Hamburgers With Brown Gravy Total Comfort Food Aka Meat Cakes

HAMBURGERS WITH BROWN GRAVY (TOTAL COMFORT FOOD AKA "MEAT CAKES" :)

Steps:

• Combine ground beef, bread, soup mix, salt, pepper, ketchup, garlic powder, parsley and eggs in a large bowl until well mixed.
• Prepare each burger with approx 1/3 cup of meat mixture and form into patties about 1/2 inch thick.
• Heat a 12" skillet over med-high heat and fry burgers for about 5 minutes on each side, until they are almost done.
• Remove burgers to a plate and discard all but about a tablespoon of drippings from skillet.
• Lower heat under skillet and prepare brown gravy with water in a bowl or measuring cup; slowly pour into skillet, stirring constantly, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom.
• When gravy has thickened, place burgers back in the pan and cover.
• Simmer for about 20 minutes, or until burgers are done.
• Serve with mashed potatoes or egg noodles.
• YUMMY!

HAMBURGERS IN GRAVY

Steps:

• Dice onion.
• Combine all ingredients in lg bowl.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Preheat a nice heavy fry pan on med heat. I prefer a good cast iron pan as I think it adds to the flavor. Add a few table spoons of canola oil to coat the pan.
• Form ground beef mix into tennis ball size patties, slightly flattening before placing into hot fry pan. Patties will sear nicely in the hot pan, turn over after 4 minutes or so. I like to really brown them on both sides. Don't worry if they sick a little -- it adds to the gravy. After browning to desired color, remove from pan and place in appropiate sized roaster. finish browning all beef mixture, adding slight amounts of oil as needed.
• After all are browned, add 2 cans of beef broth to drippings in fry pan. Heat to boiling.
• In the mean time place 1/2 cup of flour, Wondra gravy flour works best, in a x-large coffee mug, add cold water while mixing with a fork. Mixture should be thick like a milk shake. Add salt and pepper -- don't be afraid to use the pepper.
• Slowly add to boiling beef broth and dripping mixture in fry pan, wisking constantly, scraping up the bits stuck to the pan, re heat to boiling and reduce to simmering. allow to cook for 5 minutes to eliminate raw flour taste.
• Pour through a strainer over hamburgs in roasting pan and place in oven. Reduce heat to 275 and allow to bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• My family loves it served with mashed potatoes, canned corn and biscuts.

MEAT AND GRAVY

Steps:

• Brown hamburger meat in a large skillet.
• when completely brown, add spoonfuls of flour to soak up the grease.
• Mixture will look crumbly.
• Add a glass of water.
• Use a fork and stir in the water.
• This will make a very thick gravy.
• simmer on low for just a minute.
• Serve over toast.

MEAT CAKE

Steps:

• Saute first 3 ingredients till translucent and let cool.
• Mix together bread crumbs, milk, and eggs.
• Add in 1/2 can of the tomato paste till mixed inches.
• Add the sauteed vegetables.
• Mix in the worcestershire, Mrs. Dash and salt and pepper.
• By hand mix in the meat so it is well incorporated with all other ingredients.
• Pour into the pyrex and flatten out so is even through out the pan.
• In separate bowl mix together 1/2 cup ketchup and can of tomato sauce.
• Pour it on top of of the cake and bake at 350 degrees for one hour.
• In sauce pan mix the rest of the tomato paste with 1 cup water.
• Follow the rest of the directions on the gravy mix.
• Serve the tomato gravy with the meat cake.