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Behold, The Spaghetti Meatball Bloody Mary
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Jen Carlson
Published Sep 23, 2013
Modified Sep 23, 2013
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Earlier today we did a casual scroll through our Facebook news feed, and saw the above photos which were either showing two gentlemen drinking soup, or downing a noodle-heavy Bloody Mary. We investigated, and of course it was the latter. And since we like to be servicey here, we asked creator Matt Cook more about this Thing, which he calls a Spaghetti Mary—it comes with noodles, a meatball garnish, and seems sort of perfect for a Halloween party.
Cook (who created this for a Bloody Mary Takedown in Brooklyn over the weekend) was kind enough to share his recipe. Be warned, however, that "one of the testers barfed at the end."
SPAGHETTI MEATBALL BLOODY MARY
Mix:
Juiced tomatoes
White Wine Vinegar
Frank's Red Hot
Celery Salt
Oregano
Basil
Bay Leaf
Sugar
Horrifyingly, Cook added that "We ran out of vodka so we spiked it with white whiskey."
Meatball:
Ground beef
Diced onion
Frank's Red hot
Worcestershire sauce
Grated parmesan
Oregano
Red pepper flakes
Garlic salt
Cook notes, "I don't really measure, but there it is by descending quantity." But hey, you're making a Bloody Mary with spaghetti and meatballs so you can't really fuck this up beyond the concept itself.
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Jen Carlson
Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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