Texas Whopper Combo (Original video)

Ingredients:

• 4 large pickling cucumbers
• 6 large jalapenos
• 2 cups white distilled vinegar
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 tbsp kosher salt
• 1 1/2 tbsp granulated sugar
• 4 garlic cloves
• 4 sprigs of dill
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tsp granulated sugar
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 1/2 tbsp water
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 lb thick smoky bacon
• 7 russet potatoes
• Salt
• 3 oz ground beef patties
• Salt and pepper
• American cheese slices
• Burger buns
• Mayonnaise
• Mustard
• Tomato slices
• Iceberg lettuce
• Pickles
• Basil leaves
• Mint leaves
• Lime juice
• Ginger beer
• Pineapple juice

Instructions:

1. Prepare pickled cucumbers and jalapenos by slicing them and placing them in separate containers. Heat vinegar, water, salt, and sugar in a pot until boiling. Pour the pickling liquid over the cucumbers and jalapenos, add garlic and dill, and let sit until room temperature.
2. Make garlic mayo by blending egg yolks, sugar, garlic, lemon juice, water, mustard, and slowly adding vegetable oil until emulsified.
3. Cook bacon until crispy, drain on paper towels.
4. Prepare french fries by boiling, cutting, par-cooking, and freezing potatoes before frying until golden brown and crispy.
5. Form ground beef into patties, season, cook, and melt American cheese on top.
6. Toast burger buns, spread with mayo, assemble with patties, bacon, pickles, jalapenos, mustard, tomato, lettuce, and onions.
7. Make a ginger soda by muddling mint, basil, lime juice, adding ginger beer, pineapple juice, and a pinch of salt. Stir and garnish.
8. Serve the Texas Whopper Combo with the ginger soda for a complete meal experience. Enjoy!