HAMBURGER STEAK AND GRAVY

My family loves hamburger steak and it is such a comfort food. There are so many different variations but  this is our favorite.

Steak Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1teaspoon minced onion

1/2 cup quick-cooking oats

1/4 cup flour

2 tablespoons oil

 

Gravy Ingredients:

1 package onion soup mix

1 small onion, peeled and chopped

3 1/2 cups water

4 ounce can mushroom pieces, drained

Flour leftover from dredging steaks.

 

In a large mixing bowl combine ground beef, egg, salt, pepper, garlic powder, minced onion, oats. (I mix this up with my hands)  Make into about 4 hamburger steaks and dredge in the 1/4 cup flour. Heat oil in skillet and brown steaks on both sides.  Remove to a plate.  Add the gravy “fixins” to your skillet, bring to a boil, stirring to mix well. Add steaks back to the skillet, turn heat to simmer and let cook about 30 to 35 minutes on low heat.

 

Makes 4 steaks depending on size you make them.  Serve with mashed potatoes, rice or noodles.  Enjoy!

 

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YUMMY PUMPKIN FRITTERS

Pumpkin is one of my favorite things and in the fall of the year I can’t get enough of it.  These pumpkin fritters sprinkled with confectionery sugar are a treat your whole family will enjoy. They never last long at my house.

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ginger

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon allspice

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 large eggs

2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

3/4 cup buttermilk

3/4 cup 100% pumpkin (Not the pumpkin pie mix)

1 cup oil (I use Canola)

 

In a large bowl whisk together flour, spices, baking powder, salt and brown sugar.  Add eggs, butter, vanilla, buttermilk and pumpkin. Mix well with a spoon.  Heat your oil in a skillet till sizzling. I use an ice cream scoop to dip batter into oil.  Fry to golden brown on one side, then turn and cook the other side.  Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.  Sprinkle with confectionery sugar while still warm.  Makes about 1 1/2 dozen fritters depending on size you make them.  Enjoy!

 

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CHICKEN FRIED STEAK AND GRAVY

Chicken fried steak is one of my favorite dishes served with mashed potatoes and gravy.  Someone asked me for the recipe recently and I was totally surprised that I did not have it on my blog.  I guess I thought everyone knew how to make this great dish.  There is not a lot to it and you can use cube steak, beef chuck steak, boneless sirloin, or round steak.  The picture above is of cubed steak chicken fried.

4 to 6 cubed steaks

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Pinch cayenne (Optional)

2 eggs

1/4 to 1/2 cup cooking oil (I use Canola)

1 1/2 cups milk

 

In a flat dish or pan (I use a pie pan) combine flour, salt, black pepper, garlic powder and cayenne.  Whisk together.  Break the 2 eggs into a separate bowl.  Dip steaks in egg and then flour mixture. (I only do this once but some people dip in the egg, then flour, then egg again and flour again).  Make sure they are well coated with flour.  In a skillet on top of the stove heat oil to sizzling.(When you put a drop of water in oil it sizzles). Add steaks to hot oil being very careful since oil is so hot.  Cook 4 to 6 minutes on each side until golden brown.  Remove steaks to a plate and cover to keep warm.  Pour hot oil from skillet until you have only about 4 tablespoons remaining along with the browned crumbs and such in the pan. Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of the leftover flour  to the drippings and stir to mix well.  Add 2 cups milk and cook to boiling.  Remove when gravy gets to desired thickness.  Pour gravy over cooked steaks and serve.  Makes 4 to 6 servings.  Enjoy!

 

Note:  Steaks should be about 1/4 inch thick. You can tenderize by pounding with a meat tenderizer tool.

 

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FRIED POTATO CAKES

We love potato cakes. I always use leftover mashed potatoes to make these little cakes.  They are great as appetizers with Honey Mustard Sauce or Salsa, for breakfast or just anytime.

2 cups mashed potatoes

1 egg

1 small onion or several green onions, chopped

1/4 teaspoon black pepper (can use cayenne)

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup oil for frying

 

Mix all ingredients except the oil into the potatoes.  Make into patties.  Fry in hot oil until browned on both sides.  Makes about 12 patties.  Enjoy!

 

Note:  Can add chopped bacon or ham and shredded cheese.

 

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