Your favorite brunch cocktail gets a dinner twist with this Bloody Mary Soup with Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp on the side!
Is it time for a cocktail or time for dinner? No one knows when it comes to this Bloody Mary Soup!
Are you more of a mimosa person for brunch or do you go for a bloody Mary? Matt always gets a mimosa and I go back and forth between the two. If it’s a really good brunch I’ll get both! Bloody Mary first and then a mimosa for dessert. Duh.
This soup has everything a good bloody has. Fresh tomatoes, a zing of horseradish, flavorful Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, Old Bay, celery salt, and of course, VODKA!
Not only do you get this amazing soup recipe, but you also get a classic Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp recipe to go with it! You know those cray cray bloody Mary’s that have like 700 garnishes off the side? Well, we had to have a fun garnish for this soup as well! Don’t say I never gave you anything.
Ingredients & Subs
For the Bloody Mary Soup
plum tomatoes — You’re welcome to use any tomato you want! The great thing about roasting them is that the flavor gets super concentrated no matter what.
olive oil — Normally I’m okay with subbing different oils but olive oil is def preferred here.
unsalted butter
yellow onions
garlic cloves
celery & celery salt
Old Bay — You can use smoked paprika if you don’t have Old Bay but you need to get some!
vodka — You can omi if you need!
canned whole plum tomatoes
vegetable broth
horseradish — You’ll notice that there’s only 1/4 teaspoon in the whole soup because a little goes a long way! Be warned.
hot sauce or to taste
Worcestershire sauce
lemon juice
For the Bacon-Wrapped Soup
shrimp — peeled and deveined, with tails still on
thick-cut bacon
unsalted butter
maple syrup
Old Bay seasoning
How to Make
For the Bloody Mary Soup
Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Gently toss the tomatoes with olive oil and layer on the prepared baking sheet in a single layer. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste. Roast for 45 minutes.
In a large dutch oven, butter over medium-low heat. Add the onions, celery, garlic, celery salt, Old Bay, and a pinch of salt and black pepper. Sauté until onions are translucent and start to brown, about 10 minutes. Deglaze the pan with 1/4 cup vodka, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan.
Add the canned tomatoes, roasted tomatoes, including the juices, vegetable broth, horseradish, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. Season with additional salt and pepper, to taste. Bring the soup back to a simmer and cook for 40 minutes, uncovered.
Transfer the soup to a blender and puree until smooth. Taste for salt and pepper. Finish with lemon juice and serve a drizzle of oil, a sprinkle of additional Old Bay, and Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp.
For the Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp
Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil. Wrap each shrimp with a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick. Place shrimp on prepared pan.
In a small bowl, mix together butter, maple syrup, and Old Bay.
Brush shrimp with about half of the maple butter.
Bake for 15 minutes or until bacon is crisp and shrimp is cooked.
Brush with remaining maple butter and broil for 3 minutes. Serve as is or alongside Bloody Mary Soup.
How to store
Soup will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days and the shrimp will keep for 2-3. To freeze the soup, cool completely. before filling in freezer-safe bags 2/3 full. Seal tightly and lay flat to freeze. Label to make sure you know when you’re freezing what. Thaw soup overnight in the refrigerator, reheat and serve. I’d recommend cooking the shrimp when you need them as they’re so quick to make.
Hot Tip
When blending in your blender, do it in several batches to ensure that you don’t have a soup explosion on your hands!
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Bloody Mary Soup
Ingredients
- 3 lbs. ripe plum tomatoes, cut in half lengthwise
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cups yellow onions, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/8 teaspoon celery salt
- 1/4 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- 1/4 cup vodka
- 1 (28 oz) can whole plum tomatoes, with juice
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1/4 teaspoon prepared horseradish
- 5-10 dashes of hot sauce or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Sea salt and fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Gently toss the tomatoes with olive oil and layer on the prepared baking sheet in a single layer. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste. Roast for 45 minutes.
- In a large dutch oven, butter over medium-low heat. Add the onions, celery, garlic, celery salt, Old Bay, and a pinch of salt and black pepper. Sauté until onions are translucent and start to brown, about 10 minutes. Deglaze the pan with 1/4 cup vodka, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan.
- Add the canned tomatoes, roasted tomatoes, including the juices, vegetable broth, horseradish, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. Season with additional salt and pepper, to taste. Bring the soup back to a simmer and cook for 40 minutes, uncovered.
- Transfer the soup to a blender and puree until smooth. Taste for salt and pepper. Finish with lemon juice and serve a drizzle of oil, a sprinkle of additional Old Bay, and Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp.
Notes
See the blog post above.
Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
Ingredients
- 1 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined, with tails still on
- 7 pieces of thick-cut bacon, cut into thirds
- 4 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil. Wrap each shrimp with a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick. Place shrimp on prepared pan.
- In a small bowl, mix together butter, maple syrup, and Old Bay.
- Brush shrimp with about half of the maple butter.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until bacon is crisp and shrimp is cooked.
- Brush with remaining maple butter and broil 3 minutes. Serve as is or alongside Bloody Mary Soup.
Notes
See the blog post above
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