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    Home » Recipes » Plain Culture

    Barbara Schwartz's Amish Salisbury Steak Burgers

    Published: Jan 28, 2021 · Updated: Jan 30, 2021 by Kevin Williams | 2 Comments

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    This recipe for Amish Salisbury Steak Burgers has been on my radar for a long time because it is so popular among the Swiss Amish of Adams County, Indiana. I want to thank reader Patricia for giving it try and sending some superb photos.

    This Amish Salisbury Steak Burgers recipe is a favorite among the Amish and it is very typical of these types of "poor man's" dishes that are popular in Plain homes.  Patricia accurately said the burgers turned out kind of like a Salisbury steak in flavor and style.

    Ah, Salisbury steak memories...I'm not sure that my Mom ever fixed Salisbury steak, but it was on the school lunch menu a lot when I was a kid. Going from memory, it was a slightly reddish (because of the sauce) meat patty covered in sauce. I remember grudgingly liking it. I'm not a picky eater, but I never thought my school cafeteria food was so bad growing up. I think school lunches are something kids like to poke fun of, but many secretly like the food - like I did. As an adult, I realize what a battle school lunch ladies have in trying to feed 500 kids who all have different levels of pickiness.

    Anyway, back to this recipe. You could absolutely eat it on a bun like a hamburger, it'd be kind of messy but I think everything is better with bread. Or just eat it like pictured as a patty with a fork.

    Very basic ingredients comprise this dish!
    Fry like a regular hamburger
    The sauce gives the burgers a Salisbury steak feel

    The recipe, as the name may indicate, comes from the Berne, Indiana community.  These types of recipes seem especially popular there.    On a side note, the culinary techniques of the Amish around the Berne, Indiana area are so rich in tradition, so steeped in history.   it would be so fascinating to collect recipes and cooking/baking tips from the older Amish residents in Adams County, Indiana, you'd find a trove of amazing recipes there, many that have probably never been published before.  Anyway, enjoy these burgers and thank you to Patricia for testing it!

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    • 🥩Salisbury Steak Burger Ingredients
    • 📋Recipe Instructions
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    🥩Salisbury Steak Burger Ingredients

    • 1 /2 cup water
    • 1 /2 cup catsup
    • 1 /2 cup sugar
    • 2 tablespoons diced onion
    • 2 tablespoons mustard
    • 2 tablespoons vinegar
    • 3 /4 teaspoon salt
    • 1 pound hamburger

    📋Recipe Instructions

    1. In a large bowl, mix all ingredients except hamburger until well combined
    2. Set the sauce aside.
    3. Shape hamburger into patties and brown.
    4. Pour sauce over hamburgers and bake 30 to 40 minutes at 350

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    🖨️Printer-Friendly Salisbury Steak Burger

    Amish Salisbury Steak Burgers

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    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American, Amish

    Ingredients
      

    • ½ cup water
    • 1 /2 cup catsup
    • 1 /2 cup sugar
    • 2 tablespoons onion diced
    • 2 tablespoons mustard
    • 2 tablespoons vinegar
    • 3 /4 teaspoon salt
    • 1 pound hamburger

    Instructions
     

    • In a large bowl, mix all ingredients except hamburger until you get a smooth and well-combined sauce
    • Set sauce aside
    • Shape hamburger into patties and brown in a skillet.
    • Drain grease from burgers and then pour sauce over hamburgers and bake 30 to 40 minutesi at 350.
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    About Kevin Williams

    Hi, my name is Kevin Williams and I am owner of Oasis Newsfeatures and editor of The Amish Cook newspaper column.

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    1. Jimy

      January 30, 2021 at 8:57 am

      I see the sauce pictured, but don’t see a recipe for it?

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      • Kevin Williams

        January 30, 2021 at 9:28 am

        Oops, the recipe got garbled, I fixed it...the sauce is the water, ketchup, etc

        Reply

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