Hamburger Steak with Creamy Onion Gravy

By Becky Jo

A diner classic and a southern favorite, seasoned ground beef patties cooked with caramelized onion and gravy is a belly-pleaser.

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 pounds of ground chuck
• 3/4 cup of onion, chopped
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon Tiger Sauce, or hot pepper sauce, or to taste, optional
• 1 teaspoon of seasoned salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoons freshly cracked black pepper
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoons freshly cracked black pepper
• 1/3 About 1/3 cup of all purpose flour, for dipping the patties in
• 3 tablespoons of canola oil
• 1 large onion, halved and sliced
• 1 cup of beef broth
• 1 cup of water
• 1/4 teaspoon of seasoned salt
• Additional freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/4 cup of all purpose flour, for the gravy
• 2 cups of sliced mushrooms, optional

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 45mins
Adapted from deepsouthdish.com

Preparation

Step 1

You can be thin & wrinkly, or you can have another bowl of banana pudding and fluff that stuff out!

Hamburger steak should be in everybody's go-to recipe box and this one is the best ever. Seriously! I know that's a bold statement, but to be honest, it always gets a boatload of compliments, and isn't that what we're all after in this anyway? Hamburger steak is a common southern meal because it's fast and easy and a super delicious comfort food when you put an onion gravy in the mix. This recipe uses fresh ground chuck to form into the hamburger patties, but certainly pre-made hamburger steak patties, would make an easy go of this dish, and for a speedy transition to dinnertime during the week.

While the onions are cookin', mix together 1 cup of beef broth and 1 cup of water, or just use 2 cups of water alone, with some seasoned salt and pepper.

Add the flour to the seasoned water and whisk that all together well.

Slowly add the flour and seasoned water mixture to the onions...

...and start stirring it up.

Cook and stir the mixture and bring it up to a boil.

Keep stirring.

Reduce the heat to simmer, cover them bad boys and let 'em cook for another 20 minutes or so.

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Heat the oil over medium high in a large heavy-bottomed stainless skillet. In a medium sized bowl, combine the ground chuck, chopped onion, egg, hot sauce, seasoned salt, garlic powder and pepper. Shape into 4 to 6 equal sized patties. Dip each patty into the flour and cook until browned on both sides; remove and set those aside.

Add the sliced onions to the skillet and cook over medium heat until lightly caramelized, stirring regularly. Whisk together the beef broth and water with 1/4 cup of flour, 1/2 teaspoon of seasoned salt and pepper to taste until well combined. Pour into the skillet with the onions and stir constantly, until mixture begins to thicken.

Return the hamburger steaks to the skillet, turn to coat, add sliced mushrooms if using, and reduce heat to simmer. Cook, covered, for about 20 minutes longer. Serve with

, or a mixed garden salad on the side.

If you find that you need a binder, add in some fresh bread crumbs to the ground beef. If using pre-made hamburger steak patties, omit the onion, egg and hot sauce, and sprinkle both sides of the patties with the seasoned salt, garlic powder and pepper, pressing in the seasoning a bit. Then dip each patty in the flour and proceed with the remaining recipe.

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Brings me back to dinners from a small town in northwest GA. I will make this soon for my two daughters just to remind them of thier roots. Thanks!

wow those look really good. Like Neely, I have not had these in years, now the craving starts. Thanks for the clear easy to follow directions

YUM! I think I'm going to make these tonight.

Mary, I tried this yummy-sounding recipe last night. LOVED IT!!! It was wonderful with mashed potatoes, and steamed squash, zuchini, carrots and onions. Funny thing: I was cleaning up the kitchen counter while the steaks simmered, and found the egg hiding behind a jar - so it never made it into the meat mixture. It was still good, though!

Hi Sunni - it's just a more coarse salt than table salt - just salt to taste. Any seasoning measurements that I give on my site are suggestions really, so just use some, then taste & add more if needed.

Thanks Erin! Glad you enjoyed it - it's a definite favorite in our house that's for sure. Sweet chili sauce would be very similar to Tiger Sauce which is pretty much really just a sweet hot sauce. It's just a nice spicy sweet addition but could be eliminated or simply substituted with regular hot sauce. Thanks again for taking the time to comment too!!

I made these tonight on a whim... they are the BEST hamburger steaks I have ever made. I didn't have the Tiger Sauce, I used chili sauce and hot sauce combined to equal the amount. I did add about 1/4 cup of dried breadcrumbs to my meat mixture. Awesome recipe!! Thank you so much!

to add a little bam you could use some Worcestershire sauce an some mushrooms in the gravy too.just the way it is though makes my mouth water with a big scoop of smashed taters with that gravy all over it!!! man

Looks tasty,I think I'd add some Worcestershire sauce to kinda bump of the flavor a little more,but I'd still lick my plate clean the way it's made. :)

I'm making this recipe right now as I type this. Quick question - I'm a bit unclear as to if you fully cook the patties in the beginning or *only* brown the outside. We just browned both sides per your instructions and now they're simmering in the gravy. About ten minutes into the simmer, I noticed red blood from the partially cooked beef floating in the gravy. :( Kinda freaks me out. Is this normal?

Hi Carly! I'm sorry if my instructions weren't very clear. No, you aren't fully cooking the patties, only browning them to get them started cooking, so make sure your pan is hot so that there is a good sear on them. Then you remove them and set aside on a plate while you make the gravy. Once you return them to the gravy you should turn them to coat them with the gravy, then cover the skillet so that they finish cooking. Did you do all of those steps? Finishing them in the gravy helps to keep the patties nice and tender while they finish cooking. If you notice the juices pooling on top, simply turn them.

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