Chasing MY Life WHEREVER it Leads Me

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Chop onion, jalapeno and garlic to fine or process in blender, food processor.
• Adding just enough water to form a paste. 
• We like the paste method as it seems to flavor the meat & we don’t like veggie chunks.
  
• Combine all ingredients except for the BBC Crumbs by squeezing though fingers. 
• Once the ingredients are mixed well add the crackers and mix them through.
• Divide burger mixture into four (4) equal portions and form into loaves.
• Place in a casserole or large, heavy oven-proofing frying pan.
• The heavy frying pan is excellent for getting all the “good stuff” for the gravy.
• Bake approximately 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes.

Helpful Hint: Keep surgical gloves on hand just for this. You can purchase them at Walmart, 
Sam’s or local drug store. We prefer the powder-free. You will find MANY uses for these 
handy disposable gloves in the kitchen and in the home.

Brown Beer Gravy  
3 tablespoons Drippings or vegetable or canola oil
1/2 cup White Flour
1 cup Dark Beer (Shiner Bock is excellent)
1 cup Beef Broth or water
Salt and Pepper to taste

• Heat drippings/oil to bubbling.
• Add flour and stir constantly to a bubbling caramel roux.
• Add beer and liquid continuing to stir constantly. The roux will smooth and thicken. 
• Add more liquid if necessary.

Serving Suggestion:  Slice mini meat loaves and top onto a mound of white or brown rice, 
cover in gravy with a side of fresh sliced tomato.
Helpful Hint: Use beef broth instead or in combination with water when preparing rice. 
You will be pleased!