by Patricia Kennedy
Smothered Hamburger
This is a very simple recipe, but she would often ask for it as a child. She would prepare it for me when I visited with her.
INGREDIENTS AND DIRECTIONS
1 or 2 pounds ground beef
1 Chopped onion
Salt to taste and lots of BLACK PEPPER
Brown in beef in oil. Add the onions. Cook thoroughly. Drain the excess grease. Add salt - don't forget lots of BLACK PEPPER!
It may not sound like much, but it is good. It is also one of the oldest recipes around. Europeans coming back from the Crusades in the 12th and 13th centuries would cook a dish similar to this. While they did not have ground beef, they had cubed beef.
Check out the SPICE entry. In addition to a brief discussion of my favorite spices, I also include a brief history of spices. You will see that plain, old ordinary black pepper changed the European world when it was reintroduced, and sent them off on voyages of exploration in search of adventure, wealth, and black pepper!
Of course, I have to dabble and experiment with everything. I did serve the above recipe when you were growing up, but from someplace I found another way to fix it.
All you do is add a can of Campbell's ABC Vegetable Soup (don't dilute it).
This is a great recipe for campers and weekend vacation trips to cabins.
Editor's Note: In tribute to Aunt Mary Jo.
