Cherry Bombs
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Author Notes: This recipe is inspired by the father of one of my sister's co-workers. He used to go out in the morning with a vodka filled syringe & give a shot to his cherry tomatoes. At the end of the day, he'd go pick his cocktails. Here's to Dieter... - Helen's All Night Diner - Helen's All Night Diner
Food52 Review: Helen's All Night Diner gives us an ingenious way to enjoy a fresh and powerful bloody Mary housed in a cherry tomato. By using a syringe to inject a home-brewed fresh horseradish vodka generously laced with black pepper and a little cayenne, the tomato becomes the cocktail. If you get clinical, you can decide just how strong to make each cherry tomato. If you inject 48 tomatoes each with a teaspoon, then you could consume 6 tomatoes would give you 2 tablespoons or one ounce. Depending upon how much vodka you can inject in each tomato, you can calculate your portions. By letting the injected cocktail rest inside the tomato for an hour, these do pack a delicious punch. A very neat and clever recipe! - Sagegreen - Sagegreen
Serves several
- 1 cup good quality vodka
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated horseradish
- 1 3" piece lemon peel
- 1/8 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- Mix the first 5 ingredients in a glass jar, shake to stir. Let sit to infuse for about a week in the fridge, shaking every day. Strain through a fine mesh sieve, store in another clean container.
- When ready to make your cocktails, you will need a food grade syringe, the kind you use for marinating fried turkeys and such. Fill the syringe with your infused vodka, carefully pierce each cherry tomato and fill with a bit of the vodka, being careful not to burst them. Let sit for about an hour, then serve - only the the over 21 crowd, please!
- This recipe is a Community Pick!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best One-Bite Party Snack
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Cherry Tomatoes
Tags: Cocktail Party, Easy to prepare,
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over 1 year ago zoemetrouk
This is beyond brilliant--I am grinning ear -to-ear with anticipation. I can't wait to surprise my guests with these next to the cheese. So much better than vodka-soaked gummy bears. Thank you! Thank you!
over 1 year ago boulangere
Cynthia is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.
How on earth did this get past me? Incredibly clever, and I have a feeling they're fantastic!
over 1 year ago Sagegreen
This is so clever!
over 1 year ago ourterngalley
I just forwarded to Tom - I'm sure he'll be thrilled to see that Dieter's spirit continues to inspire....
almost 2 years ago Helen's All Night Diner
Thanks folks!
almost 2 years ago sdebrango
Suzanne is a trusted source on General Cooking.
How clever, I can just see Dieter injecting his tomatoes. Never in a million years would have thought of this, Very cool!
almost 2 years ago inpatskitchen
Love this!! How fun!
almost 2 years ago Helen's All Night Diner
I think gin would be fine! Give it a whirl...
almost 2 years ago dymnyno
I love this!!! Why didn't I think of this? (except , of course, I would use gin)
almost 2 years ago dymnyno
I love this!!! Why didn't I think of this? (except , of course, I would use gin)