Anthony's Smothered Burgers and Skillet Potatoes

This is NOT a fat free, low cholesterol, I'm watchin my figure kinda meal.  

Of all the meals Anthony cooks, this is my favorite...a very guilty pleasure so we don't indulge too often!  

This is one of those 'to taste' recipes, nothing is measured, everything is added til it 'looks right'

Burgers:

Mix seasonings of choice into 1-2lbs of ground meat (depending on how many and how big you want your burgers)
Since Anthony won't share with me the seasonings he uses I'll share with you what I think he uses

onion powder

garlic powder

Tex-Joy steak seasoning

Tony Chachere's Cajun seasoning

black pepper

you of course can use whatever your favorite burger seasonings are

Patties are somewhere between 1/4 & 1/3 pounds before cooking *told you, not a watching your figure recipe*

Cook burgers in a skillet over a medium heat

While burgers are cooking chop up some onion and bell pepper (red, yellow, orange, green - whatever you have on hand) How much? However much you want in the gravy and in your potatoes (potato directions to follow)

Once burgers are almost done cooking and have produced a good amount of drippings you can make the gravy

Mix together some flour and water - should be a fairly liquid consistency and as free of lumps as possible - add to burger skillet and mix in. Add in peppers and onions and some black pepper (and any other seasoning you feel like adding), mix again - place cover on skillet so it vents a bit - let simmer so gravy will thicken.  If gravy gets too think simply add water in small amounts until gravy is the desired consistency 

Potatoes:

In another skillet pour a layer of oil, not deep, but enough to cover the bottom of the skillet

Slice up 2-3 medium potatoes (any more and the skillet will be too crowded)

Heat the oil

Add potatoes, onions, peppers to heated oil (careful, the oil may 'pop')

Season with salt and pepper and mix

Cover and allow potatoes to cook until they start to brown then use a spatula to 'flip' them to ensure even cooking

Potatoes are done when they are tender and the color you want them to be