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Mud in the River

August 31, 2008 in Red Meat by Moogie | No comments

(This dish of Grandma’s was one of our family’s favorite dishes when we were growing up!)

Ingredients


6 (more or less)

1 lb.

2 Tbsp

1 med

2 cloves

1 10-12oz. can

1 sm can

2 Tbsp (or more!)

½ tsp (to taste)

dash

Opt:

½ med

1 can


Potatoes (for mashed potatoes)

**Ground beef

Olive oil

Onion, yellow, chopped

Garlic, minced

Corn, whole kernel

Tomato sauce

Chili powder

Salt

Pepper

Opt:

Bell pepper, chopped

Tomatoes, diced

Instructions

  1. You need to make mashed potatoes while you are cooking the hamburger mixture.

  2. In a large frying pan, sauté the onion, garlic & (opt: bell pepper).

  3. Add the ground meat and cook until browned.

  4. When browned, add the chili powder, tomato sauce & corn. And the canned tomatoes if you are going to use them. (Grandma adds some water if the consistency is too thick, but be careful because you don’t want the mixture too soupy.)

  5. Add salt & pepper to taste & simmer on low for a bit or until ready to serve.

  6. To serve – and this is important: leave the hamburger mixture in the frying pan, spoon mounds of mashed potatoes around the edge of the frying pan so the potatoes just rim the pan and you can see the hamburger mixture in the middle. Serve directly from the frying pan.

  7. The never ending family debate — which is the mud and which is the river??

NOTE

You can substitute ground chicken or turkey, but you need to add some cooking oil

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