Snappy Burgers Recipe

Step by Step Method

Step 1

In a large bowl combine egg, 1/4 cup of the tomato sauce, gingersnaps, onion, raisins and 3/4 tsp salt.

Step 2

Add ground beef; mix well.

Step 3

Shape into 6 patties.

Step 4

Spray medium skillet with cooking spray, brown patties over medium high heat till brown on both sides.

Step 5

Pour off fat.

Step 6

Blend remaining tomato sauce with rest of ingredients; pour over patties.

Step 7

Cover; simmer 20 minutes, spooning sauce over occasionally.

Tips

No special items needed.

Oh Happy Day! I didn't know what to expect, but sometimes you hit the jackpot! This recipe had many unexpected ingredients, and I even added to those. But on the plate, it reminded us of an excellent meatloaf due to the extraordinary tomato sauce. I gave my own twist, by using ground moose meat, and -- to avoid a trip to the grocery -- dried cranberries instead of raisins. I used one and a half of Daily Inspiration's Crispy Chewy Gingersnaps for the crumbs. First off, any time we make a meatloaf, we will use this tomato sauce! Next, the interesting ingredients added to the burgers were a godsend for moose meat that would otherwise be very dense; DH could even detect the dried cranberries, and said, "Don't 'correct' that!" Instead of cooking spray, I used 1 Tablespoon of olive oil, which worked out great (I no longer try to minimize all fat during cooking; I "survived" the very low fat 90s!). The patties had to be very thick to fit all 6 into my deep-dish 5-qt skillet, but that was fortuitous as well; once we broke into a burger, the center was still a bit pink - perfect for wild game! DH is a very happy hunter with his new favorite treatment for moose meat.