Post by nybirder on Jul 13, 2020 8:41:07 GMT -5
This is a really fast, basic recipe for those times when you don’t have much in the pantry or are in a hurry and need something to eat right away. Comfort food. For me, it used to be hamburger gravy over potatoes. I don’t know why I didn’t think of doing this sooner. Lots of opportunity to make it your own. I'd be tempted to let the juices evaporate and brown it at the end.It was fun reading where people went with this--I’ve included a few. A friend has made something similar for her family for years called “Slop” which includes some cream of mushroom soup and spinach. When her kids wanted to know what they were having for supper, she told them “Slop”--and the name stuck! I wouldn't be surprised if some of you make your own version.
Hamburger Hash
allrecipes.com/recipe/25409/hamburger-hash
4
1 pound ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 pound potatoes, cut into small chunks
2 tablespoons beef bouillon
Water to cover
Brown beef and onion in a large saucepan until meat is no longer pink. Add potatoes, bouillon and water to cover.
Cover saucepan, lower heat and let simmer for 30 minutes, or until potatoes are tender and water has been absorbed.
Per Serving:
357.7 calories; 27 g protein; 24.7 g carbohydrates; 78.4 mg cholesterol; 734.9 mg sodium.
Comments:
I doubled this and added a bit of garlic and this recipe came out exactly as I anticipated. After reading through the reviews and looking at the submitted photo's I realize technique and expectation varies widely. Some are adding thickeners to make a gravy and describe it as stew like when I was after something like popping a can of hash. I diced the the potato and onion very small for starters and left some of the fat after browning the beef and onion. I brought it to a low simmer and stirred occasionally uncovered until all the liquid was gone and it started to brown a little (took about an hour). I refrigerated it overnight and in the morning made patties and pan fried them in a bit of olive oil until crusty on both sides but soft in the middle. Absolutely delicious topped with a couple eggs.
This was good comfort food, nothing fancy but good. I made a few changes: I added a little garlic powder to the hamburger as it was browning, after hamburger browned-I added the potatoes and browned them as well. Color was better. Then I added some Worcestershire sauce to the beef broth and cooked uncovered until the broth almost evaporated.
This is a sure a quick easy meal; however, it is very plain. I ended up using advice of others reviewers and putting in cream of mushroom, Worcestershire, Lawrys, black pepper, and several different seasonings to spice it up. Another plus: great leftovers.
This has become a family favorite. I didn't think it could get much easier, but I was in a hurry last night and substituted a pound of frozen hashbrowns for the potatoes and it worked just fine. I also add Worcestershire sauce as well as garlic and onion. We will also top it with cheese sometimes. Thanks for sharing!
I used other reviewers advice and I added garlic salt Worchestershire sauce and cornstarch at the end. I also used Cavender's spice--I put Cavender's spice on everything. In the end I put salsa and cheese on top. The salsa really brings out the flavor it almost makes it takes like some imaginary authentic Mexican dish. I will be keeping this one for the next time that I'm low in stock in the pantry. Thanks!
This turned out very well w/ some tweeks and additions. First, I didn't want mushy potatoes, so I cubed 2 potatoes w/ the skin on and browned them in olive oil. In a separate pan, I browned the meat, onions, some red bell pepper and garlic, along w/ garlic powder & onion powder. When that was done, I drained the fat & added the browned potatoes. then I added about 1/2 pkg. of Lipton onion soup and maybe a third cup of water and cooked a little longer. Delicious! I served corn on the side, but you could add that as well. This did not have a gravy to it, but tasted sooo good.
We really liked this...i did add celery salt garlic salt garlic and Worcestershire sauce to it and i bet around 1/3-1/2 cup of corn starch to thicken it up..it was very good...will make again when i need a quick dinner...thanks for sharing.. =)
This was great with leftover taco meat - seasoned it right up! We topped it with a little cheese sour cream salsa and avocado.
This is a sure a quick easy meal; however, it is very plain. I ended up using advice of others reviewers and putting in cream of mushroom, Worcestershire, Lawrys, black pepper, and several different seasonings to spice it up. Another plus: great leftovers.
