Name: Red Pepper Martini
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 medium bell pepper, seeded and sliced into 2-inch pieces; ¼ medium jalapeño pepper, seeded (use more or less depending on how spicy you want the drink to be); 1 lime, juiced; ½ garlic clove, peeled; 3 ounces Stoli vodka; 1 teaspoon agave nectar or simple syrup; 1 dash hot sauce, preferably Cholula; Freshly ground black pepper; Coarse sea salt or kosher salt, optional

Ingredients

2 serv.

1 medium bell pepper, seeded and sliced into 2-inch pieces
¼ medium jalapeño pepper, seeded (use more or less depending on how spicy you want the drink to be)
1 lime, juiced
½ garlic clove, peeled
3 ounces Stoli vodka
1 teaspoon agave nectar or simple syrup
1 dash hot sauce, preferably Cholula
Freshly ground black pepper
Coarse sea salt or kosher salt, optional

Instructions

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1 First, line the rims with black pepper and salt if desired. Sprinkle a small plate with pepper and salt, run a lime wedge around the rims of two martini glasses, and dip the edges in the salt and pepper mixture.
2 In a cocktail shaker, muddle the bell pepper, jalapeno, lime juice and garlic. You’re done when the peppers have no more crunch left in them.
3 Add the vodka, agave or simple syrup, hot sauce, a couple twists of freshly ground black pepper and a dash of salt. Fill the shaker with ice, top the shaker with its lid and shake it like crazy. Strain the mixture into the prepared glasses and serve immediately.