Easy Hamburger Steak With Brown Gravy

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Hamburger steak with brown gravy is a classic mix that’s easy enough to prepare on any day of the week. Enjoy juicy patties and a creamy gravy with just few ingredients. A very family friendly dinner recipe that’s easy on the cook.

Recipe Highlights

• How does it taste: The flavor of hamburger steak with brown gravy is super comforting. The hamburger patties are juicy then they sort of soak of the flavor of the brown gravy that’s homemade right from the dripping of the beef. The gravy itself is seasoned from the drippings along with a boost of flavor from the bouillon cube.
• Skill level: It’s a beginner recipe but hamburger steak with brown gravy isn’t as easy as a crockpot recipe where eveything is tossed together. You will have to watch the pan and you’ll have to understand how to manage the heat. The recipe is a good introduction into making roux and using flour in recipes. The gravy is very forgiving because there isn’t any dairy, hence the reason I say it’s a good into recipe.
• Storing: The recipe yields 4 serving so if making for a typical family there won’t be any or very little leftovers. You can freeze the ingredients if needed but the hamburger steaks reheat perfectly for the next day.

Ingredient tips

• Meat: I recommend using 85/15 ground beef or even something with more fat. I’ve found 85/15 to be perfect and to produce juicy hamburger patties. A variation of adding ground pork can work as well and create a really nice flavor in the hamburger steak with brown gravy. My recommendations for that would be about 70/30 keeping the ground beef the star of the show.
• Gravy: You’ll use the leftover beef dripping to make the gravy. However, you only need about 1/4 cup to do so. This is very little but a little will go along way. Too much of the beef drippings doesn’t work well with the flour and the thickening of the recipe because they’ll be too much fat in the roux. You can season the gravy with salt and pepper only but I am a big fan of the bouillon cube. Especially for pickier eaters because the cube really enhances the flavor of the gravy. Chef’s tip, adding a touch of heavy cream can take the gravy to the next level as well, about 1/4-1/2 cup is perfect.
• Variations: Adding onions to the gravy is a great variations and they work well with the added sweetness they provide in the end. Other veggies work as well from celery, carrots, etc.

How To Make Hamburger Steak With Brown Gravy

1. First, you want to make the mix for the hamburger steaks. If you have 30 minutes to allow the mix to sit for the seasonings to work into the beef I highly suggest doing that. Bring all the ingredients together in a bowl then cover.
2. Now, prep all the ingredients beforehand because the recipe moves fast. If making a side dish, this recipe will take about 20 minutes so adjust the time so that the side dish is done around the same time.
3. In a frying pan or cast iron, form the hamburger patties then sear them and cook to personal doneness.
4. When the patties are finished remove from the pan and remove from the heat. You’ll want to save about 1/4 cup of dripping in the bottom of the pan. If it’s dry add 2 TB butter.
5. Next, add in the flour and mix around in the pan. Then, pour in the beef broth. Crumble the beef bouillon cube over the gravy and bring the gravy to a simmer.
6. Add the patties back into the gravy then lower the heat to the lowest setting. Allow the patties to sit in the gravy and baste them with the gravy for about 10 minutes. Then, turn the heat off.
7. Serve the hamburger steak with brown gravy with mashed potatoes or rice.

Serving suggestions

Hamburger steak with brown gravy is typically served over plain white rice or with mashed potatoes. You’ll want something neutral to really make use of the gravy. A great side dish of a skillet cornbread, honey butter biscuits or sweet potato cornbread is great as well.

Family friendly recipes to try next

• Sheet Pan Chicken & Potatoes
• Hamburger Quesadilla
• Hamburger Salad Recipe

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