Hamburger Steak with Onion Gravy
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Hamburger Steak with Onion Gravy
 Beef patties simmered in onion gravy, diner style. Mix together in a large bowl until combined: 1 pound ground beef ¼ cup bread crumbs 1 egg 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce ½ teaspoon seasoned salt ½ teaspoon onion powder ½ teaspoon garlic powder ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper Form into 8 balls and flatten into patties. Heat in a large skillet over medium heat: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil Add the patties and onion: 1 cup thinly sliced onion Fry until the patties are nicely browned, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer the beef patties to a plate, and keep warm. Sprinkle over the onions and drippings in the skillet: 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour Stir in the flour with a fork. Scrape the browned bits of beef off the bottom of the skillet while stirring. Gradually mix in: 1 cup beef broth 1 tablespoon cooking sherry Season with: ½ teaspoon seasoned salt Simmer and stir over medium-low heat until the gravy thickens, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, return the patties to the gravy, and cover. Simmer until cooked through, about 15 minutes. Serve. |
Hamburg Steaks (served as Broiled Meat Cakes) public domain crumb: seasoned chopped-beef cakes, browned in a pan The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book includes “Hamburg Steaks (served as Broiled Meat Cakes)”. Fannie Merritt Farmer wrote it (1896). Fannie Farmer wrote this standard American cookbook with level measurements. Project Gutenberg has its public-domain text. Differences: Both shape seasoned ground beef, with onion and optional egg, into patties and brown them. The online recipe holds the patties together with bread crumbs. It adds Worcestershire, garlic and onion powder. It then makes a pan gravy thickened with flour, with sliced onions, beef broth and sherry. It simmers the patties in the gravy. Farmer serves her Hamburg steaks with just butter and no gravy. So the dish eats very differently. |
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Hamburger Steak with Onion Gravy
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Servings: 4 · Prep 15 min · Cook 25 min · Total 40 min
We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card.
Beef patties simmered in onion gravy, diner style.
Mix together in a large bowl until combined:
1 pound ground beef
¼ cup bread crumbs
1 egg
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon seasoned salt
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon garlic powder
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
Form into 8 balls and flatten into patties.
Heat in a large skillet over medium heat:
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Add the patties and onion:
1 cup thinly sliced onion
Fry until the patties are nicely browned, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer the beef patties to a plate, and keep warm.
Sprinkle over the onions and drippings in the skillet:
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Stir in the flour with a fork. Scrape the browned bits of beef off the bottom of the skillet while stirring. Gradually mix in:
1 cup beef broth
1 tablespoon cooking sherry
Season with:
½ teaspoon seasoned salt
Simmer and stir over medium-low heat until the gravy thickens, about 5 minutes.
Reduce the heat to low, return the patties to the gravy, and cover. Simmer until cooked through, about 15 minutes.
Serve.
Citations
- Allrecipes · Hamburger Steak with Onions and Gravy: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/78370/hamburger-steak-with-onions-and-gravy/
- Budget Bytes · Salisbury Steak: https://www.budgetbytes.com/salisbury-steak/
- X · @AskChefDennis: https://x.com/AskChefDennis/status/2099136077898367420
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Hamburger+Steak+with+Onion+Gravy+recipe
Cookbook ancestor
- Affiliate: buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1616085436?tag=recipeancesto-20
- Reference: The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896). Publisher: Skyhorse, 2012 edition, hardcover, ISBN 978-1616085438.
We put this together for personal use. See the citations.
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Ancestor recipe (public domain)Hamburg Steaks (served as Broiled Meat Cakes): ancestor recipe (public domain) From: The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896) seasoned chopped-beef cakes, browned in a pan |
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- Hamburger Steak with Onion Gravy
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- Reasonably similar, but will taste different
- Ancestor
- Hamburg Steaks (served as Broiled Meat Cakes)
- Source
- The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
- Differences
Both shape seasoned ground beef, with onion and optional egg, into patties and brown them. The online recipe holds the patties together with bread crumbs. It adds Worcestershire, garlic and onion powder. It then makes a pan gravy thickened with flour, with sliced onions, beef broth and sherry. It simmers the patties in the gravy. Farmer serves her Hamburg steaks with just butter and no gravy. So the dish eats very differently.
- Online sources
- Allrecipes · Hamburger Steak with Onions and Gravy
Budget Bytes · Salisbury Steak
X · @AskChefDennis
web writeups - Date
- Sep 2026
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896).
Fannie Farmer wrote this standard American cookbook with level measurements. Project Gutenberg has its public-domain text.