The Fourth of July is a great time to try new recipes -- and impress your guests.

This year, Top Chef Season 4 contestant Spike Mendelsohn has created unconventional and delicious BBQ recipes inspired by Mike's Hard Lemonade Brand. His Fourth of July recipes include "mike's classic margarita oyster shooters," "mike's Anything Goes Grilled Catfish Tacos," and "mike's hard Smashed Apple Cider BBQ Ribs."

Whip up these new tasty recipes for your 4th of July BBQ.

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mike's classic margarita Oyster Shooters (Yields 20-25 Servings)

Ingredients:
Oysters
- 2 mike's classic margarita FROZEN 10 oz. pouches *(Pop into the freezer eight hours before you plan on enjoying it.)
- 20-25 oysters, Blue Point or Gulf Coast
- salt (for rimming)
- 3 limes

Mignonette Sauce
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1 tsp. minced shallot
- 1/4 tsp. freshly cracked black pepper

Instructions
- Prepare mignonette sauce by whisking all ingredients together in a small bowl and chill for 10 minutes.
- Shuck oysters, removing the oyster from its shell and reserve oyster juice.
- Rim the edge of each oyster with a lime wedge then dip in salt.
- Place oyster back in shell.
- Take chilled mignonette sauce and gently mix in oyster juice.
- Spoon 1 tbs. of mike's classic margarita FROZEN over oysters.

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