Ketchup Dip

 

This is so easy to make and yet so tasty. I'm not a big fan of ketchup, but my whole family loves this dip! Dip it in regular chips or kettle-fried crispy chips. Just a wonderful dip to have around the home or to offer during a picnic or excursion. Not bad on a burger, especially!

 

Ingredient Checklist

1 (16 ounces) container of sour cream

½ cup ketchup, or more to taste

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, or to taste

½ white onion, minced

 

In a mixing bowl, combine the sour cream, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and white onion until smooth. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Peanut Butter Bacon Burger

 

The finest burgers are made with the best ingredients. Delicious ground sirloin burgers with applewood-smoked bacon, peanut butter, and strong Cheddar cheese are the greatest burgers imaginable!

 

Ingredient Checklist

1 pound ground beef sirloin

1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

½ teaspoon onion powder

½ teaspoon garlic powder

½ teaspoon kosher salt

½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

8 slices of applewood-smoked bacon

1 ½ cups shredded sharp Cheddar

1 cup peanut butter

1 tablespoon maple syrup

6 hamburger buns

6 leaves lettuce

2 tomatoes, sliced

 

In a large mixing bowl, combine ground beef, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, Worcestershire sauce, and cayenne pepper until equally combined. Make 6 4-inch wide patties out of the meat mixture. Place patties on a large dish and wrap with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, or until patties are somewhat stiff.

Heat an outside grill over medium-high heat and grease the grate liberally. Cook the bacon in a large pan over medium-high heat, rotating regularly, for approximately 10 minutes, or until uniformly browned. On paper towels, drain the bacon slices. Sauté beef patties on a prepared grill for 4 minutes on each side, or until they begin to firm up and are hot and slightly pink in the middle. A thermometer put into the middle should read 140 degrees Fahrenheit. About a minute before the patties are done, sprinkle with Cheddar cheese.

In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the peanut butter and maple syrup. Microwave the peanut butter mixture for about 25 seconds, or until it is somewhat runny. Stir once more.

Top hamburger buns with peanut butter mixture, meat patties, lettuce, tomatoes, and bacon.

Caramelized Chicken Wings

 

 

Delicious chicken wings that are simple to prepare on the stovetop or in an electric skillet. Mix the water, sugar, soy sauce, peanut butter, honey, wine vinegar, and garlic in an electric skillet or a large pan over medium heat until smooth and the sugar has dissolved. Cover and stew the wings in the sauce for 30 minutes. Uncover and continue to cook until the wings are soft and the sauce has thickened, approximately 30 minutes more, spooning sauce over wings as needed. Sesame seeds are optional.

 

Ingredient Checklist

1 cup water

½ cup white sugar

⅓ cup soy sauce

2 tablespoons peanut butter

1 tablespoon honey

2 teaspoons wineof  vinegar

1 tablespoon minced garlic

12 large chicken wings, tips removed and wings cut in half at joint

1 teaspoon sesame seeds, or to taste

Food FYI

 

Is Saffron used in everything, in Iran?

Some herbs, spices, and leaves are inextricably linked to a country and its culture. In just this example, Iran is unquestionably saffron. Notwithstanding some disagreement, this spice, distinguished by its unique scarlet leaves, may be traced back to Iran.

 

Another of the argument in favor of Iran is that the Central Asian country produces more than 90% of the world's largest saffron, which is an astounding figure! Furthermore, the Bastani Sonnati, which is rich in saffron, is a popular Iranian ice cream.