Hamburgers with Brown Gravy

Description
Menu and Recipes Week 10/7/07
 * Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group



Ingredients

 * 2 lbs ground beef
 * 6 pieces bread, broken into small bits (potato bread works great, but I usually use white bread)
 * 1 envelope onion soup mix, dry
 * salt, to taste (because of the soup mix, you may not need it, although we still do)
 * ½ teaspoon pepper
 * 2 tablespoons ketchup
 * ½ teaspoon garlic powder
 * 2 teaspoons parsley flakes
 * 2 eggs
 * 2 envelopes brown gravy mix
 * 2 cups water

Directions

 * 1) Combine ground beef, bread, soup mix, salt, pepper, ketchup, garlic powder, parsley and eggs in a large bowl until well mixed.
 * 2) Prepare each burger with approx ⅓ cup of meat mixture and form into patties about ½ inch thick.
 * 3) Heat a 12" skillet over med-high heat and fry burgers for about 5 minutes on each side, until they are almost done.
 * 4) Remove burgers to a plate and discard all but about a tablespoon of drippings from skillet.
 * 5) Lower heat under skillet and prepare brown gravy with water in a bowl or measuring cup; slowly pour into skillet, stirring constantly, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom.
 * 6) When gravy has thickened, place burgers back in the pan and cover.
 * 7) Simmer for about 20 minutes, or until burgers are done.
 * 8) Serve with mashed potatoes or egg noodles.