Ford Times Treasury of Favorite Recipes
Recipe #47
The Brown Derby

1628 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California

This is one of Hollywood's most famous restaurants. It is presided over by Montana-bred Bob Cobb. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner served.


  Hamburger De Luxe


Ingredients
  • 2 pounds ground sirloin
  • 1 raw egg
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1/2 teaspoon English mustard
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 teaspoons chicken fat

Directions

1. Mix meat, egg, and broth, then add the other ingredients.

2. Use one full coffee cup for each portion. Serve with braised onions or De Luxe sauce.

De Luxe Sauce Directions:

1. Combine 2 cups brown sauce (either canned or from a roast), 1 tablespoon English mustard, 2 teaspoons Sauce Diable or A-1 sauce, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 cup catsup, and 2 pats butter.

2. Boil together, adding a little parsley. Pour over hamburgers.


This recipe appeared in the Ford Treasury of Favorite Recipes from Famous Eating Places published in 1950.

 The above illustration is an original painting by Cal Dunn.

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