"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> 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.
>
> From reading your post I don't think you have any idea what a
> hamburger steak is, sonds like you're making meat loaf or salisbury
> steak... there is no recipe for hamburger steak and you cannot make a
> hamburger steak from preground mystery meat, you can but it will taste
> like crap. I prepare hamburger steaks very often, they contain
> nothing but freshly ground beef chuck that I grind myself, fried to
> medium rare in EVOO, they never fall apart. I tried grilling but I
> much prefer the results from frying. Each begins as a 12 ounce
> slightly oval 3/4" thk patty... add your choice of
> seasoning/condiments *after* they're cooked:
> http://i62.tinypic.com/ajp2k9.jpg

There are plenty of recipes for it and it would seem that the seasonings and
cooking it in the gravy are the differences between it and Salisbury steak.
I only buy grass fed, organic beef.