This is good old fashioned comfort food, from back before everything had to be spiced and seasoned to death! My father-in-law used to make this for my husband when he was a boy, and although he passed before I met him, I managed to duplicate my husbands favorite breakfast. I like the idea of adding some garlic, and maybe a dash of crushed red pepper. This is a excellent recipe to start, and then tweak to your familys preference. About the only thing I do different is I used dehydrated onion flakes and I add them to the beef as it’s browning, that’s just my husbands preference, for I can’t seem to dice a fresh onion fine enough…:)
Ingredients:
2 pounds lean ground beef
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 quart milk
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon onion salt
1 small onion, chopped (optional)
Directions:
Place hamburger in a large, deep skillet. Crumble and cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Remove from heat and sprinkle flour over cooked hamburger. Stir until evenly coated and all fat is absorbed.
Place skillet over medium heat, add 1/2 of milk and stir until gravy begins to thicken. Add remaining milk until desired consistency has been reached and gravy comes to a boil. Season with salt, pepper and onion salt.
Serve over mashed or boiled potatoes, toast or biscuits. Add fresh chopped onion if desired.
From: allrecipes.com
