COUNTRIES/PLACE'S series -USA

Capital City: Washington, D.C.

Population: 331 million people

President: Donald Trump

Area: 9147420 sq. Km in 2018

Holidays: New Year's Day, Nurses Day, Labor Day, Inauguration Day, National Day of Prayer, Grandparent's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Mother's Day, Citizenship Day, Groundhog Day, Armed Forces Day, National Children's Day, Super Bowl Sunday, Juneteenth, Columbus Day, Valentine's Day, Father's Day, Boss's Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Sweetest Day, St. Patrick's Day, Independence Day, Mother-in-Law's Day, April Fool's Day, Parent's Day, New Year's Day and many more!

USA national dish: Hamburger

RECIPE: hamburger

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 4 people

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 pounds 80% lean 20% fat ground beef or ground chuck

• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

• 1 1/2 teaspoons seasoning salt

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

• Optional: 4 slices of cheese

• 4 hamburger buns

• Optional: hamburger toppings - lettuce tomato, onion, pickles, ketchup, mustard, mayo, etc.

Directions:

1. Preheat the grill to 375 degrees F (medium-high).

2. In a large bowl, add the beef. Sprinkle evenly with the Worcestershire sauce, seasoning salt, garlic powder, and pepper.
   Use your hands to mix the ingredients until they are just combined.

3. Divide the meat mixture into fourths. Take 1/4 of the meat mixture and use your hands to press it into the shape of a hamburger patty that is about 3/4 inch thick. Make an indention in the middle of the patty to prevent bulging in the center of the hamburger as it cooks. Repeat with the remaining meat mixture, making 4 hamburgers.

4. Place the burgers on the grill. Cook 4-5 minutes on the first side. Flip the burgers over and cook an additional 4-5 minutes, until the burgers have reached the desired doneness.*

5. If adding cheese, lay a slice of cheese on each burger patty about 1 minute before taking the burgers off the grill, so the cheese has a chance to melt.

6. Serve the burgers on hamburger buns with optional hamburger toppings.

ENJOY!!!

5 interesting facts:

1. Mount Rushmore is located in the USA. You can visit it for an iconic view of the faces of four presidents, carved into the rock.
   

2. Old Glory was designed by a high school student.

3. It has no official language.

4. 100 acres of pizza are served there every day.

5. The USA uses about 17% of the Earth’s energy.

Hope this was interesting to read! Let me know what other countries/ places I should do in the comments below, thank you!