The Best Hamburger Steak

The origins of the hamburger are rooted in the seafaring Americans of the 19th century and their visits to the important port - Hamburg, in Germany - from which they take their name. It is somewhat remarkable that hamburger steak recipes remain very much the same now as they did then, almost 200 years ago, and it is a sign of the impressive versatility of the hamburger that there are so many different variations on the theme.

Indeed, when it first appeared on the shores of America - mainly in ports such as New York where traders set up stalls selling what they then referred to consistently as 'hamburger steaks' - the dish was such a success that it soon became embedded in American culture, to the extent that many people now believe it to have originated in the United States.

From the closely packed steak and onion burgers that we are all so familiar with to more exotic and often experimental varieties such as chilli burgers, curry burgers and garlic burgers - not forgetting, of course, the classic cheeseburger - there is so much to choose from, but it is perhaps in the number of different dishes that a hamburger steak can be served in that provides the most diversity.

In a casserole a hamburger is the perfect meat, adding wonderful taste to the concoction, and many choose to simply serve hamburger steak recipes where the burger is presented in gravy with mashed potatoes - a gorgeous dish that is hard to beat. With a variety of rice dishes, pasta dishes and many more that involve hamburger - not to forget the various curry options - there is plenty of choice in how to cook this superb meat, and all of them provide an affordable and quick meal.

Easy to cook, cheap to buy and very filling, hamburger steak recipes make up an important part of the cuisine of this country, and will do for evermore.

Best Burger Recipes is just that - a directory of hamburger recipes and a fun look at "burger culture", as well as an examination of beef substitutes like chicken, pork, salmon and vegetarian options.

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