DA POGI and I had an american dinner last night and it was a success. It made me realize how much I love preparing meals. :) I made hamburger steaks with mashed potatoes and gravy. DA POGI, being Pinoy that he is, wanted rice but when he saw the mashed potatoes, changed his mind. Mind you, I made the hamburger steaks. The mashed potatoes are real potatoes and not the powder kind. Well, I cheated on the gravy, but I still boiled the water for it! :D I listed the ingredients below for some who might be interested (and also for me to remember). :D The recipe is good for 4 people. We weren't able to cook all of the patties, therefore, tomorrow might be hamburger steak day. Hamburger steak (Good for 4) 1/4k lean ground beef 1/4k lean ground pork 2 slices of ham, chopped finely 1 big green bell pepper, chopped finely 1 medium sized onion, chopped finely salt and pepper to taste 2 eggs (for binding) 1/4 cup all purpose flour (for binding) Just mix all ingredients in a bowl, then make burger patties. Fry the patties to your liking. Mashed Potatoes (Good for 4) 8 medium sized potatoes one stick of butter salt and pepper to taste Boil potatoes in water with salt. To test if done, poke the potatoes with a fork. If it goes through without any resistance, then it's ready. I peel my potatoes after I boil them, one of my friends, peels hers before boiling, so it's your preference. You can also leave the skins if you want. Mash potatoes, adding butter as you go along. Season with salt and pepper. For the gravy, I used McCormick Beef and Herb Gravy. :) Just add one packet to 1 cup boiling water.

DA GANDA blogged @ 2/12/2006 03:45:00 PM