Grilled Texas Mesquite Toast Recipes

TEXAS TOAST GUACAMOLE GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH

Steps:

• Mash avocados in a large bowl. Add onion, lime juice, jalapeno, cilantro, garlic, salt, and pepper. Mix until well combined. Stir tomato into the guacamole.
• Spread desired amount of guacamole over 2 bread slices; top each with 2 slices Havarti cheese. Cover with the remaining 2 slices bread; butter the outsides.
• Heat a skillet to medium-high heat. Cook sandwiches until golden brown on the bottom, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and cook until other side is browned, 2 to 3 minutes more.

TEXAS TOAST

Steps:

• Mix together the butter and garlic in a bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste. Brush both sides of the bread with the butter and place on the grill. Grill the bread for 1 to 2 minutes per side until lightly golden brown.

GRILLED TEXAS QUAIL

Steps:

• Marinate the quail in olive oil, garlic and fresh herbs in the refrigerator overnight.
• Remove from the refrigerator and sprinkle Creole seasoning blend on both sides. Grill on high heat over mesquite wood until done (about 4 to 5 minutes per side).

GRIDDLED TEXAS TOAST

Steps:

• Warm a griddle or nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Then add 1 tablespoon butter until warmed. Next, add the bread in batches to the griddle and allow to brown or crisp on the first side, 1 to 2 minutes. After browning, flip the bread and repeat the process on the second side. Season with salt and pepper. Remove after browning and serve.

DECADENT CHOCOLATE FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Fit a baking sheet with a wire rack.
• Slice the pound cake into 8 slices. Place the prepared baking sheet. Toast in the oven for 12 minutes.
• In a small pot, heat 1/4 cup heavy cream over low heat. When hot, whisk in the white chocolate chips until melted and fully incorporated into the cream. Remove from the heat and chill in the fridge until cool but still a pourable consistency, about 30 minutes.
• In a blender, combine three-quarters of the strawberries with the sugar. Reserve the remaining strawberries for garnish. Blend until smooth. Strain the puree through a strainer into a bowl. Cover and place in the fridge until ready to serve. Strawberry sauce can be made the day before and keep in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
• In a large chilled bowl, combined the remaining 3/4 cup heavy cream and the cooled white chocolate cream mixture. Whip with a hand mixer until medium peaks form. Cover and place in the fridge while you make the French toast.
• Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat.
• In a baking dish. whisk together the chocolate milk, vanilla, cinnamon and eggs until well blended. Place 4 pieces of the pound cake into the egg mixture and let soak for 15 seconds. Flip and soak the other side for 15 seconds. Remove the cake from the egg mixture, allowing any excess to drip off, and place in the heated skillet with the butter. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove to a platter. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter to the skillet and repeat with the remaining 4 pound cake slices.
• To assemble: Place a small pool of the strawberry sauce onto 4 plates, 2 to 3 tablespoons per plate. Place 2 pieces of French toast onto each plate. Top each with a large dollop of the white chocolate whipped cream, sprinkle with the some chocolate chips and garnish with a fresh strawberry and mint sprig.

FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE WITH MARMALADE SYRUP

Steps:

• Spray two 9x13-inch baking pans with cooking spray. Place French toast pieces evenly in the bottoms of prepared pans; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, 1 cup of the maple syrup, and the pumpkin pie spice until well combined. Pour evenly over French toast slices in each pan. Cover with plastic wrap; let sit for 1 hour, occasionally pushing French toast down into mixture.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove plastic wrap and place pans in oven. Bake about 1 hour or until golden brown.
• In a small saucepan, heat the remaining 1 cup maple syrup, the marmalade, and sliced banana over medium-low heat until heated through. Serve warm over French toast.

SOUTH TEXAS BARBECUED DUCK

Steps:

• Light a charcoal grill or smoker, or heat oven to 250.
• Make a dry rub by combining the cinnamon, coriander, cumin, black pepper and seasoned salt in a small bowl. Season the duck aggressively with the rub, applying it all over the body, inside and out.
• If smoking, place the duck on the smoker and cover, keeping the heat around 220 to 250. If grilling, move coals to one side of the grill and place duck on the other, away from the direct flame, then cover the grill. If oven-roasting, place duck in a roasting pan, and put in the oven.
• Cook the duck for 2 hours or so, until it has taken on some color, then remove from the heat, and place on a large sheet of aluminum foil. Wrap the duck in the foil, using another sheet if necessary.
• Place the wrapped duck in a clean roasting pan, and put in the oven to continue cooking for 2 or 3 more hours, until the meat is tender and pulls away from the bone. Serve with tortillas and salsas.