Hamburger Steaks with Brown Gravy

The BEST recipe for Hamburger Steaks made from fresh ground beef with an easy, homemade brown gravy.

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Can you think of many things that are better than brown gravy? I would, honest to God, choose a plate of rice and gravy with a side of black-eyed peas and fresh sliced tomatoes over filet mignon. I’m not even kidding.

And, ummm... I'm  not trying to brag or anything but... if there's ONE thing I'm great at, it's making gravy. If they had a cooking competition for gravy, I could win that sucker blind-folded and drunk with one hand tied behind my back.

Making biscuits? Negative. Cooking a steak to the perfect temperature without cutting it to peak inside? Dumb luck if I do. Decorating beautiful cakes with hand-piped icing? No way. But making gravy? Oh yeah, that's my jam.

You can make brown gravy from just about any kind of meat that’s cooked to yield pan drippings. I guess that’s why we just call it “brown” gravy because you can’t really pigeonhole it into just beef, pork or chicken gravy.

Sometimes I add onions to this but the white onions I had on-hand were wicked strong and I didn't want to overpower the taste of the gravy. If you want to add onions, just slice a medium onion into rings and add to the pan while you’re searing your hamburger steaks.

If you love gravy, double the recipe below. I always eyeball my roux when making gravy like this. I add enough flour to the pan drippings to make it about the consistency of ketchup, cook the four until light brown then add broth or water, while constantly whisking, until it's the thickness that I'm after.

Recipe for Hamburger Steaks with Brown Gravy

Here are some of my favorite sides to serve with Hamburger Steaks & Brown Gravy:

• Southern Style Potato Salad - Classic potato salad with boiled eggs, mayo, a dab of relish and a touch of mustard.
• Slow Cooker Pinto Beans - Tender, saucy, slow cooked pinto beans perfect with a little diced onion on top.
• Green Beans & Potatoes - Southern style slow cooked green beans cooked with bacon, onions and potatoes.
• Southern Style Mac & Cheese - Custard style baked macaroni and cheese with eggs and evaporated milk.
• Black-Eyed Peas - Slow cooked black-eyed peas cooked with ham or bacon until saucy and tender.
• Fried Cabbage - Chopped fresh cabbage sauteed in bacon grease seasoned with simple salt and pepper.

Hamburger Steaks with Brown Gravy

Yield: 4 Servings

Author: Mandy Rivers | South Your Mouth

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 20 MinTotal time: 30 Min

The BEST recipe for Hamburger Steaks made from fresh ground beef with an easy, homemade brown gravy.

Ingredients

Hamburger Steaks:

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Brown Gravy:

• 1/4 cup pan drippings
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 14-oz cans beef broth
• Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

Make the steaks:

1. Crumble ground beef in a medium bowl and add salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder; mix by hand until seasoning is evenly distributed taking care not to over-work the meat. Shape ground beef into four thin hamburger steaks (about 1/2 inch thick).
2. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Once the pan is good and hot, cook steaks on each side for 4-5 minutes or until nicely seared. Remove steaks to a plate and set aside (do not worry if they are cooked through, they will finish cooking in the gravy).

Make the gravy:

1. Reduce frying pan temperature to medium. Pour off pan drippings into a cup or bowl, measure 1/4 cup of the drippings then add back to the pan (the hamburgers should yield 1/4 cup of pan drippings but if you’re short, add vegetable oil or butter).
2. Add flour to pan then whisk to incorporate. Continue cooking and whisking for about 3-5 minutes or until roux is medium brown.
3. Add beef stock and continue whisking for 2-3 minutes or until gravy starts to thicken a little (gravy will be thin). Add salt and pepper to taste.
4. Add hamburger steaks to gravy, reduce heat to medium-low then continue cooking, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until meat juices run clear and gravy has reduced and thickened.
5. Serve with white rice or mashed potatoes.

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