Savory Salisbury Steaks With Mushroom Gravy

My dad made this meal and it was so delicious.  Moist, juicy burgers with a mushroom gravy. Add some mashed potatoes and you have a great meal.  

If you don't want to make gravy from scratch, you can use a package of brown gravy mix. Also, you can also add a can of cream of mushroom soup to the gravy mix as well if you want to change it up for something different.

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1/3 c. breadcrumbs
1 small onion chopped fine
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbs. ketchup
1 egg
1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. liquid smoke
3/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Gravy

3 Tbs. butter or the grease from frying the burgers
1 small can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic
3 Tbs. flour
1 1/2 c. beef broth
1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

In a bowl, combine ground beef, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, ketchup, egg, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Mix well and form into 4 burgers.

In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, cook patties over medium heat until a thermometer reads 160°, and juices run clear. It can take approximately 4-5 minutes on each side. Remove the burgers from the pan and cover to keep warm while you make the gravy.

In the same pan you fried the hamburgers in, you can use the hamburger grease, or you can drain that off and use 3 tablespoons of melted butter. Add the mushrooms, onion and garlic to the pan. Saute the vegetables until they are tender and brown.

Stir in the flour. Cook for one minute to remove the flour taste.

Slowly pour in the beef broth, stirring constantly with a whisk to keep it from lumping.  Cook until the liquid thickens, about 2 to 3 minutes.

Add the Worcestershire sauce.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Return the burgers to the skillet and spoon the sauce over the top.  Cook 5 to 7 minutes or until heated through.