Pan fried hamburger steaks, smothered with sauted onion and topped with a homemade pan gravy. This recipe is the perfect diner-style meal.
Growing up Hamburger Steak with Gravy was one of my favorite meals and also one of the first recipes my mother taught me to cook. Simple country cookin' and old fashioned comfort food has always been a favorite of mine. You know all those recipes that your mom and grandmother use to cook that immediately remind you of home. Goodness, there's nothing better in my book!
What I love most about this hamburger steak recipe is that it calls for basic ingredients that you probably have on hand right now in your pantry. That was the one thing I loved about my mothers cooking how, she could take simple ingredients and cheap cuts of meat and turn them into delicious dinner meals.
Most anytime we stop at a diner, beef tips or hamburger steak and gravy is usually what I order. It never does compare to my mother's recipe and the gravy is always different, so making it at home is always so much better.
Traditionally hamburger steak and gravy is smothered with onions and served with mashed potatoes or rice, but I have served it over noodles as well. Pair with a cooked vegetable, fresh sliced garden tomatoes and biscuit bread to complete your meal. If you're looking for a simple dish to dress up ground beef this is definitely the recipe for you! Let's get started.
Return the patties and the cooked onions back to the skillet. cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 30 minutes or until the patties are cooked through and the gravy thickens up a bit.
Serve with mashed potatoes, pasta or rice. These delicious refrigerator pickles or this Summer Squash Relish made with garden fresh vegetables is also wonderful served on the side.
Yield: 4-6
Hamburger Steaks with Onions & Gravy
Pan fried hamburger steaks, topped with sauteed onion's and smothered in a homemade pan gravy. This recipe is the perfect diner-style meal.
Prep time: 20 MinCook time: 35 MinTotal time: 55 Min
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef or chuck
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1 (16 ounce) can beef broth
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce or to taste
- additional 1 1/2 tablespoon flour for gravy
Instructions
- In a large bowl mix together the ground beef, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Don't over mix or the meat will be tough.
- Form into 6 balls and flatten into a patties. Using your finger, make a hole in the middle of each of the patties (this prevents shrinkage) and then dust the patties with flour on both sides.
- Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Get the skillet nice and hot, add the patties and cook on each side until brown and seared.
- Push the patties to the side while they cook and add the sliced onion. Cook the onions until lightly golden and translucent.
- Remove patties and cooked onions to a plate, reserving a bit of the grease and cooked bits of meat.
- Add 1 1/2 tablespoons flour and mix using
- a whisk making sure to scrape up all the cooked bits.
- Add the beef broth and Worcestershire sauce, stirring (using whisk) together until blended.
- Return the patties and the onions back to the skillet, cover,
- reduce heat to low and simmer for about 30 minutes
- or until the patties are cooked through and the gravy thickens up a bit.
- Serve with mashed potatoes or rice.
14 comments
I lightened it up by using 'lean ground sirloin'. I also used 'lower sodium' liquids, and it was still incredible! I served it over (lightly) buttered egg noodles....to which I added some grated Parmesan cheese and finely chopped Italian parsley.
I wish that people who have NOT made a recipe would STOP writing (and wasting our time) to read: "Sounds Good", "I Plan To Make It", and several other brainless comments. I bet you 10 to 1, they'll never make it!
did have all the ingredients on hand. It reminded me of times past having dinner with loved ones that have long left me.