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.