Grandmummy’s Gravy (for any meat!)

Meat drippings in pan where meat was cooked
Wonder shaker flour
Salt
Water

Directions:
Drain excess fat. Place pan on stove and bring to boil. With slotted spoon, stir loosening crispy bits. Shake flour with boiling, stirring constantly. Salt to taste. Alternate between water and flour, making sure it is boiling before adding flour. When desired consistency, cook 2 minutes longer to get rid of flour taste.

Lasagna

Serves 6-8

1 lb ground beef
1 jar spaghetti sauce (32 oz)
3 cup mozzarella cheese slice
1 egg beaten
1 ½ tsp parsley flake
Salt and pepper
6 lasagna noodles
½ cup grated parmesan cheese

Directions:
Cook noodles – drain. Brown ground beef – drain, add spaghetti sauce – heat to boil. Mix shredded cheese, parsley, egg, salt and pepper in a bowl. In 13/9/2” casserole dish, layer meat sauce on bottom, 3 noodles, ½ cheese mixture. Repeat. Top with layer of meat. Sprinkle parmesan on top. Place cheese slices on top. Bake at 350˚F for 30 minutes.

Cool 15 minutes before cutting.

Steve’s Cheeseburger Pie

1 lb ground beef
1 cup chopped onion
½ tsp salt
1 ½ cup shredded cheddar
1 cup milk
½ cup bisquick
2 eggs
9” pie plate (greased)

Heat oven at 400˚F. Bake for 25 minutes.

Meatloaf

2 lb. ground beef
1 pkg Lipton onion soup
¼ cup red wine
½ cup V-8 juice
Bacon slice


Directions

Shape into loaf. Besides bacon, add ingredients. Do not mix too much. Place in large pan and top with bacon slices. Bake at 350˚F until done and bacon is crispy (around 45 minutes).

November First Casserole

Serves 8
2 lbs. ground beef
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
½ tsp. pepper
2 15 oz. cans of tomato sauce
12 oz. very small noodles
6 scallion
2 cups sour cream
1 3 oz packages cream cheese
2 cups shredded cheese (sharp cheddar)

Directions:
Brown beef. Pour off fat. Add sauce and seasonings. Simmer about 15 minutes. Cook noodles. Drain. Finely chop scallions (including tops). Mix with cream cheese and sour cream. In a buttered 13x9x2” casserole dish (or 2 smaller ones), layer noodles, meat sauce, sour cream mixture, and cheddar cheese. Repeat layers ending with cheese. Bake 350˚F for 30 minutes.

Beef Stroganoff

Serves 4
Cut into ½ inch slices: 1 ½ lbs. fillet of beef
Pound the beef with a mallet until it is thin. Cut it into strips about 1 inch wide.
Melt in a pan: 1 tbsp butter
Sauté in the butter for 2 minutes: ¾ tbsp grated onio

Sauté the beef quickly in the butter for about 5 minutes. Turn it so that it will be browned evenly. Remove it. Keep it hot.
Add to the pan: 2 tbsp butter
Stir and sauté in the butter: ¾ lb sliced mushroom

Add the beef. Season it with: Salt and pepper, a grating of nutmeg, ½ tsp basi

Add and heat, but do not boil: ½ cup warm sour cream
Serve over pasta.

Meatballs

2 lbs Hamburger meat
2 eggs
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 cup bread crumbs
1 cup of water
1 tbsp of Worcestershire Sauce
1 tbsp of Mustard
Salt and Pepper to taste
4 cube of beef bouillon
½ pint sour cream
1 cup chopped mushrooms
½ diced onion
¼ cup of butter
¼ cup flour
Directions:
Mix eggs, bread crumbs, water, Worcestershire sauce, mustard and salt and pepper well with the Hamburger meat, forming it into meat balls. Sauté in the vegetable oil. Pan sear meatballs to brown them, then bake single layer at 375˚ for 20 min.
To make sauce, add 4 cubes of beef bouillon to 1 quart of water. Set aside. Sauté onions and mushrooms in ¼ cup (½ stick butter) until soft. Stir in ¼ cup of flour to make paste. Stir in beef broth and then stir in sour cream. Simmer and serve over egg noodles or choice.