Ellen's Beef Manhattans
This comes from a friend and is an old fashioned dish and was common in school cafeterias. Years ago, utilizing leftovers an another meal was very common as well as adding some items to extend the leftovers further. The beauty of this recipe, is the leftovers. I have written this to use leftovers. If you need to make mashed potatoes I have a shortcut in the Recipe Notes section or make mashed potatoes your preferred way. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 2 cups leftover roast beef, shredded
- 1 cup leftover mashed potatoes, warmed, OR make from a shortcut
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 1/2 cups beef gravy, homemade or from packets
- 4 slices bread
- salt and pepper, as desired
Instructions
- In a non stick pan, melt the butter on low heat, when hot, add the onion and saute until tender, about 10 minutes.
- Stir the shredded beef into the onion and let this simmer for a few minutes. Season with salt and pepper as desired.
- Now stir in the gravy and let this simmer. Heat up the leftover mashed potatoes, or mash your fresh cooked potatoes, if making mashed, flavor them up with splash of milk, butter, and some black pepper.
- To serve, place a slice of bread on a plate, spoon some beef and gravy over the bread, top with another slice of bread, add some mashed potatoes to the bread, spoon some more beef and gravy over the top, season with salt and pepper as desired. Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Low cost.
Shortcut: Mashed Potatoes (Pressure Cooker).
Recipe provided by Ellen Bales and her recipe is here.
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Thanks, Lee. I’m sure you will enjoy this meal. A lot of people don’t use onions but I feel the dish needs a little kick and in my opinion, one can never have too many onions!
Same here with onions, I use them in soups and a number of dishes, every time I stop at a market, I get a sack of onions 🙂
Thanks so much for adding my recipe.
I wanted to make another suggestion for mashed potatoes. My stores have a pre-cooked, refrigerated mashed potato under the brand name Bob Evans. They are excellent when you can’t do homemade. The flavor and texture are just like fresh! Highly recommended.
Hi Ellen, my sincere pleasure for adding your recipe, and I will be making this soon. Old fashion are the best, in my opinion! I look forward to making this, and enjoying a great meal! I will let you know the results.