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Meat the Beefed-Up Caesar™

Want to spice up your Caesar game? Wow your guests at your next get-together? Turn a drink into a meal? We’ve got you covered. Take a look at what happens when Canada’s most iconic and versatile protein meets Canada’s iconic drink.

Check out the video below, where Steven will take you into his kitchen and walk you through how to make the Beefed-Up Caesar™.

INGREDIENTS (MAKES 2 DRINKS)

• Steak Spice Rimmer: (1.5 tablespoons of kosher salt and smoked paprika, 1 tablespoon of onion powder, garlic powder, dried oregano, and coarse freshly ground black pepper, 1/2 tablespoon of chili powder)
• 2–4 ounces of your favourite spirit (vodka, gin, tequila, bourbon)
• 2 tablespoons of clam juice (found in the canned fish section of the grocery store)
• 2 tablespoons of pickle juice
• Juice from 1/2 lime
• 2 teaspoons of horseradish, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce (20 shakes)
• 1.5 cups of tomato juice
• Freshly cracked black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Wet the rim of a glass or mason jar with a lime wedge and twirl it in the rim salt.
2. Fill the glass half full of ice.
3. Add your choice of spirit, the clam juice, pickle juice, horseradish, tabasco sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and lime juice.
4. Fill the glass with tomato juice.
5. Go wild with your toppings!

TOPPINGS

Meatballs:

• Fruity Glazed Beef Meatballs https://canadabeef.ca/recipes/fruity-glazed-beef-meatball-bites/)
• Tourtiere Meatballs https://canadabeef.ca/recipes/tourtiere-meatballs/

Steak Skewers:

• Steakhouse Skewers https://canadabeef.ca/recipes/steakhouse-skewers-with-kale-caesar/
• Singapore Beef Satay https://canadabeef.ca/recipes/singapore-beef-satay-rojak-salad/

Grilled Mac’n’Cheeseburger:

• Mac’n’Cheeseburger recipe pressed between your favourite bread in a panini press https://thefoodiesgroup.com/blog/national-mac-cheese-day-2021/

Sliders:

• Beef Kibbeh Sliders with Harrisa Mayo https://canadabeef.ca/recipes/beef-kibbeh-sliders-with-harissa-mayo/
• Lazy Mini Cheeseburger Sliders https://canadabeef.ca/recipes/lazy-mini-cheeseburger-sliders/

Beef Jerky and Cheese Skewers:

• Artisan Canadian Beef Jerky https://jerkyup.com/canada/
• Pair with the following Canadian cheeses: gouda, asiago, muenster, havarti, swiss.

Now it’s your turn to give this delicious drink a try. Tag us on Instagram @thefoodiesgroup and @lovecdnbeef and show off your skills. Can you top our Beefed-Up Caesar™?

By: Haley Sova, Sarah Osher & Anastastiia Podymova