On Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 2:42:58 AM UTC-7, Julie Bove wrote:
> Just curious how you make yours. I made some yesterday that were a bit of a
> fail for two reasons. One, the patties didn't stay together and two, the
> taste was off. I used sort of a compilation of recipes and added a little
> bit of ketchup and Worcestershire sauce. I think those two things were a
> mistake! I also added bread crumbs to the meat and that may have
> contributed to them not staying together. I made with with brown gravy
> (from scratch) and a lot of onions. Only other things that I added were
> salt, pepper, parsley and some dried onions to the meat. No cream soup or
> egg. Would have been a really good meal had it not been for the slightly
> off flavor.

Julie, I think you PLAN for failure when you cook. Adding stupid stuff to what should be a simple procedure guarantees that your 'family' will reject it.
So-called hamburger steak is one of the easiest things to make...even I can make it. Why do you change the recipes anyway? Do you believe the authors erred?