Happy Memorial Day to you all! We remember all of the heroes who have served and who are actively serving for our country. They are the reason we are free. God bless each and every one of them and their loved ones. Their bravery should never go unnoticed.
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Switching gears….
Did you know that May is National Barbecue Month?! Austin, Texas-based Stubb’s Legendary Bar-B-Q reached out to me to see if I would like to help them celebrate the kickoff of BBQ season. Of course I would! We are all about BBQ’ing all year round over here.
Craft-made Stubb’s, the leader in authentic BBQ sauces, rubs and marinades, is the only nationally available BBQ sauce brand (available in 85% grocery stores) to carry the Gluten-Free Organization Certification seal and contain no high fructose corn syrup (the first ingredient in most national BBQ sauce brands.) The company is also working with the Non-GMO Project to verify its line!
I have seen Stubb’s sauce on the shelves but have always reached for the brands I recognize, not even minding the label very often which is something I normally read! After buying the Stubb’s sauce and comparing the labels between the two, my mind was blown. I am convinced I will never buy any other brand. Besides the above mentioned nutritional details, Stubb’s BBQ sauce also has HALF of the sugar grams in their sauce! I mean comparing 16 grams to 8 grams! That’s a lot!
Stubb’s offers a variety of bar-b-q sauces, marinades, liquid smokes, rubs, cooking sauces, anytime sauces, and more.
So far I’ve only tried three of their products, but I am THRILLED to have learned about this brand and can’t wait to try more!
Along with providing coupons for me to try out their products, Stubb’s also sent me a bunch of great recipes to try! I decided to try their Cowboy Burger recipe first which included Stubb’s Smokey Mesquite BBQ sauce, their Beef Marinated, Mesquite Liquid Smoke, and Beef Rub.
Here is the recipe!
Ingredients
2.5 lbs ground beef
1/4 cup Stubb’s Smokey Mesquite Bar-B-Q Sauce
2 Tbsp. Stubb’s Beef Marinade
1/4 tsp. Stubb’s Mesquite Liquid Smoke (optional)
1 tsp Stubb’s Beef Rub
1 large yellow onion, cut into slices
Shredded cheddar cheese
Bacon slices, cooked crisp
Onion Rolls or Hamburger Buns
Toppings of your choice
Cooking Instructions
In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, Bar-B-Q sauce, Stubb’s Beef Marinade, liquid smoke (optional) and Stubb’s Beef Spice Rub. Use your hands to mix well. Once combined, separate the mixture to make six patties. Make a slight indent with your thumb in middle of each patty to keep it from swelling while on the grill.
Prepare your grill for direct medium-heat cooking. Lightly oil the grates and place your burger on the grill, indent side up. Cook burgers for 12-14 minutes or until preferred doneness (160°F) turning once during cooking. While burgers are cooking, add the onion slices to the grill and cook until lightly charred and soft, turning once. Also toast the buns.
To serve, top burgers with Bar-B-Q sauce, bacon, grilled onion and shredded cheese. Add additional toppings to your liking.
TIP: To cook the bacon for this burger, line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lay bacon on top. Cook in a preheated oven at 375°F for 15-20 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel lined plate to cool.
K, so I forgot the bacon but would you believe that I hardly even missed it?! This burger packs SO much flavor! I was so excited about it I repeatedly said to Dana, “omg this is so good” and snuck in bites of extra burger once I was done with mine.
And another confession, when I thawed out the ground beef from the freezer, I accidentally grabbed one pack of ground chicken and one pack of ground beef. I realized it once I was pouring the sauces on the meat. I made sure to cook the burgers to well-done because of this.
It’s okay though because they turned out GREAT. The burgers just shrunk more than usual. They started off the size of this sandwich bun, and ended up like this…
I savored every bite of this baby.
YUM! I’m not kidding I am CRAZY about this flavor! No more boring burgers this summer!!!
Do you want to try Stubb’s sauce for your next BBQ?! Here’s your chance to win some coupons for free Stubb’s products!
To enter to win, write a comment on this post telling me your favorite summer BBQ foods. Bonus points if you share this post on Facebook or Twitter (make sure and comment on this post if you do so to get an extra entry!).
Giveaway will close Thursday, May 28th at 9 pm central time. I will choose one winner on Friday May 29th!
Let’s hear it!
Well how convenient, because I am moving to Austin very soon! I would love to try this sauce. My favorite BBQ foods are ribs, burgers, baked beans, and fresh fruit
My favorites are BBQ chicken and BBQ ribs — Stubbs is great for both! Sides of potato salad and I’m good to go!
I tweeted
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I adore grilled pork chops (bone in!) slathered in Bar-B-Q sauce with corn and potato salad.
In the summer I love BBQ ribs on the grill and homemade peach pie! Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
Erin
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Erin
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Mmmm!!! I love a good BBQ sauce 🙂 I am currently loving grilled chicken topped with BBQ or ranch dressing mixed with BBQ – So good on salads with spinach, grilled corn, tomatoes, beans and chicken!
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My favorite thing to barbecue are rope sausage. I love the charred bbq taste. The sauce can make or break the meat, and it looks like Stubb’s has a great assortment of flavors.
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My favorites are barbecue chicken and barbecue ribs. I love to have them with sides of fresh corn on the cob and fruit salad.
I love BBQ chicken!
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We like bbq ribs and chicken, creamy slaw, corn on the cob, salads made with home-grown tomatoes…
My favorite thing to BBQ is ribs. I bet this sauce would make them taste really good!
i want all the shredded barbecue chicken with watermelon! We love barbecue in my house!
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Erin
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I love corn on the cob on the grill.
The BBQ sauces look great! My favorite BBQ food is grilled Mexican corn on the cob. I could eat it every day during the summer!
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I love BBQ ribs.
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