Brief Summary
This video demonstrates how to prepare a Southern-style meal consisting of mashed potatoes, "poor man's steak" (hamburger steaks), onion and mushroom gravy, and fried cabbage. The key steps include seasoning and cooking the hamburger steaks, making a flavorful gravy with onions, mushrooms, and beef bouillon, charring cabbage with onions, and preparing instant mashed potatoes with bone broth.
- Seasoned hamburger steaks are cooked and set aside.
- A rich gravy is made using onions, mushrooms, cornstarch, and beef bouillon.
- Cabbage is fried with onions until charred.
- Instant mashed potatoes are prepared using bone broth for added flavor.
Preparing the Hamburger Steaks
The process begins with seasoning ground beef to create hamburger steaks. The beef is seasoned with Worcestershire sauce, minced garlic, beef bouillon, garlic powder, salt, a buttery garlic shallot blend, and black pepper. The meat is formed into patties of medium thickness, similar to hamburger patties. The patties are then cooked in bacon grease until they develop a nice crust on both sides and are set aside.
Making the Onion and Mushroom Gravy
To prepare the onion and mushroom gravy, sliced onions and mushrooms are cooked in olive oil until tender. The onions lift the browned bits from the bottom of the pan, adding flavor. Water is added to the pan, along with cornstarch, beef bouillon, and Worcestershire sauce to create a rich gravy. The hamburger steaks are then added back into the gravy. The gravy-covered steaks are placed in a preheated oven at 350 degrees.
Frying the Cabbage
The cabbage is prepared by removing the exterior leaves and cutting the head into chunks. The cabbage is seasoned with salt and pepper and fried in oil on high heat along with roughly chopped onions until charred. The charred cabbage is then placed in the oven to keep it warm.
Making the Mashed Potatoes
For the mashed potatoes, instant mashed potatoes are prepared using chicken bone broth instead of water. The bone broth is heated, and the instant potato flakes are added. The mixture is cooked on low heat until it reaches the desired consistency.
