The 4th of July is just around the corner, and it will be a good day to work out and then fire up the barbecue for some delicious infused burgers!

Some of us will be running a Murph workout on the morning of the 4th with flags flying, as a remembrance of the sacrifice paid by the people willing to pledge their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to win the Liberty we hold dear and enjoy today.

And also because we love to get out and push ourselves and feel that rush of endorphins released by completing hard challenges with friends and brothers and working up an appetite for barbecue!

Then it’s time to cook, and laugh, and shoot off fireworks, and joke about how we like our coffee black and our tea in the harbor, and enjoy time with family and friends.

Long Live Liberty!

I wanted to experiment with a 4th of July burger, but was wondering what that would be. Just sticking an American flag on a toothpick to spear a regular burger would be alright, but seemed a little tacky. So I got thinking about ingredients, and barbecue sauce came to mind. Lots of cultures use sauces to baste grilled meats, but a nice smoky barbecue sauce seemed to me to have a uniquely American flavor to it.

Ingredients:

1 lb Saint John’s Organic Grass-fed ground beef (thawed)

1/3 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce

Salt, pepper, and garlic powder

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Overall: 30 minutes

I infused the barbecue sauce into the ground beef as I made up the patties, then we sprinkled the salt, pepper, and garlic powder on one side.

We cooked these on the smoker at 375* for about twenty minutes, flipping them at the 15 minute mark. But you could grill these, or cook in a cast iron skillet, or however you usually like to cook burgers. It might cook a little differently with the extra moisture from the sauce, but it wasn’t a noticeable difference to me.

I topped mine with mayonnaise, a touch more barbecue sauce, and avocado slices.

Bacon and/or some sharp cheese would have gone really well with it.

I hope you enjoy your Independence Day celebration, eat a burger, and wave a flag. God Bless America.

Aaron