Around our building at work, we’ve found that summer is a great time to build morale and grilling is how we do it. The tradition started a few years ago when a coworker and I grilled some burgers for lunch. It really caught on and now on Fridays, everyone brings $5 to pay for supplies and we grill what we call “Rat Burgers.” (That’s not the most appealing title, I understand, so here, we will call them “Rat’s Burgers.” I hope that’s better.)

It’s a great way to help people push through work Friday afternoon and just a great chance to get together. Try this recipe at your next office gathering or use it for that upcoming block party. The following recipe yields about five burgers.

Rat’s Burgers

1 pound ground beef (preferably 80% lean)

1 clove of garlic, diced

¼ white onion, diced (for a sweet option, use Vidalia onion)

2 dashes Worcestershire sauce

2 dashes A1 Steak Sauce

2 dashes of Lawry’s Seasoned Salt

1 dash of your favorite barbecue sauce

Dashes of salt and pepper

Combine ingredients thoroughly in a bowl. Form burger patties. Apply olive oil to grill to prevent sticking. Grill for 5-7 minutes per side, depending on how well done you would like them.

Rat is a personality on the Y94 Morning Playhouse, 93.7FM. You can listen to him weekday mornings from 5:45 a.m.-9 a.m. In his few moments of spare time, Rat enjoys making home improvements, along with cooking and adapting recipes.