Vampire Killer Martini
Makes 8 cocktails
Ingredients
1 serrano pepper, seeded and quartered
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 lemon zest strip (2 inches)
1-1/2 cups vodka
Ice, for shaker
Pickled baby beets, for garnish
Directions
Put the pepper, garlic, lemon strip, and vodka in a glass container with a lid on. Give it a little swish and set it aside, room temp, for 1 week.
For each cocktail, fill a small shaker with ice, add 1-1/2 ounces of vodka mixture, and shake until too cold to hold, about 30 seconds or so. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a pickled baby beet.
Begone, Count Dracula!
Recipe based on one at TasteofHome.com
The CookingBites recipe challenge: garlic
Makes 8 cocktails
Ingredients
1 serrano pepper, seeded and quartered
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 lemon zest strip (2 inches)
1-1/2 cups vodka
Ice, for shaker
Pickled baby beets, for garnish
Directions
Put the pepper, garlic, lemon strip, and vodka in a glass container with a lid on. Give it a little swish and set it aside, room temp, for 1 week.
For each cocktail, fill a small shaker with ice, add 1-1/2 ounces of vodka mixture, and shake until too cold to hold, about 30 seconds or so. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a pickled baby beet.
Begone, Count Dracula!
Recipe based on one at TasteofHome.com
The CookingBites recipe challenge: garlic
