This is a simple recipe I just got to have every once in a while and have been doing so for forever. It’s just Mashed Potatoes, Ground Beef & Onions with Gravy. Sometimes I like to add Corn, like a messy Shepherds Pie. It’s such a comforting dinner made in about 30 minutes. The Beef & Gravy are made at the same time you are boiling or steaming the potatoes to make mashed potatoes, and everything is served up hot, for a nice quick meal.
Beef Gravy Mash Ingredients
Ground Beef, Onions & Garlic, Mashed Garlic & Onion Potatoes (Potatoes, Sea Salt, Garlic, Onion, Butter, Cream, White Pepper, Green Onions and/or Parsley), Beef Gravy (Water, Beef Bouillon Cubes, Chickpea Flour, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Black Pepper, Mushroom Soy Sauce).
Mashed Potatoes
For this recipe, I like the extra boost in Onion & Garlic Flavors, so go with Garlic & Onion Mashed Potatoes. However, you can really go with any kind of Mashed Potatoes you want.
Since this dish is just Mashed Potatoes, Beef & Gravy, you really want a big serving size of mashed potatoes. About 175g of peeled raw potatoes per serving, or 700g of Potatoes for 4 servings. Using 2 Ice cream scoops for each plate.
Beef Gravy
For this recipe, we are using the Beef Chickpea Gravy. It’s a quick and easy gravy, heavy with Beef & Onion Flavors. Instead of Flour to use in a roux to thicken the gravy, Chickpea Flour is used. Just combine all the ingredients into a bowl and mix to set aside. Add it to the ground beef after browning, quick and easy.
Ground Beef
While this dish is made with 1 lb (ca. 454 g) of Ground Beef. You can opt to cut this in half and make the dish twice to save money and stretch the meals out. Another option is a 50/50 Ground Beef & Pork, which is often cheaper than just using ground Beef.
Either way, the ground meat gets browned in the skillet while breaking it up to the desired size. Some like it with Chunky beef bits and other very small and scattered throughout.
Onions
Lots of diced Onions! Not only in the gravy with the ground Beef & Garlic. But in the Mashed Potatoes too. Which is why we use the Garlic & Onion Mashed Potatoes for this recipe.
Beef Gravy Mash Diet Type
- Diabetic Friendly: This dish can be made diabetic friendly, by cooking the potatoes and refrigerating them and then reheating them before serving. This creates resistance starch in the potatoes. This lowers the blood sugar spike and makes them more diabetic friendly. Furthermore, the Gravy is thickened with Chickpea Flour. Which also drops blood sugar spikes and slows the release of sugar. The two pair up really nice for a diabetic friendly meal.
- Gluten Free: This dish is completely gluten-free, since it uses Chickpea Flour to thicken the gravy instead of flour. Most Mushroom Soy Sauces contains gluten, so find one that contains no gluten. Kitchen Bouquet can also be used in place of Mushroom Soy Sauce or Dark Soy Sauce.
- Keto Friendly: This dish is not Keto Friendly.
- Kosher Halal: This dish is Kosher/Halal using 100% ground beef. Check that you are using Kosher or Halal Soy Sauce, or use Kitchen Bouquet.
How to make Beef Gravy Mash
This meal comes together pretty quick. Start the Mashed Potatoes first on the back burner and while they are boiling, prepare the Beef Gravy.
Boil the Potatoes
Peel and weigh out 700g of Potatoes and then quarter them. Rinse and place into a pot filled with cold water, along with 1 diced Onion and 5 whole or crushed Garlic cloves. Mix in 1/8 tsp of Baking Soda and bring to a boil on the back burner. Boil until very tender.
Brown the Beef
In a skillet over medium high heat, brown the ground beef along with diced onions and minced or chopped garlic.
Prepare the Gravy
In a bowl, add all of the Gravy ingredients together and mix. Set aside to add to the ground beef after browning.
Gravy
Add the set aside bowl of Gravy and mix while bringing it to a boil. Reduce the heat to low to keep warm.
Mashed Potatoes
Once the Potatoes are soft, strain, reserving the cooking liquid to adjust the consistency if needed. Add remaining ingredients and mash. Use the reserved cooking water to adjust the consistency.
Plate the Mashed Potatoes
Use 2 ice scream scoops of mashed potatoes per plate and flatten the mashed potatoes out to create a well. Optionally add some butter on top of the mashed potatoes.
Ladle the Beef Gravy
Ladle Beef Gravy in the center and around. Use a Hotel Ladle or about 1/2 C or more of the Beef Gravy.
Optionally garnish with Parsley and Chili Flakes if more heat is desired.
Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground Beef - 454g
- 1 Large Onion - Diced
- 3 Cloves Garlic
- 1 portion Mashed Garlic & Onion Potatoes
Beef Chickpea Gravy
- 3 C Water
- 3 Cubes Beef Bouillon
- 1/3 C Chickpea Flour
- 1 Tbl Onion Powder
- 1 Tbl Mushroom Soy Sauce
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
Instructions
- Mashed Potatoes: Prepare the Mashed Garlic & Onion Potatoes recipe or other Mashed Potato recipe. While the Potatoes are boiling on the back burner, prepare the gravy and brown the beef.
- Gravy: Place all the ingredients for the gravy into a bowl and mix. Set aside until needed.
- Beef: Brown ground beef in a skillet over medium high heat with Onions & Garlic. Empty the Gravy in and mix while bringing it to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium low to keep warm, while you prepare the Mashed Potatoes.
- Serving: Use 2 Ice cream scoops of mashed Potatoes per serving and flatten out on a plate. Ladle Beef Gravy over the Mashed Potatoes. Optionally garnish with Parsley and/or Chili Flakes for additional heat.