Mama's Meat Patties

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 onion, sliced into rings
• 1/4 green bell pepper, sliced into strips
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 8 ounces water
• 1 teaspoon ketchup
• 1 dash cumin
• salt
• 2 -3 sprigs cilantro

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, mix all ingredients for patties. mix well. take about 1/4 cup meat mixture and form into a ball. flatten ball into 2 1/2 inch evenly round patties.
• 2 in a large frying pan under medium high heat, cook patties until brown on each side. place on a paper towel. finish cooking the rest of the patties and also place on paper towel.
• 3 discard fat rendered from patties and place the same frying pan under medium high heat.
• 4 melt butter. add onions and bell pepper. saute about 2 mins scraping the bottom of the pan.
• 5 add can of tomato sauce and water. add ketchup, dash of cumin and salt to taste. mix to incorperate.
• 6 bring to a quick boil and taste to make sure that it has enough salt. add patties back to pan and simmer on medium heat about 15 mins or until sauce has thickened a bit.
• 7 add cilatro sprigs lasts and give it a stir before serving. serve with/over rice.