art & beer

My clients are safely home to Aspen and my long work week is over.
Maribel and I made some excellent meals, and when I get the pictures organized I will share them, including some simple kitchen techniques to make preparing them easier.

The kids and I are getting excited about their three day week-end and we will be heading over to Todos Santos early in the morning with my sister Evie.  One of our favorite places to stop is a unique little place called 'art & beer' where an eccentric Mexican couple sell there paintings and more importantly this amazing beer concoction.

TODOS SANTOS SUPERIOR CLAMATO
OR RED BEER / OJO ROJO


things you will need:
horseradish
limes
Worcestershire
kosher or sea salt
black pepper
Tabasco or small can of chipotles
tomato juice
celery
onion 
garlic
shrimp( 6 medium)
scallops and or clams (2 of each or more depending how many drinkers there are)
some great Mexican Beer like Pacifico or Corona






making the home-made shrimp stock takes the most effort, the rest will be like a fun mad scientist experiment as you create the best beer drink you have ever had in your life.  I actually look at this particular recipe as diet fare, because the drink itself is so filling you will only need to accompany it with a simple fish taco or maybe a small bowl of pozole.


peel and devein the shrimp 
take the shrimp shells and add:
2 roughly cut stalks of celery
1 medium carrot peeled and cut into large chunks
2 qts. water
1/2 teas. celery salt
a few grinds of pepper
leave at a low boil until the liquid is reduced by half
drop clean shrimp/scallops/clams into boiling liquid
cook another minute 
strain and cool
pick out your poached seafood


these drinks look great 
(and fit nicely) in 32oz. mason jars


add to giant beer mug (or mason jar) 
half way filled with ice:
2 oz. chilled shrimp stock (freeze left overs in ice cube trays)
8 oz. tomato juice
2 oz. lime juice
1 each of the poached little seafood dudes
a dash or dollop of Worcestershire
horseradish
black pepper 
Tabasco or chipotle
and a nice clean piece of crunchy celery


maybe you snow birds will wait until the summer sun shines its lovely face on your neck of the woods, to try these refreshing beauties, but I wouldn't.  In fact I am going to have one at approx. 12:30 tomorrow.


cheers