Cowboy Burger with Grilled Pickles and Crispy Onion Straws
Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Servings: 4 BBQ Mayonnaise 1 / 4 cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons Stubbs Original Bar-B-Q Sauce Crispy Onion Straws 1 / 2 cup flour 1 / 4 teaspoon salt 1 / 8 teaspoon McCormick Ground Black Pepper 1 medium onion, very thinly sliced and separated into rings vegetable oil, for frying Cowboy Burgers 4 teaspoons McCormick Grill Mates Smoky Montreal Steak Seasoning 1tablespoon McCormick Chili Powder 1tablespoon packed brown sugar 1 1 / 4 pounds ground beef 4 slices mild Cheddar cheese 1 dill pickle, sliced lengthwise 1 / 4-inch thick 4 Kaiser rolls 4 lettuce leaves For the BBQ Mayonnaise, mix mayon naise and Bar-B-Q Sauce in small bowl until well blended. Cover. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
For the Onions, mix flour, salt and pepper in large resealable plastic bag. Add onion; toss to coat well. Pour oil into deep fryer, large heavy skillet or saucepan, filling no more than 1 / 3 full. Heat oil on medium-high heat. Care fully add onion rings to hot oil. Fry 4 to 5 minutes, turn ing once to brown evenly, until onions rings are golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Set aside.
For the Burgers, mix Seasoning, chili powder and brown sugar in small bowl. Shape ground beef into 4 patties. Coat surface of each patty evenly with the rub mixture. Grill over medium heat 4 to 6 minutes per side or until burgers are cooked through( internal temperature of 160 ยบ F). Add cheese slices to burgers 1 minute before cooking is completed. Grill pickle slices 2 to 3 minutes per side or until grill marks appear. Toast rolls on the grill, open-side down, about 30 seconds, if desired.
Serve burgers on rolls topped with grilled pickles, Crispy Onion Straws and lettuce. Serve with BBQ Mayonnaise.
Red, White and Blue Mousse Parfaits
Prep time: 30 minutes Servings: 12 Serving size: 1 parfait 3 1 / 2 cups heavy cream, divided 1 / 4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 / 2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided 2 teaspoons McCormick Extra Rich Pure
Vanilla Extract 2 teaspoons McCormick Red Food Color 1 teaspoon McCormick Pure Lemon Extract McCormick Assorted NEON! Food Colors
& Egg Dye 2 tablespoons white chocolate chips Beat 1 1 / 2 cups of the heavy cream, cocoa powder, 2 table spoons of the sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until stiff peaks form. Add red food color; stir gently with spatula until evenly tinted.
Beat remaining 2 cups heavy cream, remaining 1 / 2 cup sugar and lemon extract in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Remove 1 cup. Add 3 / 4 teaspoon neon blue and 5 drops neon purple food colors; stir gently with spatula until evenly tinted.
To assemble parfait, alternately layer red and white mousses in dessert glasses. Top with blue mousse and white chocolate chips. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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