Janie Smith
Cedartown, GA

Alas Burger Flavor Marinade

Ingredients:
1 large bowl, gloves for hands, and flat plate
2 lbs of ground chuck, or ground beef
2 cloves garlic finely diced
1 small vidalia onion sliced and chopped thin
3 fresh small portabella mushrooms sliced thin
1 egg beaten
1 tsp worchester sauce
1 tsp grill seasoning
1 piece of white bread sliced and diced into small pieces
1 tsp of honey
1 tsp of hot sauce (any brand will work)
1 tsp of olive oil

Directions:
Preheat indoor grill pan or outside grill to 350.  Using kitchen
gloves break apart meat and seperate in the big kitchen bowl.  Mix
garlic cloves, onion, mushrooms, egg, worchester sauce, grill
seasoning, bread, honey and hot sauce together with hamburger meat. 
Mix ingredients together cover bowl and allow meat and mixture to set
for 20 minutes in refrigerator.  Remove from refrigerator and mix
well again.  Divide meat into 4-6 portions depending on how large
you want the burgers.
 
Gather meat in hand and gently massage before rolling around in hand
and then patting out into a large burger.  Place on preheated grill
pan or grill.  Cook 3 minutes on one side and turn over.  Once burger
is turned over apply olive oil to it.  Remove from grill and serve
with fresh vegetable or homeade fries.

John Pollette
Dunnellon, FL

Ingredients:
1/8 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon oregano
1/8 teaspoon mexican chili powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon cumin
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon fresh groud black pepper
dash of ground coriander
dash of ground ginger
1/8 cup of soy sauce
1/8 cut teryaki sauce
2 tablespoons of bourbon
1 tablespoon of bacon drippings – (you can substitute a good olive oil)
couple dashes of tobasco

Directions:
Mix all the dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl.  Add the liquids and stir to incorporate.  Take a one gallon size resealable plastic bag and add the mixture.  Then add 2 steaks and remove all possible air within the bag without spilling any of the marinade.  Be sure that both steaks are coated extremely well and place in a shallow pan in the fridge.  Marinate from 4 to 12 hours.  Depending on your preference of the intensity of flavors.  Then cook to desired doneness. 

Richard Tortora
Harrington, DE

Oriental Honey Mustard Grilled Steak

Ingredients:
1/3 cup dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons prepared brown mustard
1/4 cup honey
Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:
Slather 2 to 4 steaks with the prepared mustard, more or less to taste.  Marinate in bag or container with dark soy sauce for 1 to 2 hours in the refrigerator.  Heat the honey in the microwave for a few seconds to make it pourable and drizzle onto both sides of steak.  Grill over medium high heat.  The grate marks will brown quickly so rotate your steaks 45 degrees after 1 or 2 minutes to create cross hatch grill marks.  Flip and repeat on the other side of your steaks.  Remove the steaks from the grill and let rest for 10 minutes while kept warm and covered.  Serve medium rare.  If you like well done, make a pot roast.