Hamburger Barbecue

St. Donatus parishioner Trisha Delhamer treasures this recipe for hamburger barbecues because it stirs fond memories from her childhood. She grew up in Pennsylvania. The recipe is one that her maternal grandmother, Mary Chilcoat, passed on to Trisha’s mom, Mary Christine Linebaugh, who in turn, passed it on to Trisha.

“These barbecues were served at every single picnic, every single cookout that I can remember,” Trisha said. “My mom usually served them with chicken corn soup, which isn’t a big thing out here [in the Midwest] but it is very Pennsylvania Dutch. There’s also a butcher at home that made these awesome hotdogs — we always had those three foods whenever we had people at our house during the fall and summer.” CJK

Hamburger Barbecue

(Trisha Delhamer)

1 lb. ground beef

1 medium onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce

1 tbsp. brown sugar

1 tbsp. vinegar

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. chili powder

1/2 to 1 tsp. dry mustard

1/2 to 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

Hamburger buns

Brown hamburger with onion and garlic. Add tomato sauce, sugar, vinegar, salt, chili powder, dry mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer for 20 minutes and serve on hamburger buns.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

 A note from Trisha: Most of the recipes that I contributed to the cookbook are from my family. I wanted my sons Benjamin (13) and Joe (11) to have them. I bought them each a copy of the book.

A note from Carol: This recipe was originally published in “Fruit of the Spirit,” the centennial cookbook of St. Donatus Parish in Brooten, Minnesota.

Trisha, a veterinarian at Minnesota Veterinary Associates, Inc. in Melrose, Minnesota, and her husband, Dale Thompson, along with parish secretary, Audrey Radermacher, read the recipes as they came in for the cookbook, checked details and clarified information before they organized them into categories. Audrey’s daughter, Mary Radermacher, helped to format many of the 650-plus entries into the style required by the printing company.

To order the cookbook, contact the parish office at stdonatus@tds.net or 320-346-2431. They are on sale for $20 each or two for $30.