Best Pepper Martinis Recipes

Pepper Martinis image

Provided by Dale DeGroff

Yield Makes 8

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups Plymouth gin, divided
4 tablespoons dry Sherry (such as La Ina or Tio Pepe), divided
8 teaspoons pepper jelly, divided
4 teaspoons orange bitters (such as Regans' No. 6), divided
Ice cubes
8 Tomolives*
*Tiny pickled green tomatoes; available at specialty foods stores and online from oldsouth.com and igourmet

Steps:

Combine 1/2 cup gin, 1 tablespoon Sherry, 2 teaspoons pepper jelly, and 1 teaspoon orange bitters in cocktail shaker. Fill with ice cubes and shake vigorously. Strain into 2 Martini glasses. Repeat 3 times for 6 more drinks. Garnish each with 1 Tomolive and serve.

Shishito Pepper Martinis (Peppini) image

Provided by peppini

Time 20m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 10

Steps:

Heat a heavy cast iron or steel pan over medium-high to high heat and add 1 tablespoon oil. Add the peppers and blister, letting them sit on one side and then tossing a few times until they at blistered all the way around, about 8 minutes total. Season with sea salt.
Lay the lemon slices in the pan so that they are flat to the bottom of the pan. Allow the lemons to color slightly and flip, about 2 minutes total. Remove to a bowl.
Squeeze lemon half over peppers. Sprinkle on flaky salt and drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil.
Shake or stir vodka, vermouth, and ice together in batches, adding 1 teaspoon or so of the juices from the bowl of peppers and lemons to each batch. Strain into martini glasses. Garnish each martini with a pepper and a slice of lemon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 274.4 calories, Carbohydrate 9.4 g, Fat 2 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, Sodium 182.9 mg, Sugar 4.5 g