Chef John's Sunset Michelada
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Cooking:
5 min.
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Servings per container:
1
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Ingredients for - Chef John's Sunset Michelada

1. Sweet cherry tomatoes - 2 pints
2. Chopped celery - ¼ cup
3. Chopped red bell pepper - ¼ cup
4. Salt and ground black pepper to taste - ¼ cup
5. Flake sea salt (such as Maldon®) - ½ teaspoon
6. Freshly ground black pepper - 1 pinch
7. Dried red chile pepper - 1 pinch
8. Lime, halved - 1
9. Ice cubes - 1
10. Worcestershire sauce - ½ teaspoon
11. Hot pepper sauce - ½ teaspoon
12. Soy sauce - ⅛ teaspoon
13. 1/4 cup homemade vegetable juice - ⅛ teaspoon
14. Ice-cold Mexican lager - ½ (12 fluid ounce) bottle

How to cook deliciously - Chef John's Sunset Michelada

1. Stage

Place cherry tomatoes, celery, and red bell pepper into a blender. Pulse a few times to get mixture moving. Blend on high until mixture has liquefied, a few more seconds. Place strainer over a bowl and strain mixture to remove seeds and skins. Push mixture through strainer with a spatula to extract the liquid. Season with salt and pepper.

2. Stage

Sprinkle flake salt, black pepper, and chili pepper on a small plate. Rub rim of a glass with cut surface of a lime. Invert glass and dip rim into salt mixture.

3. Stage

Fill glass with ice and add Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and soy sauce. Pour in the vegetable juice and juice of 1/2 lime. Fill the glass 3/4 of the way with ice-cold beer. Stir. Top off with more beer. Garnish with lime slice.