Raw Oysters with Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce

• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1 ripe tomato, coarsely chopped
• 1 celery stalk, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons grated fresh or prepared horseradish
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 shot pepper vodka
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 24 oysters
• 1/4 cup chopped celery leaves, for garnish
• 1/4 cup minced fresh chives, for garnish

1. Combine the cocktail sauceingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
2. Shuck the oysters according to the sidebar on page 220.
3. Spoon the cocktail sauce over the raw oysters on the half shell.
4. Garnish with the chopped celery leaves and chives.

ketchup, tomato, celery stalk, onion, horseradish, lemon, tabasco sauce, worcestershire sauce, shot pepper vodka, celery, salt, oysters, celery, fresh chives

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/raw-oysters-with-bloody-mary-cocktail-sauce-372657 (may not work)