Football Sunday and Burgers

Today was going to be about football. We were going to have some friends over so we decided burgers would be the best idea for food since the slight thought of delivery pizza made us dry heave. I love making burgers because I think I get a little better at them every time. I do whatever Bobby Flay tells me to do with some minor tweaks. I decided to use my new crinkle cutter and make fries out of some of the russets and sweet potatoes we received in our organic crate--I won't be giving that recipe because they were not great--I'll be trying again lol

Simple Burgers
(makes 5 big burgers)
2lbs 85% lean ground beef
1 egg
1 1/2 tbls McCormick Steak seasoning
1 tbls garlic powder
1 tbls hot sauce (i use chalula this is optional)
1 tbls dried oregano
olive oil for brushing
potato buns (they're the best)
romaine leaves
1 beefsteak tomato
1 red onion
your choice of condiments

mix the beef, egg, McC ss, garlic powder,hot sauce, oregano in a large bowl and really get everything in there. If you like your burgers with more pepper or salt then add more McC. ss. Make your patties and per Bobby Flays instructions make a small dent in the middle of the patty; it keeps the burger from shrinking up. brush the patties with a tiny bit of olive oil and let sit for about 10-20 min to get to room temp.
Grill them or go skillet style until preferred "doneness"
Top with veggies and condiments or be like my husband and add no nutritional value to your burger.
I usually like to put the buns in the broiler with a little butter and garlic powder for 3 min. Makes them nice and crispy (plus i love garlic!!)