My recipe:
Cook 1 1/2 pounds of ground beef with one onion (diced sorta fine), Bell pepper optional. A teaspoon of diced garlic, salt & pepper to taste, a dash or two of red pepper flakes, dash or two of Tabasco or Texas Pete's hot sauce. When cooked, mash with potato masher. Add about a cup of catsup/ketchup, a couple of tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce, a teaspoon of Wright's liquid smoke. Serve on a burger bun or sourdough hoagie roll.
Serve with Mining Camp Potatoes or garlic French fries.
Mining camp potatoes:
Fry one pound of bacon until almost crisp (one inch dices). Remove and drain. Slice two Yukon Gold potatoes per person (more if fried potato fiends). Sauté 1 teaspoon fresh garlic and one onion (or two shallots) in bacon fat until soft (I cut the onions large)==toss potatoes in bacon fat until covered. Cover skillet and fry until crisp, minimizing disturbance but don't let them burn. When fried, add bacon and garnish with green onions. Variations include fresh oregano, rosemary, jalapenos, chorizo instead of bacon.