Poor Man's Steak

Close up fork in a flavorful Poor man's hamburger steak with a simple gravy on a bed of mashed potatoes on a white plate.

Hamburgers are enhanced with onions and bread crumbs, then coated with flour and lightly fried before baking like steaks in a pan with a simple mushroom gravy to create Poor Man's Steaks.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword Poor Mans Steak

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 15

Servings steak patties

Calories 299kcal

Author Jennifer Osterholt

Ingredients

Steaks

2 pounds hamburger
1 cup onion chopped
2/3 cup milk
2/3 cup bread crumbs or saltine crackers
2 teaspoons seasoned salt

Brown in a Skillet

1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons butter

Gravy

10.5 ounce can cream of mushroom soup
2 tablespoons water

Instructions

Steaks

Coat a 10 x 15" or slightly smaller rimmed baking sheet with non-stick baking spray.
Mix together ground beef, onion, bread crumbs, seasoned salt and milk. Mix well.
2 pounds hamburger, 1 cup onion, 2/3 cup milk, 2/3 cup bread crumbs, 2 teaspoons seasoned salt
Press onto the baking sheet and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.

Brown in a Skillet

Cut hamburger mixture into squares.
Mix together flour, salt, and pepper. Coat each side
1/2 cup flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Warm a skillet to medium-high heat. Add a pat of butter as you brown each side of each meat patty in batches.
2 tablespoons butter
After browning arrange in a clean 9 x 13" baking dish.

Gravy

Mix together cream of mushroom soup and water. Pour over meat. Cover tightly with foil and bake in an oven preheated to 350℉ for 1 hour or until meat reaches a safe internal temperature of 160℉.
10.5 ounce can cream of mushroom soup, 2 tablespoons water

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