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Smashburger Sauce

Sadly, it has been a while since we’ve been to a Smashburger. My mouth waters just thinking about our last visit. I searched around the web and found the recipe for the sauce they use on their burgers, and just had to make it. I made up a batch of Smashburger sauce for grilled burgers last night and it was outstandingly good. And it was just as good for dipping French fries (in my case, sweet potato fries).

The Perfect Burger Sauce?

There are two variations of this smashburger sauce on the web, one that uses dill pickle juice and one that uses lemon (which is probably more true to the actual sauce in the restaurant). I didn’t have a lemon on hand, so I went with the pickle juice and it was great. I’ll try lemon next time, but if you don’t have a lemon, just go with pickle juice and you’ll be very happy!

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Also try my fire-eater burger sauce.

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Smashburger Sauce

I made up a batch of Smashburger sauce for grilled burgers last night and it was outstandingly good. And it was just as good for dipping french fries (in my case, sweet potato fries).

Course Sauce

Cuisine American

Keyword burger sauce

Prep Time 1 5

Total Time 1 5

Servings

Calories 105kcal

Author Various sources on the web

Equipment

Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

½ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup prepared yellow mustard
2 teaspoons dill pickle chopped
2 teaspoons pickle juice or fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Instructions

Combine all ingredients and refrigerate for an hour before using.

Notes

Stir or shake before using.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Homemade Italian Vinaigrette

This homemade Italian vinaigrette (on the right in the photo) is my favorite salad dressing. It looks great and tastes great and it is so easy to make. I sometimes find that store-bought dressings can be a bit too vinegary. The beauty of making my own versions at home is that I can easily adjust the amount of vinegar. This has the right balance of vinegar and spices. I love it.

Homemade Catalina and Italian Salad Dressings

Better With Time

This homemade Italian vinaigrette gets better with time as the flavors ‘get happy’. I like to give the dried spices time to flavor the dressing. Make sure you give it a good, long shake before serving.

Shown on the left is my homemade Catalina dressing.

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Check out my new site, Dress My Salad, for more great salad dressing ideas!

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Homemade Italian Vinaigrette

Course Salad Dressing

Cuisine American

Keyword homemade salad dressing, Italian, vinaigrette

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Total Time 10

Servings cups

Calories 1499kcal

Author Based on a recipe from Cajunlicious

Ingredients

1 ½ cups extra virgin olive oil
⅔ cup white vinegar
2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
4 cloves garlic minced
2 tablespoons red bell pepper diced
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon dried red pepper flake
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried minced onions
2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese freshly grated
1 teaspoon dried parsley
kosher salt to taste
ground black pepper

Instructions

Place all ingredients into a pint Mason jar and shake well.

Notes

Always stir again or shake before serving.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Teriyaki Wing Sauce

This teriyaki wing sauce is a great dipping sauce for chicken wings. Or toss your wings in the sauce just before serving.

Click he re to see our teriyaki wings recipe.

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Also try my deluxe teriyaki wings.

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Teriyaki Wing Sauce

This teriyaki wing sauce is a great dipping sauce for chicken wings. Or toss your wings in the sauce just before serving.

Course Sauce

Cuisine American

Keyword Teriyaki, wings

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 78kcal

Author Mike

Equipment

Saucepan

Ingredients

½ cup soy sauce
¼ cup lime juice
2 cloves garlic minced
4 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoons onion powder
4 teaspoons cornstarch
4 tablespoons water

Instructions

Place all ingredients except the cornstarch and water in a small saucepan over medium high heat. Stir.
In a small bowl or cup, whisk together the cornstarch and water. Slowly pour into the pan, whisking as you go.
Bring to a simmer and continue simmering, stirring often, until thickened.

Notes

Store any leftover sauce in the fridge. Reheat on the stovetop and stir before using.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Chicken Brine

There are a lot of variations on brines for poultry. I use this chicken brine because it is super simple and can be easily modified to impart different, though subtle, flavors into the meat. It doesn’t matter whether you grill your chicken, roast it, or deep fry it. You’ll end up with tender, juicy meat in the end.

Great For A Batch Of Chicken

This makes enough for a family pack of chicken wings, or about 4 large chicken breasts. You’ll want to double (or triple) the amount for a whole chicken. Keep in mind that you don’t normally end up with crunchy skin (unless you coat the chicken) when you brine. You’re adding flavor. Lots of it.

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For pork I use an apple brine instead.

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Chicken Brine

This makes enough for a family pack of chicken wings, or about 4 large chicken breasts.

Course Marinade

Cuisine American

Keyword brined, chicken

Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 288kcal

Author Mike

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts
2 cups water
⅓ cup kosher salt
½ cup white vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano you can substitute your favorite spices, or omit them and double the black pepper

Instructions

Place the chicken in a resealable bag.
Combine remaining ingredients and add to the bag.
Seal bag and place inside a large bowl in the fridge for 30 minutes to 2 hours, rotating the bag every 15 minutes or so.
Shake off excess brine before cooking.

Notes

Great for any cut of chicken.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Maple Mustard Dipping Sauce

Do you always put ketchup on your fries? Or maybe mayonnaise? Well, try this great maple mustard dipping sauce for a change. It has the kick of yellow, Dijon and stone ground mustards, with the sweetness of real maple syrup. This is a totally different, great change from all those countless fries that have met their demise in a pool of ketchup. Put that ketchup away, you don’t need it any more!

Dip Everything In Sight

This maple mustard dipping sauce also makes for yummy chicken finger dipping! Oh, and corn dogs? They absolutely scream for this sauce! This sauce takes anything good and makes it a whole lot better.

Don’t skimp on the maple syrup. Don’t reach for that high fructose corn syrup stuff. Get the real thing.

Grey Poupon Dijon Mustard (8 oz Jar)

Also try my Sriracha mustard sauce.

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Maple Mustard Dipping Sauce

Course Sauce

Cuisine American

Keyword dipping sauce, maple, mustard

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings cup

Calories 254kcal

Author Based on a recipe from Paula Deen

Ingredients

¼ cup prepared yellow mustard
½ cup stone ground mustard
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons maple syrup
¼ tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar

Instructions

Combine all ingredients.

Notes

Stir before serving.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Mesa Grill Steak Sauce

Chef Bobby Flay has several Mesa Grill restaurants. We’ve not ever eaten at one, but hopefully someday we will. Fortunately, Bobby has posted some of the recipes from his restaurants. I made this Mesa Grill steak sauce the other day and I fell in love with it. I’ve had it on grilled burgers, a grilled ribeye, and some grilled bacon-wrapped pork loin (not all on the same day!). It’s my go-to steak sauce, and I didn’t used to use steak sauce at all!

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This Mesa Grill steak sauce really complements the taste of the meat you serve it with. I cut way back on the horseradish, and added some hot sauce.

Also try marinating your steak. It makes a huge taste difference!

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Mesa Grill Steak Sauce

This sauce really compliments the taste of the meat you serve it with. I cut way back on the horseradish, and added some hot sauce.

Course Sauce

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 1 10

Total Time 1 15

Servings cups

Calories 350kcal

Author Based on a recipe from Bobby Flay

Equipment

Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

1 cup ketchup
½ cup prepared horseradish note: I used 2 tablespoons
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons chili powder
hot sauce to taste (optional)
kosher salt
ground white pepper

Instructions

Add all ingredients to a small bowl except the hot sauce and salt and pepper.
Whisk together well.
Add hot sauce and salt and white pepper to taste.
Place in fridge for at least 1 hour.
Let come to room temperature before serving.

Notes

Always stir or shake before serving.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Pimento Cheeseburger Topping

My wife’s a huge fan of pimento cheese. She makes a pimento cheese salad for sandwiches. When I ran across this recipe for pimento cheeseburger topping from Annie’s Recipes, I snapped it up and made it the next time we grilled burgers.

The pimento cheese stays together. It doesn’t just up and run down your burger and onto your plate or into your lap. Every bite you take you get that wonderful cheesy flavor. And there’s just a little bit of a kick from the hot sauce. It’s much better than just tossing a slice of cheese on your burger, that’s for sure.

The Perfect Topping

Pimento cheese isn’t just for hamburgers, either. It’s great on hot dogs or on baked potatoes (yes!). And crackers. Oh yes. It’s completely fantastic on crackers too!

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I grew a few pimentos in our (small) garden this year. I can’t wait to harvest them and use them for making this pimento cheeseburger topping again.

Also try my hot mess cheeseburgers.

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Pimento Cheeseburger Topping

The pimento cheese stays together. It doesn’t just up and run down your burger and onto your plate or into your lap. Every bite you take you get that wonderful cheesy flavor with just a little bit of a kick from the hot sauce. It’s much better than just tossing a slice of cheese on your burger, that’s for sure.

Course Sauce

Cuisine American

Keyword burgers, pimento cheese, pimiento cheese

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings

Calories 131kcal

Author Based on a recipe from Annie’s Recipes

Equipment

Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

½ cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon pimentos jarred, diced
1 tablespoon white onion freshly grated
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
hot sauce optional
kosher salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

Combine the cheese, mayonnaise, pimentos, onion and Worcestershire sauce.
Add hot sauce, salt and pepper to taste and mix.

Notes

Also great on hot dogs or crackers!

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Cheese Sauce

This is my go-to, super easy, cheese sauce. I use it mostly on vegetables, and often on baked potatoes. It’s also great on hot dogs and hamburgers. You need a cheesy sauce, this is the one. It has just the right consistency. You don’t want it too runny. You don’t want it to be all gloppy. This is right down the middle, perfect.

A Cheese Blank Canvas

Substitute a Monterey Jack cheese for a nice white sauce, or pepperjack for something a little kicked up. You can also add things like chopped roasted chiles or jalapenos to give it even more heat. These cheese sauce loves to take on more flavors, so change it up!

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This sauce is the boss on my cheesy mushroom baked potatoes and my cheesy broccoli baked potatoes.

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Cheese Sauce

This makes a little over a cup of sauce, about the right amount for 4 servings of vegetables or 4 baked potatoes.

Course Sauce

Cuisine American

Keyword cheese, sauce

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings

Calories 108kcal

Author Mike

Equipment

Saucepan

Ingredients

1 cup milk divided
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
½ cup extra sharp Cheddar cheese shredded
Kosher salt to taste
cayenne pepper to taste

Instructions

Heat 3/4 cup of the milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until it starts to steam, stirring often.
In a coffee cup or glass, mix together 1/4 cup of milk and all of the flour until the flour is completely dissolved and the mixture is smooth.
While stirring, slowly pour the milk and flour mixture into the heated milk. Keep stirring until the mixture comes to a boil and is nice and thick.
Remove from heat and stir in the cheese until melted.
Add salt and cayenne pepper, to taste.

Notes

Sure, you can use any cheese you want!

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Easy Chicken Gravy

If you need to make a big batch of good ole easy chicken gravy and you don’t have any chicken drippin’s on hand, this is the way to go. Hands down, the best fast gravy you can make! I wasn’t shy when I went to pouring when I made a chicken sandwich, either. It’s my take on a French dip, but using chicken and delicious gravy instead.

Great Gravy For All Gravy Situations

This easy chicken gravy is good on just about anything. Pour it over chicken-fried steak. Or over fried chicken. Speaking of fried chicken. if you have a charcoal grill, you just have to try my Vortex fried chicken!

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I also make an outstanding turkey gravy for Thanksgiving. It’s a lot more work, but oh, is it ever worth the time.

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Easy Chicken Gravy

If you need to make a big batch of good ole easy chicken gravy and you don’t have any chicken drippin’s on hand, this is the way to go. Hands down, the best fast gravy you can make!

Course Sauce

Cuisine American

Keyword gravy

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings cups

Calories 116kcal

Author From Kittencal

Equipment

Ingredients

½ cup butter
½ teaspoon ground black pepper or more
½ cup all-purpose flour
4 cups chicken broth
3 chicken bouillon cubes
kosher salt to taste, if needed

Instructions

Add the butter to a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and melt.
Add pepper.
Reduce heat to low.
Whisk in the flour, cooking, for 3 minutes.
Whisk in the broth.
Add bouillon.
Stir constantly for 3-5 minutes or until bubbly hot and thickened.
Add salt and more pepper, to taste.

Notes

You can substitute Better Than Bouillon for the cubes.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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The Perfect Marinade for the Grill

I’m always leery when someone says “This is the best in the world!”. We all have different tastes, so of course what you like might not be what I like. This perfect marinade for the grill is the exception. It is really great, and it can be modified to suit your tastes. Like a bit of heat? Add more cayenne. Like more savory? Add more spices and herbs. Like sweet? Add a tablespoon of honey. Me, I made the recipe just like it’s written before and absolutely loved my steak. Great flavor, moist and tender. Perfect.

Steak Perfection

This is a very versatile marinade that is perfect on all meats. It’s called the perfect marinade for the grill for a reason. My first time using it I had it on a thin T-bone steak that I quickly grilled to 145 F and then let rest for 10 minutes. It was perfectly tender and flavorful! There’s no meat you can’t use this one and end up with a delicious result.

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Also try my Asian steak marinade.

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The Perfect Marinade for the Grill

This makes enough marinade for a large steak or 2 butterflied chicken breasts.

Course Marinade

Cuisine American

Keyword marinade, steak

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 4

Total Time 4 5

Servings

Calories 153kcal

Author Based on a recipe from Plain Chicken

Ingredients

4 tablespoons Tamari sauce or 1/3 cup soy sauce
½ cup olive oil
⅓ cup lemon juice
¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
1 ½ tablespoons garlic powder
3 tablespoons dried basil
1 ½ tablespoons dried parsley
1 teaspoons ground white pepper
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon dried minced garlic

Instructions

Combine all ingredients. Adjust the seasonings to taste.
Place meat in a resealable baggie or container. Add marinade.
Marinade for at least 4 hours, turning the meat every hour.
Shake off excess marinade before grilling.

Notes

Store leftover, unused marinade in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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