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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Wed 23 Feb 2005 09:01:03a, Gal Called J.J. wrote in
rec.food.cooking:
>
> > One time on Usenet, (Gal Called
J.J.)
> > said:
> >> One time on Usenet, Melba's Jammin' >
said:
> >
> >> > I have a vague memory of making this culinary delight by patting
out
> >> > a pound of raw ground beef into a pan (9x9 square maybe?) and
laying
> >> > some frozen Tater Tots on top and pouring a can of cream of
mushroom
> >> > soup over all of it before baking for half and hour or
something.
> >> > Does that sound familiar to anybody?
> >> >
> >> > I haven't done an extensive search for this -- the Tater Tot and
> >> > burger hotdish recipes I'm finding seem to involve cooking the
meat
> >> > first and I'm pretty sure that what I did used raw meat.
> >> >
> >> > Bring it.
> >>
> >> Oh yeah, my second stepfather made something like this and we
loved
> >> it! I remember that he used a square casserole dish (probably 9x9
as
> >> you said), the ingredients were layered, and grated cheddar was
put
> >> over the top. I'm 99% certain that he didn't cook the ground beef
> >> first, as he was a lazy sort (but a nice guy). If you make this,
do let
> >> us know how it turns out, I'd really like to know...
> >
> > I finally got around to making this last night (I try to plan meals
> > and shopping for two week periods, so sometimes it takes a while
before
> > I can try something). I put 2# raw ground chuck in the bottom of a
9x13
> > inch baking dish, then layered with 15 oz. green beans, 16 oz.
tater
> > tots, two cans cream of mushroom soup, S&P and some Worchestershire
> > sauce, then 8 oz. sharp cheddar, grated. It was very good, but I'm
> > going to tweak it next time -- I definitely want to brown the meat
> > first (putting it in raw left way too much fat in the dish, had to
> > drain several times), and I want to mix the soup and cheddar so the
> > cheese doesn't turn into a crust. Also, DH wants more tater tots,
but
> > I'm not so sure about that one...
> >
>
> Do the tater tots lose their crispy crust in this dish? I don't
think I'd
> like it if they did
Good point.
....the same as I don't like gravy on French fries.
>
> Thanks,
> Wayne
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