Chicken Fried HAMBURGER! Seriously

When you wake up and it is 27 DEGREES outside it still feels like winter. Winter calls for "warm-your-bones" food. This is what Midwesterners like to refer to as HEARTLAND food- Mostly because it will put you at coronary risk... don't say I didn't warn you.

image Now- If you are looking GLUTEN FREE or LOW FAT or HEART HEALTHY please run away from here as fast as your bony little butt will take you. This is none of those!
I had SOME hamburger but not enough to feed two kids and two adults- and-I did need to use it up.

Isn't raw hamburger kind of gross to look at?
So...I thought- if you can make chicken fried STEAK why can't you make CHICKEN FRIED HAMBURGER? Guess what? YOU CAN!.
I had about 2/3 pound of hamburger. I added 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, and 1/3 cup of the Shake & Bake crumbs. Mixed it all together with my hands (yes my hands) then formed patties that were less than 1/2" thick. Is 3/8" of an inch too calculated?
Then I turned them once in the flour, then put them in the beaten egg, then put them into the Shake & Bake mixture.

Lined up and waiting-

Then I cooked them in medium hot oil for about 2 minutes per side.

They were delicious. And while EVERYONE ELSE likes theirs with a bit of gravy, I like mine with KETCHUP.

It tastes like a cutlet that way (to me).
Listen-ALWAYS eat before you go shopping. Otherwise you will be posting a sign like this one.

Have a Happy Monday!