresh grated horseradish
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
16 ounces tequila or vodka

Directions

1

Warm the olive oil in a soup pan over low heat and cook the onion and red pepper until soft, about five minutes.
2

Add the bell pepper flakes, tomatoes and water and simmer for one hour.
3

Add the celery seeds, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce and horseradish and puree the mixture well in a blender.
4

Strain through a fine mesh strainer and adjust the seasoning with salt, black pepper and additional Tabasco.
5

Gently warm the mixture and ladle into mugs.
6

To each add a squeeze of fresh lime and two shots of tequila or vodka and serve.