Hamburger Gravy

My Mom used to make this, maybe she still does. But it's been a LONG time since I've had it. Truthfully I was going to make hamburger soup or stew with the hamburger I needed to use up, but Rick can't have anything that isn't soft right now, so no veggies and stuff....on to Plan B.

I made the hamburger into the smallest pieces I possibly could so he wouldn't have to do any chewing. (He had gum surgery a few days ago.) When the gravy was all done I poured it over mashed potatoes, and we had a satisfying meal that didn't require much chewing at all.

1.5 pounds hamburger, cooked and drained
1 box OR 2 cans of chicken broth (about 32 oz. total)
1 packet dry onion soup mix
2-3 shakes Worcestershire
1 C flour
1/2 C butter (one stick)
1 C milk

I would normally add real onions to this too, but didn't want anymore texture for Rick to deal with, so the dry onion soup mix will have to work. And it worked good. (For my picky relatives who don't like onions, no names shall be mentioned here, go ahead and use the dry onion soup mix anyway. You'll get the onion flavor without the onion texture.)

Brown your hamburger and drain it. Put the hamburger into your kettle and pour in the chicken stock, dry onion soup mix and Worcestershire.

In a separate skillet, add your butter and let it melt a little, then add the flour. Stir until it is smooth - it will be kind of pasty. (This mixture of flour and butter is called a Roux.)

Spoon the Roux into the hamburger mix, about 1/4 at a time and stir until smooth. I recommend using a whisk for stirring this. Add the milk, then heat through, continually stirring. You can leave it on simmer for several minutes, or serve right away.



The pigs are looking on , wondering if they are going to get to sample this? :)


This plate of food looks a little boring with just potatoes & gravy and some cottage cheese. Remember this plate of food is for someone who can't chew much right now. :)