Award Night Gibson
The Oscars are next week. This is perfect for watching the awards or anytime. I didn’t have any cocktail onions so I used shallots. You can also use pearl onions too. 4 - 6 oz. vodka or gin 1 shallot 1 - 1 1/2 oz. dry vermouth squeeze of lime ice salt, pepper With a wet napkin, wet the rims of 4 martini glasses. Sprinkle some salt and pepper on a shallow dish. Place the glasses rim side down on the salted dish to coat. Place the glasses in the freezer to chill for a few minutes. In a cocktail shaker combine: gin or vodka, ice, lime juice, vermouth. Shake for a few seconds to mix. Peel, rinse chop shallot into piecess Remove glasses from freezer, strain martinis into glasses. Thread shallots through 4 toothpicks. Garnish gibson with the shallots. Serves 4.