Poor Man's Steak
Reminisce Extra
"ON A PASTOR'S BUDGET and with seven children, we didn't have steak very often. But we were just as satisfied with this wonderful dish Mom dreamed up—a country-style "steak" with creamy gravy. It was always a hit with our family.
SERVINGS: 12
CATEGORY: Main Dish
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 35 min.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup cracker crumbs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 pounds ground beef
- All-purpose flour
- 2 to 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
Directions:
In a large bowl, combine water, cracker crumbs and salt; add beef and mix well. Press into a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan lined with waxed paper. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Cut the meat into 12 squares. Coat each square lightly with flour; brown in oil in a skillet, a few pieces at a time. Drain. Remove waxed paper from the baking pan; spread the soup in bottom of pan. Place meat squares in a single layer over soup. Bake, uncovered, at 300° for 35-40 minutes. To serve, spoon some soup over each meat square. Yield: 12 servings.