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Inspired by all the crazy ideas I’ve seen over the years, my Bacon and Eggs Bloody Mary combines homemade bloody mary mix, crispy bacon, and deviled eggs. This brunch superstar is now a complete breakfast!
Sometimes we call a Bloody Mary “the whole meal.” In the cocktail world, this certainly seems true. What other drink is loaded up with celery stalks, carrot sticks, pickles, olives, lemon slices, lime twists, and the occasional cheese cube or salami roll? It’s like a salad bar at the bar.
So I decided to help the Bloody Mary live up to its legend as a Complete Meal. Breakfast is served.
How do you make a good Bloody Mary?
First make your own homemade Bloody Mary Mix! My version is mostly pantry ingredients and blends up in a minute or two.
The unpredictability of fresh tomatoes led me to whole, canned tomatoes. Many of the flavors and spices here are familiar although I added a few layers of heat with horseradish, hot pepper sauce, and Sriracha.
Make this ahead and chill it the night before. One less thing to prepare the next morning! (I add the vodka right before serving).
Bacon and Eggs Bloody Mary
Obviously all the fun is happening in the garnish department.
You can use pre-cooked bacon if you want to save time (just zap it in the microwave for a few seconds per slice).
I used Jumbo-sized eggs so there would be maximum real estate for skewering and my favorite Deviled Eggs recipe. Toothpicks couldn’t provide the size and stability I needed to skewer the eggs, so I settled on a cocktail straw instead.
If you only have one drink at your next brunch, let this Bacon and Eggs Bloody Mary be it. Now you don’t even have to cook! Unless you count microwaving the fully cooked bacon.
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Bacon and Eggs Bloody Mary
Ingredients
For the Bloody Mary:
- 16 ounces Clamato or tomato juice (2 cups)
- 2/3 cup vodka
- 1 ounces fresh lemon juice (from 1 lemon)
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/4 teaspoons prepared horseradish
- ⅛ teaspoon celery salt
- 1 1/4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce plus more, to taste
For garnish:
- 1/2 lemon sliced, for rimming glasses
- seasoned salt for rimming glasses
- ice for serving
- 8 deviled eggs skewered on cocktail straws
- 8 strips cooked bacon
Instructions
To make the bloody mary mix:
- In a large serving pitcher, whisk together Clamato, vodka, lemon juice, Worchestershire sauce, horseradish, celery salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Cover and refrigerate until flavors meld, about 2 hours.
To assemble the drinks:
- Stir bloody marys to recombine.
- To prepare the glasses, rub the rims of 4(8 ounce) glasses with lemon halves. Scatter the seasoned salt in a shallow bowl or plate and dredge each rim. Fill each glass with ice.
- Divide bloody mary mix among the glasses. Garnish with deviled eggs and bacon strips and serve.
Notes
- Bloody Mary mix may be made a day in advance and chilled up to 24 hours in advance.
Nutrition
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Well, vodka for brunch sounds like mommy special but … :)
That sounds sooo good, we will have to have this very soon at our house. My husband made breakfast and bloody mary’s this weekend, but not quite as homemade. He used bottled tomato juice, but pretty much all the rest was in it, but I will have to work on the bacon and deviled eggs for the next brunch and make the bloody mary as you have done here.
Thank you so much, Cathy! Nothing wrong with bottled tomato juice. I just wanted something a little thicker as far as the juice goes. If he has any special secret ingredients he wants to share for his mix, I’d love to know! These are definitely fun for lunch. I so appreciate you stopping by!
I literally drooled while sitting here. I love a good bloody mary. Thanks for sharing, it is a winner!