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Poor Man’s Hamburger Steak Dutch Oven Recipe

Poor Mans Hamburger Steak Dutch Oven Recipe

Poor Man’s Hamburger Steak Dutch Oven Recipe

This is a classic, delicious and affordable recipe to have on hand for family dinners. You’ll love it and so will everyone else!

  • 1 pound Ground Beef–85/15 works well. It has enough fat for flavor but not too much to get excessively greasy
  • 1/3 cup Milk–I used 1% but feel free to whole milk
  • 1 cup crushed Saltine Crackers– another choice is to use panko bread crumbs
  • 2 Tbsp dried Minced Onions–you can also mince fresh onion (about 1/3 cup should do) or if you’re in a pinch use 1 tsp on onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder– for flavor
  • 1 tsp Black Pepper– for flavor
  • 1 tsp seasoned Salt– for flavor, I used Lawry’s brand. You can also use 1 teaspoon salt if you’re in a pinch.
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce– for flavor
  • 2 cups Chicken or Beef broth– to bring the pot to pressure and for the gravy
  • 1 (13.5 oz) can Cream of Mushroom Soup– you can use any cream of soup you like. Cream of Chicken or Cream of Celery is a good choice too.

 

  1. Make the ground beef mixture: in a large bowl add the ground beef, milk, saltine cracker crumbs, onions, pepper, seasoned salt and Worcestershire. Mix well with clean hands. Shape mixture into a narrow loaf and place onto a plate. Cover (with plastic wrap or aluminum foil) and refrigerate for 8 hours (or longer) or freeze for 1 hour. (This is a great prep ahead recipe! Make the morning of or the night before or before your camping trip.
  2. Cut into slices: Cut loaf into 1 inch thick slices. I used a serrated bread knife to saw and cut the slices. If you are going on a camping trip cut slices and then freeze.
  3. Brown: Preheat 12” regular Dutch Oven to 350 degrees F or heat large skillet over medium-high heat. Cut loaf into 1-inch-thick slices and sear patties in the hot skillet until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Insides will still be pink. Arrange browned patties in your Dutch Oven.  Spread cream mushroom soup over steaks that are on the bottom of your Dutch Oven.
  4. Bake: Bake steaks in your Dutch Oven until mushroom soup is bubbling and meat is no longer pink inside, about 1 hour (15 coals on the top and 10 on the bottom). Garnish with fresh parsley, if desired.
  5. Serve over rice, potatoes, noodles or whatever you like!

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