Old Family Recipes and Comfort Food

Dredger

This is a recipe that my mother would make fairly regularly. She said my uncle, who was a Navy cook during WWII developed it. Introducing the Hamburger Pie. Just remember that it's what you eat most of the time that counts. Back to berries and twigs tomorrow.






Fairly simple to make. Pie crust, two layers of meat, onions, and cheese topped with diced tomatoes. Add third layer of cheese about 10 minutes before removing from oven.

blind99

Love it! I still enjoy "impossible cheeseburger pie" from the bisquick box!

Brisket_Fanatic

I would eat that bowl for sure!

YukonRon

Thank you for sharing. I love all the ingredients mentioned. Simple and delicious are two descriptors that are in my wheel house. Very beautiful presentation and love the way you "plated that dish." You just keep rocking it.

Dredger

Thanks @blind99, I've never had the Bisquick recipe, but I'm sure it's good. Thanks Brisket_Fanatic and @YukonRon, I appreciate the comments. My mother could make a pie crust that you could almost read a newspaper through and my brother kept saying that he sure missed her hamburger pie, but couldn't make a crust to save his life. I told him I had a solution - Pillsbury ready made pie crust in the refrigerated section at the store. It changed his life, lol. I do usually make my own, but was pressed for time, so I used that. I keep them in the freezer. This also translates very well to cooking on the egg. I had my CI DO ready, but ran out of time, had just taken a shower and my hair was still wet and it was dark and cold outside, so the kitchen clock pulled duty last night instead of the egg. 350 indirect for a little over an hour on the egg. Yeah, I'm a wimp. 

SGH

@Dredger
Sister, I would hurt myself on that. It looks phenomenal. Solid cook  

Dredger

Thanks @SGH, I knew that stack of cheese would get your attention, lol. We don't make it often, but it hits the spot sometimes. Believe it or not, there is only one pound of beef in there, but the cheese makes up for that.

johnmitchell

That sounds and looks awesome...

Dredger

Thanks, @johnmitchell, I appreciate that.

SGH

Dredger said:

Thanks @SGH, I knew that stack of cheese would get your attention, lol. 

Cheese will get my attention every time sister

bgebrent

Love that and the story!  Stick to yer rind grub for sure!

northGAcock

I first saw this on my old Iphone 4S....but with my aging eyesight....I had to come back to the the ol puter for a better look. I would like to get together with you (over a couple of beers and with the wife in attendance) and make that with you. That looks just outstanding.  

Sorry about your T-I-double gurr-rs. You guys had a great run.

Dredger

Thanks @northGAcock, that would be great. Even easier for you would be to hook up with the brother referenced above. He lives in Columbia and makes a mean hamburger pie from our recipe. We are about two hours up the road, lol. It is quick and simple to throw together. Here's the recipe:

 Hamburger Pie

Servings: 6

Ingredients
1 Pillsbury's Deep Dish Pie Crust
1 pounds ground round
1 medium onion, sliced
1 can (15 ounces) whole tomatoes, canned
16 ounces cheddar cheese, sliced
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon Lawry's garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon Jane's Krazy Mixed Up Salt
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Place the pie crust into an oven proof 2 1/2 quart round casserole dish with sides that are at least 3 inches high. Press crust around the sides and to the bottom of dish.

3. Put half of the uncooked ground round in the dish and spread over the bottom of the casserole.

4. Separate the sliced onion into rings and arrange half of them over the top of the ground round.

5. Layer one third of the cheese slices on top of the onion slices.

6. Repeat step 3, 4, and 5.

7. Remove the tomatoes from the can, reserving the liquid for use later. Cut the tomatoes into small chunks and put on top of the cheese.

8. Sprinkle the oregano, Lawry's Garlic Salt and Jane's Krazy Mixed Up Salt evenly over the tomatoes. Use the reserved tomato juice to pour over the pie, distributing evenly over the surface.

9. Bake for one hour. Remove from oven and layer the remainder of the cheese on top. Return to the oven and bake form 30 minutes more.

Tips
Place the dish on a cookie sheet covered with aluminum foil to catch splatters and keep your oven clean.

Cooking Times
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour and 45 minutes

Mother always served pinto beans with this and sometimes cole slaw. We just stick to those sides for nostalgic reasons, but I'm sure there are lots of things that would go well with the pie.

Yeah, the Clemson game was brutal to watch, but we're still proud of them. Looking forward to a great season for the Gamecocks this year too. We love football.

SGH

@Dredger
Sister this is straying a little off topic, but your post made me think back to it. A few years ago I was staying in Sparta, Illinois working at the Prarie States Power house for Bechtel. Right up the road was a little place called Wallers meat market. It was a real step back in time (I liked that). All the meat was raised, slaughtered and butchered by Mr. Waller. There was a old walk in cooler behind the counter where primals and subprimals were kept. Most of what you ordered was cut right in front of you and wrapped in paper. No credit cards or scanners, old school. But long story short, they sold cooked food as well. If memory serves it was every Wednesday that "meat pie" was on the menu. I have no idea how the old man made them, but they were insane. Good does not describe them. It was one of those things that was truly unique. I have ate tons of meat pies but none ever compared to those. I don't know if it was the filth and lack of sanitation that made them so good or what. But they were simply phenomenal. Seeing your great looking Hamburger Pies gave me flash backs to those filthy, greasy, nasty looking meat pies that were simply one of the best things I have ever ate. 

Dredger

@SGH, glad I could help bring up a fond memory for you. Mother used to make this in a round roaster that was at least 16 inches in diameter. Talk about a big pie! She needed one that size with four kids and their buddies that always seemed to "show up" at dinner time. No one ever left our house hungry.

tfhanson

I'd love to make this for my house hold, any good substitutions for the tomatoes?  Wife and daughter hate tomatoes.  But love salsa and spaghetti sauce......

Dredger

@tfhanson, I imagine either of those would work. Be sure and watch the liquid content though. Not a lot of liquid in a can of tomatoes. Maybe make sure not to exceed 15 ounces of tomato product and use the cookie sheet in case it overflows. If you try them, you could also change up the cheese. Maybe Monteray jack or mozzarella if you didn't want to use cheddar. Anxious to see and hear how it turns out.

YukonRon

Thank you for posting the recipe. I will add that to a collection of outstanding dishes I have accumulated since participating on the forum.

Dredger

Thanks @YukonRon, I hope you like it. It's a nostalgic thing for our family and it means a lot. I just wanted to share with other carnivores here on the forum.