This delicious meal was my first exposure to it during a neighborhood gathering. At a potluck, you could eat a few bites of one dish and feel bad about it, but other foods will make you want more. Served with mashed potatoes, the ground beef and gravy was a huge success with both my husband and myself. Because it was so delicious, I knew I had to get the recipe. However, we weren’t the only ones. Everyone who tasted it was so impressed that they wanted the recipe and were trying to figure out what the secret components were. Everyone wanted a bite since it was juicy, tasty, and comforting.
I approached the cook after the potluck and spoke with her; she was an elderly woman with a kind smile and evident years of experience in the kitchen. Because she was little embarrassed by how much attention she was receiving, she was more than eager to give me her recipe. I was eager to bring it home and give it a go. I was apprehensive the first time I succeeded. Would the final product be as mouth-watering as hers? It was fantastic, however, much to my joy. Our family fell head over heels with the delicious gravy over the fluffy mashed potatoes.
So, I’m giving it to you in the hopes that it will brighten your family’s mealtimes just as much as it brightens ours. This warm and inviting meal is ideal for any event, so allow me to show you how to make it.
origin: Under the Crust
All-Time Great Mashed Potato Recipe Ingredients:
2 lb. of potatoes, quartered and peeled
half a cup of milk
A quarter cup of butter
Season with salt and pepper as desired.
The recipe calls for one pound of ground beef, which goes well with gravy.
chopped onion, one medium-sized
2 minced garlic cloves
mixed-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons
2 mugs of beef stock
Worcestershire sauce, measuring one tablespoon
Season with salt and pepper as desired.
Toss in a cup of carrots and peas that have been frozen
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Follow these steps:
Have the Mashed Potatoes Ready:
Fill a big saucepan with water and add the quartered and skinned potatoes. Bring to a boil while adding a pinch of salt.
The potatoes will be cooked until they are soft, which should take around 20 minutes, if you reduce the heat.
Put the potatoes back in the saucepan after draining them. To make it creamy and smooth, add the milk and butter and mash again. Add salt and pepper according to your preference. The potatoes will stay warm in the covered saucepan while you make the gravy.
Bring the ground beef to a boil and set aside to cool.
Cook the ground beef until it loses its pink color in a big pan over medium-high heat. Get rid of any extra fat.
In the same pan as the meat, add the minced garlic and chopped onion. Clear the onions by cooking them for about 5 minutes.
To eliminate any raw flour flavor, sprinkle flour over the meat mixture and continue cooking, stirring frequently, for an additional 2 minutes.
While scraping the pan for any browned pieces, slowly mix in the Worcestershire sauce and beef broth. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes to thicken gravy.
The frozen peas and carrots may be added in the final few minutes of cooking if you like. They brighten things up and provide some additional nutrients.
Add salt and pepper to the gravy according to your taste.
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Transfer the smooth mashed potatoes to serving dishes or platters.
Smother the potatoes with the gravy and ground meat mixture.
This flavorful dish is best enjoyed hot, so you can bask in its comforting warmth.
When I first cooked this meal in my kitchen, I can still smell the enticing scent luring my husband into the room. Peering over my shoulder, he said, “What are you preparing?” He seemed really pleased when I informed him. What was ahead was crystal clear to him.
As soon as we took a piece of our supper, we were whisked right back to that gathering. The buttery, creamy mashed potatoes provided the ideal vehicle for the delicious ground beef and gravy. We were both in agreement that this meal should be saved.
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In the time after, it became an essential part of our diet. It’s the kind of dinner that calls for a warm blanket and a night in, particularly as the temperature outside begins to drop. The fact that it tastes like something out of a cozy restaurant and is surprisingly simple to create is fantastic.
The recipe’s adaptability is one of its strongest points. Swapping things around every once in a while is fun for me. For an earthier taste, I’ve added mushrooms to the gravy, and for the mash, I’ve used a combination of sweet and normal potatoes. Using ground turkey instead of beef or adding additional vegetables like green beans or corn might make it a little healthier.
