MEAT AND POTATO BURGERS

3/4 pound chopped raw beef
3/4 cup chopped or coarsely grated raw potato
1/4 cup chopped or grated onion
2 tablespoons chopped green bell pepper
1 teaspoon salt
Drippings or other fat or oil
1 cup tomato juice or puree
1 tablespoon flour

Mix all ingredients except fat, tomato juice, and flour. Form into 4 or 5 flat cakes.

Brown the cakes on both sides in fat or oil in a fry pan.

Add tomato juice, cover, and simmer slowly until done, about 25 minutes. Remove cakes and keep them hot

Mix flour with a little water and stir slowly into the liquid in the pan. Cook until thickened, stirring occasionally. Serve this sauce with the cakes.

WITH COOKED MEAT AND POTATOES:

MEAT AND POTATO CAKES
Combine 1 1/2 cups diced or chopped cooked meat, 2 cups mashed potatoes, 1 egg, and 2 tablespoons chopped parsley. Mold into flat cakes, flour lightly, and brown in a little hot fat or oil.

Makes about 4 servings
From: Recipelink.com
Adapted from source: Money-Saving Main Dishes, USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 43, 1955