Meat-potatoburgers
¾ pound chopped raw beef
¾ cup chopped or coarsely grated raw potato
¼ cup chopped or grated onion
2 tablespoons chopped green pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
Drippings or other fat or oil
1 cup tomato juice or puree
1 tablespoon flour
Mix all ingredients except fat, tomato juice, and flour. Form into 4 or 5 flat cakes.
Brown the cakes on both sides in fat or oil in a fry pan. Add tomato juice, cover, and simmer slowly until done, about 25 minutes.
Remove cakes and keep them hot. Mix flour with a little water and stir slowly into the liquid in the pan. Cook until thickened, stirring occasionally. Serve this sauce with the cakes.
Menu Suggestion
Serve with mashed or buttered squash and apple-celery-raisin salad. Add protein to the meal with peanut butter cookies or cheese and crackers for dessert.
With Cooked Meat and Potatoes
Meat and Potato Cakes.—Combine 1½ cups diced or chopped cooked meat, 2 cups mashed potatoes, 1 egg, and 2 tablespoons chopped parsley. Mold into flat cakes, flour lightly, and brown in a little hot fat or oil.