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Vampire Killer Martini

Name: Vampire Killer Martini
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 1 serrano pepper, seeded and quartered; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 lemon zest strip (2 inches); 1-1/2 cups vodka; Ice; GARNISH:; Pickled baby beets

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Total Time

Prep: 5 min. + standing

Makes

8 servings

Updated: Nov. 22, 2023

If you're going to hang with vampires, you're going to need a strong drink. This spicy vodka martini, with a blood-red beet garnish, does the trick. A little garlic helps, too! —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Ingredients

1 serrano pepper, seeded and quartered
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 lemon zest strip (2 inches)
1-1/2 cups vodka
Ice
GARNISH:
Pickled baby beets

Directions

Place the pepper, garlic, lemon zest and vodka in a large glass or plastic container. Cover and let stand at room temperature for 1 week.

For each serving, fill a shaker three-fourths full with ice. Add 1-1/2 ounces infused vodka to shaker; cover and shake until condensation forms on outside of shaker, 10-15 seconds. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a beet.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/2 ounces: 96 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 0 sodium, 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

Vampire Killer Martini

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