March 3, 2012
Salisbury steak is a retro dinner that is making a comeback. The dish was invented by Dr. J.H. Salisbury in the late 1800's as a way to promote eating a low carb diet. Salisbury steak became popular with the introduction of the T.V. dinners. Until now, the dish has all but disappeared except in the frozen food section of the grocery store. Salisbury steak is not steak at all but a burger patty topped with a luscious brown gravy made with mushrooms and onions. It is traditionally served alongside simple buttered egg noodles or mashed potatoes and vegetables. Revive this blast from the past dish and make it for dinner tonight!
Ingredients:
2 pounds ground beef (makes 6 generous patties)
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2/3 cup finely chopped onion
3/4 cup finely chopped saltine crackers (does it get better than this?)
1 tablespoon fresh sage, finely chopped
8 oz sliced mushrooms (more if your family will eat them. Chuck and I were the only takers)
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons flour (plus you may need a little bit more to thicken the sauce)
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
Directions:
Evenly divide the beef mixture into 6 patties (no more than ½” to ¾” thick so they cook all the way through)
Brown the patties for 8-10 minutes per side
If you need to, add a little more butter to the pan (see, just like the 70’s completely not heart healthy)
Once the patties are browned, set aside on a platter
Scrape up any brown bits
Sprinkle the mushrooms with 3 Tbsp of flour and add 2 ½ cups of hot water
If your sauce is not getting thick enough yet, add a little flour to speed up the process
Add another Tbsp of butter, stirring to combine
Return the patties to the skillet to finish cooking and continue thickening sauce
In the meantime, prepare the egg noodles according to the directions, and butter (again we loved butter in the 70’s)
Generously spoon gravy and mushrooms over the patty
More nostalgia, more blast from the past dinners, more Salisbury steak…..
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Comments
March 3, 2012
This is my hubbys favorite, sure not out of our menu rotation. I make mine a tad different but would be very similiar in taste. Yummy