Mishmash Kreplach

They started out in three separate piles, our weekday trinity: brisket, skirt steak, or sometimes a thick beef patty (it only became a hamburger when surrounded by a roll); one hill of fluffy mashed potatoes; and another of shimmering, bronzed onions. Under my grandmother’s tutelage, I learned the correct way to combine them in a sublime mishmash.

First, of course, stir the onions into the potatoes, adding little spoons of gravy or meat juices to make the mixing easier. Impale the m