Red Eye Chili
1 33.8 oz. Red Eye Bloody Mary Mix
3 lbs. chili meat- beef
1 lb. chili meat- pork
2 cups chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 tbsp. oregano
3/4 tbsp. garlic powderindex.htm
3/4 tbsp. black pepper
6 tbsp. chili powder
3/4 tbsp. salt
3 cups water
5 tbsp. masa flour
Saute veggies in a skillet or the chili pot until translucent. Add
meat and brown with the veggies. Pour off any unwanted fat or liquid.
(The chili is better if you leave it in.) Combine RED EYE with veggies,
meat, spices and water in the chili pot. Bring to a simmer and hold
at a simmer to cook. Stir occasionally to keep from sticking and cook
the chili until the meat is tender (1 1/2 to 2 hours). To thicken
chili, make a paste with the masa flour (1 tbsp. masa + 1 tbsp. water).
Stir in paste mixture slowly until desired thickness is reached. To
make hotter chili, use RED EYE HABANERO instead of the original RED
EYE. Makes a pretty good pot of chili. Craig Conlee
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Red Eye Cajun Courtbouillon (Fish Stew)
4-5 lbs. fish fillets (fresh or salt)
4 large onions
1 whole garlic pod
1 celery stalk
4-5 potatoes (or substitute rice)
2 liters Red Eye
In olive oil or bacon drippings, saute the onions, garlic and celery.
Transfer the saute to a large pot, add the Red Eye and simmer 10 minutes.
Make sure fish is boneless and skinless and cut into 1" cubes.
Add fish to the pot. Do not boil or the fish will fall apart. Stir
gently to distribute heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes. In a separate
pot, boil your potatoes (or rice if you prefer). Combine when ready
and serve your fish stew. Paul Hopper, Brownsville, Texas.
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The
Original Red Eye Stew
2 lbs. stew meat (cubed)
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 lb. bacon (cut into bite size pieces)
1 package onion soup mix
3 cups water
1 liter Red Eye Original
1 tsp. sugar
1 cup barley
1 20 oz. pkg. frozen mixed soup vegetables
1/2 of 20 oz. pkg. frozen cup corn
1 onion (chopped)
Coat meat with mixture of flour, salt and mustard. Fry bacon in large
Dutch oven. Remove bacon then brown meat in bacon drippings. Add soup
mix and water. Cover and simmer for 1 hour. Add Original Red Eye,
sugar, barley, bacon, frozen vegetables and onion. Simmer for another
45 minutes. Need more liquid? Add more Red Eye! B.M. Widmayer (Misplaced
Texan), Muskegon, Michigan
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Red
Eye Capenchana
(Spicy Shrimp Cocktail)
2 cups peeled and cooked shrimp
1 large soft avocado
1 cup chopped green onions
2 jalapenos (chopped)
1 cup chopped cilantro
3 limes
1 liter Red Eye Original (Habanero for spicier)
Dice cooked shrimp (can add cooked crab as well). Dice the avocado
and combine with shrimp, jalapenos, onions and cilantro in a mixing
bowl. Pour enough Red Eye to cover and mix gently, being careful not
to crush the avocado. Squeeze in the juice from two limes. Spoon into
a parfait glass or other steware. Chill and serve with lime, jalapeno
and a twig of cilantro garnish. La Fabulosa! Carol Conlee
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Red
Eye Garden Gazpacho
1 qt. Red Eye
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped zucchini
1/2 cup chopped scallions
1 cup chopped tomato
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped cucumber
2 tbsp. red wine vinegar
sour cream
grated Monterey Jack cheese
Chop all vegetables and add to Red Eye with the red wine vinegar.
Serve hot or cold in soup bowls with a dollop of sour cream and grated
Monterey Jack cheese sprinkled on top. Complete your cool summer meal
with crusty French bread and a tall bloody beer or Bloody Mary made
with Red Eye Texas Style Bloody Mary Mix. Keith Wilson, Denver, Colorado
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Red
Eye Meatloaf
1 1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 lb. ground pork (or 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 Red Eye
butter as needed
In a bowl, mix all ingredients (except 1/2 cup of Red Eye). 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 Red Eye. Bake covered at 350* for 25 minutes. Baste with
juices, raise temperature to 400*. Continue cooking, uncovered until
done, approximately 25-30 minutes. Serves 6. Janet Greer, New York
City, New York
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Taco
Aspic
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
5 1/2 oz. Red Eye
12 oz. can vegetable juice cocktail
1 tsp. taco seasoning
sliced cucumbers
mayonnaise
Soften gelatin over Red Eye for about 5 minutes. Heat 1/2 vegetable
juice in saucepan. Add taco seasoning. Stir and bring to boil. Add
to softened gelatin and stir until gelatin is dissolved. Add Remaining
vegetable juice. Pour into 5 1/2 cup molds. Chill to set. Unmold at
serving time and serve with sliced cucumbers, salad, greens and mayonnaise.
(Can substitute cottage cheese or sour cream for mayonnaise and spinach
for salad greens.) Makes 5 servings. G. G. Woodward, Wake Forest,
North Carolina
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Awesome Barbecue Sauce
3/4 cup Red Eye
1/4 cup catsup
1/3 cup molasses
2 tbsp. cider vinegar
1 tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1 clove garlic (minced)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. onion powder
Marinate any cut of beef, chicken or shrimp for 1/2 hour in refrigerator.
(Excellent with Bloody Marys made with Red Eye!) Grill slowly over
coals and brush barbecue sauce on after cooking. Liz Pease, Hollister,
California
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Red Eye Tortilla Soup
1 qt. (32 oz.) Red Eye Bloody Mary Mix
2 cans chicken broth
a handful of chopped cilantro (fresh)
a bit of cumin
Bring all ingredients to a boil. Crumble fresh tortilla strips into
a bowl (individual serving size). Sprinkle on desired amount of shredded
Mexican or Jack Cheese (Mexican preferred). Ladle hot soup over all
and serve! Al C. Kingsley, Irvine, California
P.S. Best mix I ever have tasted!
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Red
Eye Gumbo
2 qts. Red Eye
1 large green bell pepper
1 medium onion
6 celery stalks
1/2 tsp. gumbo file
2 cups okra
2 lbs. shrimp
1 lb. crabmeat
3 cups cooked rice
Pour Red Eye into large saucepan or stew pot. Chop onions, bell peppers
and celery. Add vegetables and spices to Red Eye and cook for 10-15
minutes. Chop okra, shrimp and crab to desired size and add to mixture.
Simmer for 15-20 minutes. Serve over rice or add rice to gumbo prior
to serving. This is better the second day and also freezes well. Serves
6-8. Helen Hardin, Dallas, Texas
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Texas Red Eye Hash
1 lb. ground beef
3 large onions, sliced
1 green pepper, chopped
1 can (1 lb.) tomatoes
1/2 cup uncooked regular rice
1 to 2 tsp. chili powder
2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/2 cup Texas Red Eye Bloody Mary Mix
Cook and stir ground beef until light brown; drain off fat. Add onions
and green pepper, cook and stir until onion is tender. Drain juice
from tomatoes and stir in tomatoes and Texas Red Eye. Stir in rice,
chili powder, salt and pepper, heat through. Pour into ungreased two
quart casserole. Cover, bake at 350* for 1 hour. Makes 4-6 servings.
Rene Fishell, Diamond Bar, California.
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Red Eye Meat Loaf
1 cup Red Eye Bloody Mary Mix
3/4 cup Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 lbs. lean ground beef
Heat oven to 350. Combine all ingredients except ground beef.
Mix well. Add ground beef, mix lightly but thoroughly. Press into
8 x 4 inch loaf pan; bake 1 hour. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing.
Peggy Wilkinson, Newport Beach, California.
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Red Eye Savory Pot Roast
1 English cut roast, with bone
1 cup Red Eye Bloody Mary Mix
3 bay leaves
1 tbsp. oregano
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup red wine
1/2 cup strong beef stock
cornmeal
6 large heads garlic, broken into cloves, skins removed
2 large onions, sliced
8 carrots, trimmed and cut into 2 inch chunks
8 new potatoes
Place roast in a baking pan; add the next 6 ingredients. Place in
a 350* oven (covered), one hour. Add garlic, onions, carrots and potatoes.
Cover and bake 1 1/2 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender.
Check the roast once in a while and add more stock or water if needed.
Remove from oven, slice meat and arrange on a platter with vegetables.
Strain the liquid in the roasting pan. Pour into a saucepan, heat,
taste for seasonings and using a whisk, thicken with cornmeal. Drizzle
over the meat and garnish the platter with parsley sprigs. (Also good
served over pasta with the meat cut into bite size chunks, eliminating
the potatoes.) Sheryl Hurd-House, Fenton, Michigan.
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Savannah
Red Eye Rice
4-6 oz. thick sliced bacon, sliced in half inch pieces
4 medium onions, chopped
4 green peppers, chopped
1 cup Uncle Ben¹s long grain rice, cooked
2 16 oz. cans stewed tomatoes
3 cups Red Eye Bloody Mary Mix
1 lb. shrimp, peeled, deveined and cooked
1 lb. cooked Andouille sausage, sliced thinly
In a cast iron dutch oven, fry bacon crisp. Reserve bacon. In drippings,
saute peppers and onions until limp. Add Red Eye and simmer briskly
5-10 minutes until liquid is somewhat reduced. Add all other ingredients.
Simmer on medium heat 30 minutes or top with parmesan cheese and bake
in pre-heated oven at 325* for 30 minutes. Six generous servings and
leftovers freeze very well. John Carter, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Chicken
Red Eye Burritos
4-6 chicken thighs
2 tbsp. soy sauce
2 tsp corn starch
1 tbsp. olive oil
4 oz. can sliced mushrooms
1 medium onion
4-6 flour tortillas
4 oz. Red Eye Bloody Mary Mix
Skin and bone chicken thighs. Cut into 1 inch strips. Place into bowl
along with soy sauce and corn starch. Mix well by hand and let stand
for 30 minutes. Place olive oil into skillet, bring to medium heat.
Fry chicken by constant stirring (stir-fry) until browned. Slice onion
thinly and add along with mushrooms to skillet. Add Red Eye Bloody
Mary Mix. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Steam tortillas
so as workable. Add equal amounts of chicken mixture and roll as burritos.
Serve along with a sprinkle of vinegar. John Lipot, Bellbrook, Ohio.
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Red
Eye Shrimp Pasta
1 1/2 lbs. cooked, peeled medium shrimp
2 cups Red Eye Bloody Mary Mix
12 oz. Angel hair pasta
1/4 cup Longhorn cheese, grated
Warm Red Eye Mix and shrimp over low heat while pasta cooks. Drain
pasta, cool with one cup cold water, drain again. Arrange pasta on
plate, pour Red Eye and shrimp over and add cheese. Serves 2-4 people.
John Herman, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Meatloaf
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 lb. ground sausage
1 onion, finely chopped
1 egg
3 tbsp. vinegar
2 tsp. salt
2 cups Red Eye Bloody Mary Mix
Garlic to taste
1 cup fresh bread crumbs
1/2 cup water
Combine all ingredients except 1/2 cup of Red Eye. Form into loaf
in shallow pan. Pour reserved _ cup Red Eye over loaf. Bake at 350*
one hour and 15 minutes. Susan Samford, Grayson, Georgia.
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