Matt Preston's Bloody Mary is the hangover saviour you need right now

Name: Matt Preston's Bloody Mary is the hangover saviour you've been looking for
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 cups
Ingredients: ½ cup (125ml) vodka; 4 cups (1L) tomato juice, chilled; 3 tsp wasabi paste (from the Asian section of supermarkets); 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 tsp horseradish cream; 1 tsp Tabasco sauce; Juice of 2 lemons, plus extra lemon wedges to serve; Large ice cubes and gherkins, to serve; ½ bunch celery, leaves picked, celery heart stalks reserved to serve; ⅓ cup (30g) salt flakes

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by Matt Preston

delicious. senior editor

Oct 12, 2017

Matt Preston is famous around the delicious. office for his rendition of a Bloody Mary. The secret to this killer drink (or party starter) is the homemade celery salt. If you don't believe us, try it. You'll need it this weekend.

½ cup (125ml) vodka
4 cups (1L) tomato juice, chilled
3 tsp wasabi paste (from the Asian section of supermarkets)
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp horseradish cream
1 tsp Tabasco sauce
Juice of 2 lemons, plus extra lemon wedges to serve
Large ice cubes and gherkins, to serve

Celery salt

½ bunch celery, leaves picked, celery heart stalks reserved to serve
⅓ cup (30g) salt flakes

Method

1.

For the celery salt, preheat oven to 90°C and place a heatproof wire rack over a baking tray. Spread celery leaves over rack and bake for 30-35 minutes or until dried but still green. Set aside to cool, then crumble into a bowl and stir through salt flakes. Set aside until needed (salt can be stored, in an airtight container, for up to 4 weeks).
2.

To make the Bloody Mary, combine all ingredients in a large jug. Fill glasses with ice, then top with Bloody Mary mixture.
3.

Thread gherkins and extra lemon wedges onto skewers. Divide reserved celery stalks among glasses, top glasses with skewers and scatter ½ tsp celery salt over each glass. Serve immediately.