Smash Burger Tacos

Smash Burger Tacos

by | Oct 1, 2023 | Foodie, Lifestyle

Happy National Taco Day!

This is the day we celebrate the deliciousness of tacos, in all their forms.

From classic street tacos to gourmet creations, there’s a taco out there for everyone.

 

Here’s my favorite recipe for Smash Burger Tacos!

SMASH BURGER TACO RECIPE

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20-30 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients:

For the Smash Burgers:

  • 1 lbs. ground beef
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 8 small flour tortillas
  • ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • Cooking oil for frying

For the Sauce:

  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup dill pickle relish
  • 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp white vinegar
  • ½ tsp paprika powder
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • ½ tsp garlic powder

For Toppings:

  • 1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
  • 1/4 cup chopped onions

 

Instructions:

Make the Smash Burgers: Start by seasoning the ground beef with salt and pepper. Then, divide it into 8 equal portions and shape them into balls.

Take each meatball and press it down onto a tortilla, using your fingers to flatten it out.

Heat a large skillet or griddle over medium-high heat and add a small amount of cooking oil to prevent sticking.

  • Place a tortilla in the skillet with the meat side down. Use a spatula or another flat tool to press the beef down, creating a thin patty that covers most of the tortilla’s surface.
  • Cook the burger on one side for about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes until the beef begins to brown. If desired, use the back of the spatula to press down on the burger to flatten it further.
  • Flip the tortilla and burger over and immediately sprinkle a portion of shredded mozzarella cheese over the cooking beef patty.
  • Cover the skillet with a lid to allow the cheese to melt and continue cooking for another 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, or until the burger is cooked to your desired level of doneness.
  • Remove the smash burger from the skillet and set it aside. Repeat this process with the remaining smash burger tacos.
  • Prepare the Sauce: In a small mixing bowl, combine the mayonnaise, dill pickle relish, Dijon mustard, white vinegar, paprika powder, onion powder, and garlic powder. Mix well until all the ingredients are fully blended. Set the sauce aside.
  • Assemble the Smash Burger Tacos: Sprinkle the chopped onions over the shredded iceberg lettuce.
  • Drizzle the prepared sauce over the toppings. Adjust the sauce amount according to your taste.
  • To assemble each taco, place a generous amount of shredded iceberg lettuce with onions on top of the burger.
  • Fold the tortilla in half, creating a taco shape.
  • Serve the smash burger tacos immediately and enjoy the delicious fusion of smash burgers and tacos!

Tequila Sunrise: A Taste of paradise in a glass.

This saying highlights the delicious flavor of the Tequila Sunrise cocktail, which is a combination of tequila, orange juice, and grenadine.

It is a sweet and tart cocktail that is sure to please your taste buds.

Wine Tasting

Wine Tasting

by | Oct 5, 2021 | Beach Life, Foodie

The Art Of Wine Tasting

Even though many just assume that wine tasting is sipping, swishing, and swallowing – many are amazed to find that it’s actually a bit more. Wine tasting is more of an art, an art that is used to distinguish the taste of fine wines. Wine can be a tasty and refreshing drink – if the bottle was stored correctly and aged properly.

Wine tasting begins with the swishing. The reason why wine tasters swish the wine around in their mouths is to get the taste. Both the front and the back areas of the tongue contain taste buds, although neither one has any distinct sensation in taste. Taste buds can detect food and liquid that is bitter, salty or sweet, without a problem. To get the proper taste from wine however, you need to swish it around in your mouth and allow your taste buds and sense of smell to bring out the unique and fine flavors in the wine.

When you have a cold however, the wine can taste very different. When tasting your wine, your sense of smell has a major impact on the taste. What many fail to realize, is that over 75% of our taste is due to our sense of smell. When we have a cold, our sense of smell is affected. Therefore, when eating or tasting wine with a cold, the taste will appear different. Wine tasters all over the world will tell you that tasting wine is more about a sense of smell than the actual taste buds.

The art of wine tasting is indeed an art. Wine tasters do however, follow some general guidelines and rules that judge how great a wine is. These techniques can help you bring the most out of your wine, providing you follow them and know how to bring out the taste.

The first thing to do with wine is to look. With wine, you can tell quite a bit about it by looking at it. You should always start by pouring the wine into a clear glass, then taking a few minutes to look at the color. As far as the color goes, white whines aren’t white, but actually yellow, green, or brown. Red wines on the other hand are normally a pale red or dark brown color. Red wine gets better with age, while white whines get more stale with age.

Next, is the smell of the wine, which you should do in two steps. You should start with a brief smell to get a general idea of the wine, then take a deep, long smell. This deeper smell should allow you take the flavor of the wine in. The more experienced wine tasters prefer to sit back a bit and think about the smell before they actually taste the wine.

Last but not least, is to taste the wine. To properly taste the wine, you should first take a sip, swish it around in your mouth, and then swallow. Once you swish the wine around in your mouth, you’ll bring out the rich and bold flavors of the wine. After swallowing, you’ll be able to distinguish the after taste of the wine, and the overall flavor.

Once you have looked at the wine, smelled it, and finally tasted it, you’ll be able to evaluate the wine from a taster’s standpoint. This is the easiest way to determine the quality of the wine, and whether or not it has been properly stored and aged. As with all things in life – the more you taste wine – the better you will get at distinguishing the unique flavors.