{"id":3340,"date":"2025-04-03T13:27:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T13:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/?p=3340"},"modified":"2025-04-03T13:27:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T13:27:05","slug":"poor-mans-steak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/03\/poor-mans-steak\/","title":{"rendered":"Poor Man\u2019s Steak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 2 lbs ground beef<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 1 cup cracker crumbs (or bread crumbs)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 1 cup milk<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 1 small onion, finely chopped<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 1 tsp salt<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00bd tsp black pepper<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00bd tsp garlic powder (optional)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 1 can (10.5 oz) cream of mushroom soup<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00bd cup water<\/p>\n<p>Instructions:<\/p>\n<p>1. Prepare the beef mixture:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In a bowl, combine the ground beef, cracker crumbs, milk, onion, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Mix well and shape into a rectangular loaf. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight to firm up.<\/p>\n<p>2. Slice and brown:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Slice the chilled meatloaf into patties or steak-like pieces.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Heat a skillet over medium heat and brown both sides of the patties in a little oil (no need to cook through).<\/p>\n<p>3. Bake with gravy:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Place browned patties in a baking dish.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In a bowl, mix the cream of mushroom soup with water and pour over the steaks.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour.<\/p>\n<p>4. Serve:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Serve with mashed potatoes, rice, or egg noodles. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>Would you like any variations, like using a different sauce or seasonings?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients: \u2022 2 lbs ground beef \u2022 1 cup cracker crumbs (or bread crumbs) \u2022 1 cup milk \u2022 1&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Poor Man\u2019s Steak - Grandma Baking Recipes","description":"Ingredients: \u2022 2 lbs ground beef \u2022 1 cup cracker crumbs (or bread crumbs) \u2022 1 cup milk \u2022 1 small onion, finely chopped \u2022 1 tsp salt \u2022 \u00bd tsp black pepper \u2022 \u00bd tsp"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3340"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3342,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3340\/revisions\/3342"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}