Rachael Rays All American Mini Burgers With Special Sauce Food

RACHAEL RAYS ALL-AMERICAN MINI BURGERS WITH SPECIAL SAUCE

Steps:

• Pre-heat grill pan or outdoor grill to high. Mix meat and next dill pickle relish, steak sauce, grill seasoning and paprika. Divide meat in half and score each half into five pieces. Roll the meat into balls then squish it into small, thin patties, about three inches across (a total of 10 patties). To make a double batch or more, meat can be made into patties ahead of time and placed on cookie sheets to store up to 24 hours.
• Cook on the grill for about 2-3 minutes each side for medium doneness. These patties can also be baked on cookie sheets in pre-heated 400°F oven for 10-12 minutes.
• While burgers are cooking, make the Special Sauce: combine ranch dressing with ketchup and black pepper in a small bowl.
• Serve on dinner rolls with chopped lettuce, chopped onion and Special Sauce.
• Add additional toppings as desired.
• Additional Toppings (optional):.
• Sliced cheeses: cheddar, pepperoni cheddar, pepper Jack, swiss
• Sliced tomatoes
• Yellow mustard
• Mayonnaise
• Blue cheese dressing
• Sweet red pepper relish.

MEXI-MAC BURGERS AND WAFFLE FRIES WITH TACO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F with rack above center.
• Gather your ingredients.
• For the waffle fries: Line a baking sheet with parchment, scatter the waffle fries and place in oven to cook 25 minutes. Give the pan a shake or the fries a flip once, midway. In a small ramekin, combine about 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, the cumin, chili powder, coriander and granulated garlic. Thinly slice the scallions. To serve, toss fries with spices.
• For the special sauce: In a small bowl, combine sour cream and ketchup. Remove the jalapenos from brine, place on cutting board and add a small splash of brine to sauce. Finely chop peppers and stir into sauce.
• For the burgers: Preheat large cast-iron skillet or griddle over medium-high heat.
• Peel and grate garlic and a quarter of the onion -- save the remaining onion for topping. Cut casing off from fresh chorizo and place in bowl. Add beef and season with salt, pepper, grated garlic and onion and Worcestershire sauce. Combine the sausage and beef. Score the meat into 4 sections. Form 4 meat patties thinner at center than the edges for even cooking. Drizzle the patties with oil.
• Chop the remaining onion and chop some lettuce, about 2 cups.
• Crisp the patties and cook 4 to 5 minutes. Flip the patties and top with a slice of both cheeses and cook another 2 to 3 minutes.
• To build burgers: bun bottom, onions, pickles, lettuce, patties, special sauce, bun top. Pile the fries alongside and top with taco sauce and reserved scallions.
• Add ice, mezcal, juices and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker. Shake or stir then drain into a highball full of ice. Top with a splash of seltzer.

A BURGER FOR RACHAEL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 500 degrees F.
• Cut 10 wedges from each potato and place on a baking sheet. Drizzle a couple tablespoons of oil over the potatoes to coat them lightly then season with rosemary, salt and pepper and 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes. Throw a couple of cloves of cracked garlic on the sheet with potatoes. Roast 25 minutes, turning once.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place ground meats in a bowl and add a 2 to 3 cloves of grated garlic, grill seasoning fennel seed, 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, Worcestershire sauce. Mix the burgers and form 4 patties. Make patties thinner in the center - burgers bulge as they cook. Cook burgers 5 to 6 minutes on each side.
• While burgers cook, sliced cheese and tomatoes, onions and basil and reserve.
• In a food processor, combine capers, parsley, anchovy paste, lemon zest and olives. Turn processor on and drizzle in 3 to 4 tablespoons oil until a thick paste forms.
• Melt cheese on burgers.
• Toast buns.
• Place burgers on buns and top with tomato, basil, red onions and slather the bun tops with some olive tapenade and serve with oven fries.

TEXAS HOLD-UMS MINI CHIPOTLE BEEF BURGERS WITH WARM FIRE ROASTED GARLIC KETCHUP

Steps:

• Preheat grill pan to high.
• Place the meat in a bowl. Cut the onion in half. Grate half the onion into the meat using the small grate on a box grater. Chop and reserve the other half onion. Add Worcestershire, chipotles and sauce and grill seasoning to burgers. Drizzle a little extra-virgin olive oil over the bowl and mix meat. Score the meat into 4 sections. Make 3 mini-burgers, each 3 inches wide, 1-inch thick, from each half-pound of meat.
• Heat a small sauce pot over medium heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil and garlic. Cook garlic 2 to 3 minutes then add sugar and vinegar, cook 2 minutes more and stir in tomatoes. Season sauce with salt and pepper and allow it to reduce 5 to 6 minutes more.
• Grill meat 2 to 3 minutes on each side and top with cheese, if you like.
• Place burgers on buns and top with raw chopped onions and warm fire roasted ketchup and serve.

THE CUSIMANO SPECIAL ('DA CUZ, FOR SHORT)

Steps:

• Gather your ingredients.
• Line a pan with foil and preheat broiler to high. Arrange peppers on foil-lined baking tray and broil to blister the peppers and char evenly all over, 15 to 20 minutes, turning once.
• When they are charred evenly and tender, place the peppers in a bowl and cover to cool peppers.
• In a small skillet over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter. When it foams add onions and stir, cook 10 minutes. Smash garlic and add it to the onions. Add about 1/2 cup water and cook 10 to 15 minutes more to light golden and very sweet.
• Preheat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.
• Heat a sauce pot over medium to medium-high heat. Melt 4 tablespoons butter and when it foams whisk flour into butter and slowly add the milk. Let sauce come to a bubble and whisk to thicken until sauce can coat a spoon. Stir in cheese to melt, turn off heat and cover.
• Place the oil near skillet and a large, thin meat spatula or sturdy tongs. Pat meat dry and ruffle the slices up to loosen them. Combine the salt, pepper and granulated garlic in a small dish then sprinkle over meat. Cook half the meat at a time by squirting oil on to skillet to lightly coat it then cook meat until brown and crispy, 3 to 4 minutes per batch. Pile cooked meat on platter. Add bone broth to skillet, let the drippings bubble up and reduce heat to simmer.
• Peel the roasted peppers and seed them. For warm rolls, place in oven once the peppers are removed.
• To assemble: Line a roll with a few spoonfuls of soft onions. Dip the beef into broth or stock and fill rolls. Top with roasted peppers, cheese sauce, cherry peppers and giardiniera.