Barbeque sauce

Recipe taken from @cleanfoodcrush

Ingredients
-15 ounces organic tomato sauce
-1 Tbsp tomato paste
-2 tsp mustard (OMITTED FOR THE HUBS)
-1/3 cup raw honey (use a little less next time as it was pretty sweet)
-1/4 cup high quality balsamic vinegar
-1/2 cup of water
-2 Tbsp pure maple syrup (or unsulphured molasses --> maybe try next time?)
-1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar (or coconut aminos --> maybe try next time?)
-1 tsp sea salt
-2 tsp smoked paprika
-1/2 tsp onion powder
-1/2 tsp garlic powder
-1/2 tsp ground black pepper (ADD MORE)
-Did not measure, but added a lot of white pepper for a spicier taste

Directions.
1. Add all ingredients to a saucepan
2. Bring to a nice simmer over medium-high heat (at least a 7)
3. Lower heat to low (1) and simmer while occasionally whisking for about 30 min (did it for 28 as it was starting to smoke)
4. Allow to cool completely
5. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week

Notes:
-Served with chicken strips (oven), cauliflower (oven), and mini-potatoes (air-fryer) that were all seasoned with the same spices as above + cayenne pepper for added heat.
-Would consider cooking the night before (Saturday) and then cooking it with the chicken the next day or in a slow cooker shredded chicken recipe

*American

Sweet Potato Fries in the Air Fryer

Depends on how you cut the fries, but was really good thinly cut by my husband.

*EDIT - I tried a recipe that added 3 Tbsp cornstarch to the spices, and it tasted BAD!!! Also only did for 20 min because looking at a different recipe, not the one on my blog, and it was NOT crispy.  There is another recipe that I didn't use that uses cornstarch on Instagram, but it is a lot of steps parboiling sweet potatoes and using the oven, so not sure if it's even worth it.  I guess I'll just stick with frozen if you want sweet potato fries. 

Ingredients:
-olive oil or avocado oil
-whatever spices you want

Tonight, I used combination of:
-garlic powder
-jalapeno salt
-cumin
-paprika
-onion powder

Directions:
1. Toss oil and spices with fries
2. Cook in air fryer for 15 min on 400 degrees
3. Shake in basket
4. Cook in air fryer for 10 min on 400 degrees

Note:
-More thickly cut slices for 10 min + 10 min on 400 degrees was UNDERCOOKED
-2nd round with thinly cut slices was 15 min on 370 degrees and was TOO CRISPY?

*Sides

*American

Korean Ground Turkey

I used 2 recipes for Korean Beef Bowls from Damn Delicious and Skinnytaste.

Used to be made with zoodles, but complicated dish too much.  Also, zoodles are either expensive or a lot more work, so just use chopped zucchini now.

Ingredients

-1 pound ground turkey

-fresh ginger (2 inches), cuisinarted

-garlic, 3-6 cloves cuisinarted
-VEGGIES: zucchini, onions, bell peppers

-TOPPINGS: green onions, sesame seeds

SAUCE:

-1 tablespoon of light brown sugar (or sub honey)

-1/4 cup of low sodium soy sauce

-2 tablespoons of water

-Crushed red pepper flakes

-1 tsp sesame oil

Directions

1. Mix sauce ingredients in bowl

2. Cuisinart the ginger and garlic

3. Cook ground turkey with ginger, garlic, and sauce
4. Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds

*Asian

Mexican Turkey Burgers (with Smashed Avocado)

Recipe taken from Once A Month Meals and adjusted for 1 pound of ground meat

Ingredients:

-1 pound of ground turkey (or chicken)

-1 egg

-1/2 white onion, diced (could do a little less)

-2-4 cloves of garlic, cuisinarted

-1/2 jalapeno (with seeds), cuisinarted (could do a little more)

-1/4 cup cilantro, cuisinarted
-1/4 cup panko crumbs
-1 tsp cumin
-1 tsp paprika
-1 tsp red pepper flakes (omitted, but is needed as jalapeno not spicy enough)

Avocado smash (not quite guacamole)
-1 small avocado
-1 small key lime or 1/2 of a regular lime
-garlic powder
-cilantro

Directions:
1. Combine into 4 patties and grill
2. Combine avocado smash ingredients and place first on toasted bun
3. Toast bun with some olive oil spray and garlic powder and/or jalapeno salt

Other
-burger also served with sliced white onion, sliced tomatoes, and jalapenos (for the hubby)

-served tonight with sweet potato fries and corn on the cob

*Burger

*Mexican