Homemade Caesar Mix
I remember the very first Thanksgiving that I ever spent with Crystal’s family. Well, I remember most of it anyway. See, Crystal’s family has a tradition on Thanksgiving that I think is pretty awesome. While the food is being prepared, everyone gets together to enjoy each others company while also enjoying a Bloody Mary or Caesar. This gives everyone a chance to relax and unwind before filling up with tasty food. It’s quite enjoyable.
This is a recipe that I have been working on for quite a while. I prefer Caesar’s to Bloody Marys, but if you like Bloody Mary’s more, switch out the Clamato for tomato juice instead. This recipe is, in my opinion, fairly mild. You can feel free to add extra hot sauce, but I find it easier to do that to each individual drink. This mix is just a really good blend of flavors. Sure, you could buy a Bloody Mary mix already mixed up at the store, but I assure you that the finished product won’t be anywhere near as good.
Homemade Caesar Mix
Ingredients:
1/2 gallon (64oz) Clamato
2 tablespoons Worcestershire
Juice of 1 lime
2 teaspoons horseradish
2 tablespoons olive brine (from your olive jar)
1 teaspoon Tabasco
1 teaspoon Sriracha
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon celery salt
1. Add Worcestershire, horseradish, olive brine, Tabasco, Sriracha, pepper, and celery salt to a blender.
2. Add the juice of one lime to the blender.
3. Add two cups Clamato juice to the blender, and blend on high until horseradish has been chopped fine.
4. Add this concentrate to a pitcher. Add the rest of the Clamato juice, and mix.
5. Store in the pitcher or the Clamato bottle until you are ready to make a Caesar! Use within two weeks.
6. To make a Caesar, fill a glass with ice. Add 1 to 1 1/2 ounces Vodka or Gin. Top with your Homemade Caesar mix, and add garnishes. We like celery, pickled asparagus, and olives.
About 9 servings, 132 calories, 0.4 fat, 28g carbohydrates, 2.3g protein
- 1/2 gallon (64oz) Clamato
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire
- Juice of 1 lime
- 2 teaspoons horseradish
- 2 tablespoons olive brine (from your olive jar)
- 1 teaspoon Tabasco
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon celery salt
- Add Worcestershire, horseradish, olive brine, Tabasco, Sriracha, pepper, and celery salt to a blender.
- Add the juice of one lime to the blender.
- Add two cups Clamato juice to the blender, and blend on high until horseradish has been chopped fine.
- Add this concentrate to a pitcher. Add the rest of the Clamato juice, and mix.
- Store in the pitcher or the Clamato bottle until you are ready to make a Caesar! Use within two weeks.
- To make a Caesar, fill a glass with ice. Add 1 to 1 1/2 ounces Vodka or Gin. Top with your Homemade Caesar mix, and add garnishes. We like celery, pickled asparagus, and olives.
Do you prefer the Caesar, or the Bloody Mary? Let us know in the comments section!
Do you think I could can this recipe?
Hi Rebecca, thanks for visiting! I’m not sure, but you could give it a try. I don’t see why not. 🙂
Thanks so much! Have added it to my “to be tried” recipe column… The Caesar is by FAR my favorite drink. Lifetime? Have loathed Bloody Mary’s only because of the super hotness that seems to be the preference here in the US. My Grandfather was a habituate of the hottest possible peppers (generally the Habenero’s grown in his garden came close), and despite sweating from every facial pore while drinking, swore by them. Me? I am a true pepper weenie, utterly. Taco Bell Mild Hot Sauce can make me weep I am such a weenie. 5 years ago I flew from San Diego to Montreal for a Weekend of concerts… While there, Caesar’s were pushed on me from all sides, and I discovered nirvana! While they COULD be hot depending on your own preferences, as a rule, and as a standard, they were not, at all. So have been in love ever since. My cousin has sworn to me that I should buy stock in Clamato. 😀 So thank you for sharing!
Hi Kimdy,
Thank you so much for your comment! I hope you like the recipe. You may want to skip the horseradish. 🙂 I should buy stock in Clamato too. 😉