Hamburger Steak and Gravy – a satisfying family-favorite meal that uses less ingredients without compromising the taste. Made with ground beef steak and soaked in an onion mushroom gravy that is to-die for! Pure comfort food that comes easily together!
Perhaps the most crucial every day question that all wives and moms would face throughout their lives is, “What’s for dinner?”. If you’re a meal prepper, bless your heart, but if you’re more like me who usually lives in the moment and just wings it, bless our hearts, too. 😂
I tried to be a meal prepper with all those labels and food storage in the fridge, but it just wasn’t me. So most of the time, I just kinda wing it. Simple, easy and tasty are my three favorite food terms when it comes to family meals.
This Hamburger Steak and Gravy (or as some would call it Salisbury steak and gravy) definitely fits the bill!
It’s one of those easy meals that you can squeeze in your weekly rotation and nobody will complain. It’s made with seasoned ground beef, breadcrumbs and eggs mixture formed into thick hamburger patties/steaks and then pan-fried.
Don’t start with me on the sauce. It’s a savory onion mushroom gravy sauce that is sooo lethal. You’d unconsciously pour it all over whatever happens to be on the dining table. Rice, mashed potatoes, peas – you name it. It’s so perfect with almost anything!
You see right there, I also added this good ole Southern Fried Corn on the side for an added texture to my meal. Oh boy, it was a fantastic meal that soothes the soul!
You can go as simple as this or sneak in some veggies in the hamburger steaks like bell pepper, carrots, potatoes or celery to make your kids eat veggies. They won’t complain at all. And you can even stop right there and just pair these bad boys here with ketchup. It sure works, too!
But of course, this Hamburger Steak is utterly perfect when paired with gravy ’cause dads and hubbies like it that way.
So if you’re looking for a great family weeknight meal OR for this coming Father’s Day celebration that is no-fuss and comes together in no time, you sure need to add this to your recipe box. And don’t worry, I have loads of special and hearty recipe ideas for you to choose from to impress all the Pops out there. 😉
Happy Father’s Day!
Watch How To Make It
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Hamburger Steak and Gravy
Ingredients
Hamburger
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs
- ½ -1 teaspoon white or black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon minced or grated onion
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
Mushroom Onion Gravy
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup beef broth
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 – 1 ½ cup sliced mushroom
- 1 cup onion , thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon minced thyme
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon creole seasoning (adjust to taste)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add ground beef, egg, bread crumbs, pepper, salt, grated onion and minced garlic.
- Using your hands gently combine until it’s fully mixed.
- Then divide into about 4-6 portions. Lightly flatten the patties – set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour broth and water . Set aside
- Heat a lightly oiled skillet or pan on medium -high heat. Cook patties for 2 minutes each side or until just browned. Remove patties and set aside.
- Add about 2 tablespoons butter, followed by mushrooms ,onion , thyme ,garlic Worcestershire sauce and creole seasoning to the skillet, and sauté 6 minutes or until tender.
- Add prepared gravy, and bring to a boil. Return patties and drippings to skillet. Salt and pepper if desired.
- Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 8 to 10 minutes,adjust with more stock or water for desired thickness.
Nutrition Information:
Tips and Notes:
- You got to make your patties large and thick as they’ll shrink and puff a little as they cook.
- Don’t worry if hamburger steaks are not completely cooked through. They will finish cooking in the gravy.
- You may replace the ground beef with ground pork, turkey or venison. Your call!
- As always, if you want to go with the easiest route, you can use frozen beef patties to go along with the gravy recipe.
- If you’re making the beef mixture from scratch, you can let them sit in the fridge for a bit to firm up before frying.
- Double the gravy recipe if you want more of it to top your rice or mashed potatoes. 😉
- You may leave out the mushrooms and just go with onions if you’re not a big fan.
How to Make Hamburger Steak
In a large bowl, add ground beef, egg, bread crumbs, pepper, salt, grated onion and minced garlic.
Using your hands, gently combine until it’s fully mixed. Then divide into about 4-6 portions.
Lightly flatten the patties – set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, broth and water. Set aside. Heat a lightly oiled skillet or pan on medium -high heat. Cook patties for 2 minutes each side or until just browned.
Remove patties and set aside. Add about 2 tablespoons butter, followed by mushrooms, onion, thyme, garlic, Worcestershire sauce and creole seasoning to the skillet, and sauté 6 minutes or until tender.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour broth and water. Set aside
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour broth and water. Set aside. Add prepared gravy, and bring to a boil.
Return patties and drippings to skillet. Salt and pepper if desired. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 8 to 10 minutes, adjust with more stock or water for desired thickness.
Kate F says
Imma, In the nutritional stats the sodium reads “Sodium 29312mg”. Did the system have a breakdown? It can’t possibly be right! lol Any thoughts on its accuracy? Kate
imma africanbites says
Hi, Kate. Thanks for bringing it up. The recent plug in updates could have messed it up. I already made the corrections tho. Thank you.
DEBORAH L BERKEL says
Hi my husband has a heart problem so not we are on the dash diet. I know 1 teaspoon of salt is
2,325 mg of sodium. I know you have to add sodium from everything in your recipe. This is not a good recipe for someone watching there sodium intake. My husband is allowed to have 500 MG sodium per meal per day. The dash Diet is boring so I keep looking for ways to change great recipes but make them taste great. I do not think I can make this one
Michelle M. says
Deborah,
Most of the sodium in this recipe can be significantly reduced. I have to watch my salt intake as well, I know how hard it can be sometimes.
Swapping the ingredients out for their reduced/low salt/sodium versions and using salt substitute, I was able to get the sodium down to 297 mg per serving..and if you used unsalted butter instead of salted it goes down to 276 mg.
I don’t know if it will retain the information for long, but here is the recipe with the reduced sodium info.
Oh..and This ingredient list does not include the mushrooms, I’m not a fan.
http://www.verywellfit.com/recipe-nutrition-analyzer-4157076
Teresa says
Michele can you please repost the recipe with lower sodium please I can’t seem to find it thanks
Jessica Anderson says
Recipe is absolutely delicious, instructions are remarkable clear with great demonstrations, my family enjoyed every bit!! Thanks for sharing, perfect!
imma africanbites says
Yaay! So awesome to know that. Thanks for letting me know.
Christianne says
I made it twice already in 1 week. Everyone loves it. Thanks for recipe. Keep cooking glorious food
ImmaculateBites says
Fantastic! Thank you so much!!!
Andrea says
I made this for dinner this week and my family loved it! I always let them know it’s your recipe. Every since I made your oxtail recipe for New Year’s, they want me to keep following your cooking.
Thank you for introducing me to flavors and foods That our delicious!!
Chan says
Tonight’s dinner!!
Denise Uptowngirl says
So good!! I added golden mushroom soup to add flavor delish!! I’m glad I found your page!!
ImmaculateBites says
So happy to have you here . Thanks Denise
Sylvie Cayen says
Where can I find creole spices
ImmaculateBites says
It’s available in most supermarkets in the U.S . Or you can make yours – check out this homemade version here https://www.africanbites.com/creole-seasoning/.
Suzanne says
So good! It was a hit! Loved the gravy and the hamburger steaks were super tender and yummy. Thank you!
imma africanbites says
Thank you for taking the time to let me know, Suzanne. Glad it turned well for you. Happy New Year!
Jennifer from Columbus says
Ok just made this. Solo flavorful and I can use the gravy with other meals. I think the thyme and Creole seasoning makes the sauce. Thank you for sharing this!!
imma africanbites says
Yaaay! Glad you like it, Jennifer. Indeed, the gravy can be served with almost anything.
Maria Williams says
Everyone in my family thought this was the best Salisbury Steak we have made. We served it with mashed potatoes. My 4 year old daughter ate her whole piece.
Nicole says
That Creole seasoning always gives it that little bit of extra. Delicious! Thank you!
Karyn says
Made this tonight for my family. It was a hit! Thanks for sharing the easy to follow recipe…
imma africanbites says
Yaaay! Glad you all liked it , Karyn. Thank you for letting me know.
Jan says
I tried it tonight and everyone really liked it. I saved the recipe for next time
imma africanbites says
Thank you for letting me know, Jan. Glad you liked it. 🙂
Norlisha Gistarb says
Another winner! I followed to the letter except for the mushrooms and I loved it!
Marie says
Hi Imma,
This recipe looks delicious and I’d like to try it. How can I cut down on the sodium content for this recipe please?
Thanks.
ImmaculateBites says
Use homemade broth or replace with water and cut back on the 1 teaspoon of salt listed.
Healthy World Cuisine says
Mushroom onion gravy deliciousness!!! Just had to come on over and check this out as we have ground beef ready for dinner and was looking for a little inspiration. Thank you. Just pinned!
ImmaculateBites says
Awesome! Thanks for pinning.