Ingredients

  • ½ tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 16-ounce can peeled Italian tomatoes
  • 1 small white onion, minced
  • 1 red pepper, seeded and veined, chopped coarse
  • ¼ teaspoon red bell pepper flakes
  • 4 cups cold water
  • ½ teaspoon celery seeds
  • 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 dashes Tabasco sauce
  • 1 teaspoon fresh grated horseradish
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 16 ounces tequila or vodka
  • Nutritional Information
    • Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)

      157 calories; 1 gram fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 0 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 4 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 2 grams sugars; 0 grams protein; 199 milligrams sodium

    • Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.

8 servings

Preparation

  1. Warm the olive oil in a soup pan over low heat and cook the onion and red pepper until soft, about five minutes. Add the bell pepper flakes, tomatoes and water and simmer for one hour.
  2. Add the celery seeds, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce and horseradish and puree the mixture well in a blender. Strain through a fine mesh strainer and adjust the seasoning with salt, black pepper and additional Tabasco. Gently warm the mixture and ladle into mugs. To each add a squeeze of fresh lime and two shots of tequila or vodka and serve.

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