How to Make Great Fourth of July recipes

Since the fourth of July is to celebrate our independence from Britain and it is when Democracy was born, it is important to stick to good old fashioned American food. It is a day we should all be patriotic and be happy we are American. My favorite American food has to be the ever famous Hamburger. Every fourth of July we have to start up the grill and grill hamburgers for our family and friends.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. We don't like to make just and ordinary burger however, we love to add lots of goodies inside and make the burger itself as flavorful and delicious as possible. There are so many different varieties you can add to your burger, by simply changing the bread like instead of an ordinary bun you can choose to use a pita, focaccia bread, English muffin, kaiser roll (my favorite). We like to prepare our burgers by allowing them to marinate in a combination of the following.

2. Garlic salt
   A squirt of lemon juice on each side, a little goes a long way
   Drizzle of olive oil
   A teriyaki marinade you buy in the store (one bottle)
   
   You simply combine all these ingredients on your burger and place in the refrigerator covered. Allow the burgers to marinade in this mixture for at least an hour.
   
   Then you can choose what you would like to add inside your burger like some of the following.

3. Onions grilled or raw
   Tomatoes
   Lettuce
   Alfalfa sprouts
   Different varieties of cheese
   Sauteed mushrooms (so delicious)
   Chillies
   Roasted peppers

4. Then there are also the condiments you can choose from to place in your burger. Whatever you choose you can create your special burger to your taste perfectly. Besides the ever famous burger there are other great things to have a fourth of July barbecue. Having grilled corn as a side dish is simple yet delicious. Also potato salad is always a hit and a great American classic. Here is my recipe for the best potato salad.

5. large potatoes (boiled and peeled) dices into small cubes
   10 eggs (boiled and diced)
   5 medium sized pickles diced
   3 stocks of celery cut into small pieces
   1 can of large black olives
   2 cups mayonnaise (more or less to your liking) you can use lite mayonnaise if you like
   1/4 cup regular yellow mustard
   1 tablespoon kosher salt (you can use regular as well)
   1 tablespoon sugar
   2 scallions cut in small pieces

6. Combine all the ingredients and mix well. Garnish with paprika on the top. If you need a larger amount double or even triple up the recipe.
   
   You also want to have a nice juicy watermelon to go with this great barbecue.

[FrazzledNanny]

on 2/23/2009 Thanks for the great recipes. I love new recipes. 5*