Take a bottle of Ben Jack Larado's Bloody Mary Drink Mix.  In a 10 oz. glass, pour 1 or 2 shots of your favorite vodka or gin. Add 5 oz. of Ben Jack Larado’s Bloody Mary Drink Mix. Notice the crisp and delicious pickled asparagus spear as it slips neatly into your drink. Add ice cubes and swizzle. Sit back, kick back and enjoy the ultimate gourmet Bloody Mary drink in the world. 

For a great “Red Beer,” pour 5 oz. Ben Jack Larado's Bloody Mary Drink Mix into an ice cold beer mug, top it off with your favorite cold beer and swizzle. Use Ben’s Bloody Mary Drink Mix in your chili, soups, stews, over cabbage rolls, or in a sauce. It’s a marvelously refreshing drink served straight from the bottle, hot or cold. And always use Ben’s Bloody Mary Drink Mix when making Chuckwagon Chili.  

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Cooking Recipes

Swiss Steak

Sprinkle 1 1/2 lb. round steak with salt and pepper. Dredge both sides with flour and pound well with a mallet or potato masher. Keep pounding and sprinkle with flour until steak will not absorb any more. Melt a couple of tbsp. drippings in heavy frying pan and when hot, add steak and brown on both sides. Add 2 or 3 sliced onions, one green pepper, chopped, and cover with Ben Jack Larado’s Bloody Mary Drink Mix. Cover tightly and simmer 1 1/2 hours. Add more Bloody Mary Mix if liquid is needed. This can be cooked in the oven at 350 degrees as well. Serve with mashed potatoes or rice.

Ben Jack Larado’s

Beef Jerky

8 lbs. lean rump roast, sliced 1/8 inch thick by your local butcher

1 - 750 ml bottle of Ben Jack Larado’s Bloody Mary Drink Mix

1 tbsp. pure garlic powder            1 tbsp. coarse ground black pepper

1 tbsp. soy sauce (no M.S.G.)      3 tbsp. Worcestershire 

2 tbsp. liquid smoke

The dehydrator should be set at 145 degrees and needs to have a circulation fan.

Pour Bloody Mary Mix into an extra large glass or crock bowl. Add garlic powder, black pepper, soy sauce, liquid smoke and Worcestershire sauce. Stir lightly, then place the bowl in microwave oven for 3 1/2 minutes on high. Remove and stir until all the garlic powder is blended.

The most important part of the recipe.

Place each slice of beef flat and straight into the Bloody Mary Mix Mixture, immersing it completely. Keeping the slices flat will make loading the dehydrator much easier. Cover the bowl and place in refrigerator to marinate overnight or about 8 hours.

To dehydrate the beef

Lay each piece flat on the drying shelves. Do not let the slices of meat touch. After loading each shelf, generously sprinkle with coarse ground black pepper. Drying time should be between 5 and 6 hours.

Rosy Pork Chops

4 medium pork chops                                       

750 ml bottle Ben Jack Larado’s Bloody Mary Drink Mix

Oil for browning  

Brown pork chops on both side in small amount of oil. Cover with Bloody Mary Mix. Simmer 30 - 45 minutes or until done. (Don’t forget to eat the pickled asparagus while meat is simmering.) Serve with mashed potatoes or rice. Use pan drippings for gravy. Can be thickened with 1 tbsp. cornstarch if desired.

Spicy Hot Wings

10 whole chicken wings            

1/2 cup butter

3 - 5 tbsp. Ben Jack Larado’s Bloody Mary Drink Mix

3/4 tsp. garlic salt                         

1/4 tsp. paprika

Cut wings and discard wing tips. Place wings in greased 15x10x1” pan. Combine butter, Bloody Mary Mix, garlic salt and paprika. Pour over wings. Bake at 375 degrees 30 minutes. Turn wings over, bake 20 - 25 minutes more or until juices run clear.

Tomato Aspic

4 oz. water

2 - 5.5 oz. bottles Ben Jack Larado’s Bloody Mary Drink Mix

1 pkg. lemon "Jello"

Mix water and enough Bloody Mary Mix to measure one cup. Bring to a boil. Mix boiling liquid with "Jello", stirring well. Add remaining Bloody Mary Mix and blend. Pour into four 1/2 cup molds. Chill until firm. Un mold on a lettuce leaf. Serve with a dollop of mayonnaise and a piece of pickled asparagus spear.

Okie Gazpacho

1 cucumber, peeled, halved & seeded         

1 zucchini                                       

2 carrots, peeled

2 stalks celery                          

1/2 lb. Roma tomatoes

1 sweet onion, peeled        

1 ea., red and green pepper

1 - 750 ml bottle Ben Jack Larado’s Bloody Mary Mix

croutons or French bread cubes for garnish.  

Something Special Stew

2 lbs beef cubes                            1/2 cup apple jelly

2 tbsp olive oil                  8 carrots cut in 1 inch pieces

1 cup water                                  8 small onions

3 bottles Ben Jack Larado's Bloody Mary Mix

2 tbs Ben Jack Larado's Hickory Canyon Gourmet Mustard

Hot cooked noodles (your preference)

Brown meat in oil.  Add water, Bloody Mary Mix, jelly, and Hickory Canyon.  Cover and simmer for one hour.  Add vegetables and cook another 30 minutes or until meat and vegetables are tender.  Thicken sauce if desired.  Serve over hot noodles.

Bloody Mary Chicken Breast

Four boneless, skinless chicken breasts
One 750ml bottle Ben Jack Larado's Bloody Mary Drink Mix

Place chicken in crock pot. Pour Bloody Mary mix over chicken.  Cover; cook on low for 8 hours.

Note: Thicken sauce by adding 2 Tbsp. cornstarch dissolved in
1/4 cup water to crock pot 20 minutes before serving.

Oven Fried Bloody Mary Chicken

2 broiler-fryers, cut up
2 cups Ben Jack Larado's Bloody Mary Drink Mix
1 (8 ounce) package corn tortilla chips, finely crushed
1 teaspoon dried whole oregano
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
No-stick cooking spray

Combine chicken and Bloody Mary mix in a large bowl; cover and refrigerate 12 hours or overnight.

Combine tortilla chips, oregano, cumin, chili powder, paprika, salt and garlic powder; mix well. Drain chicken; dredge in tortilla chip mixture. Arrange chicken pieces in 15 x 10 x 1-inch jellyroll pans that have been sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 to 60 minutes or until done.

Yields 8 to 10 servings.

Shrimp Cocktail

6 large cooked, peeled shrimp (cut each into 4 portions)
2 cups Ben Jack Larado's  Bloody Mary Drink Mix
1/4 cup sliced black olives
2 green onions, thinly sliced include some of the green
1 tbsp. of fresh lemon or lime juice
1 tbsp. of fresh chopped cilantro

Mix all ingredients together, chill and serve.

Ben Jack's Mighty Meatloaf

1 1/2 lb. ground beef   1/2 lb. ground venison
2 eggs   1 cup fine bread crumbs
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup finely chopped celery

1 tsp. black pepper   2 tsp. minced garlic
1 1/2 cup Ben Jack Larado's Bloody Mary Mix
butter as needed

In a bowl, mix the ingredients (keep aside 1/2 cup of the Bloody Mary mix). Shape the loaf approximately 2 inches high, 4 inches wide and 12 inches long. Place in a butter-lined 13" x 9" baking pan. Pour in remaining Bloody Mary mix. Bake covered at 350° for 25 minutes. Baste with juices, top with Red Horse cocktail sauce and raise temperature to 400°. Continue cooking, uncovered until crispy on top, approximately 25-30 minutes.