Thursday, January 24, 2013

If At First You Don't Succeed....

In our quest to try new foods, I was trying to find something that David would like. He is such a picky. He is trying not to be as picky though because he doesn't want Michelle to be like him in that way. (Though don't give her the peas.... OMG!)

I found a recipe on Pintrest for Salisbury Steak. It led me to this blog and this recipe.

Salisbury Steak with Caramelized Onion Gravy

Ingredients:

Onion Gravy
2 large red onions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cups low-sodium beef broth
1/2 cup dry red wine (optional)
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 teaspoon cider vinegar
Salt and pepper

Meat Patties
1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup cooked white rice
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 clove minced garlic
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons chopped parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon olive oil

Directions:
1) To make gravy: Heat butter in a large sauté pan. Add onions and cook over medium-high heat, until onions start to brown, stirring occasionally. When onions are slightly softened and turning a deep honey brown, add 1/4 cup broth. Reduce heat, cover and continue cooking, adding more broth as needed to prevent caramelized bits at the bottom of the pan from burning. It should take at least 25 to 30 minutes to properly caramelize onions. Stir in flour and cook for about 2 minutes. Add wine and reduce by half. Stir in remaining beef broth and tomato paste. Stir in cider vinegar. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Reduce heat to low and keep warm.
2) To make patties: Mix ground beef, rice, egg yolk, salt, pepper, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, parsley and thyme in a bowl. Shape into 4 oval patties about 3/4-inch thick. Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet set over medium-high heat. Sear patties about 3 minutes per side, or until a brown crust forms. Pour gravy over patties and simmer for an additional 10 minutes. Serve warm with mashed potatoes or noodles. Yield: 4 Servings.


Well, it sounded delicious. But I don't think we will make this one again. First of all, I think we made the patties a little off. Catherine made them more like hamburger size when I really think they should have been flatter. And they were not as moist as I would have liked. And I don't know what was up with the rice in them. David thought they were onions and almost refused to try it. Finally, that made a ton of onion. A TON! Way more than was needed for 4 little patties. It was a good sauce though. We also added mushrooms to it. They were good. And we served it with mashed potatoes and purple cauliflower. Michelle enjoyed the mashed potatoes.

Salisbury Steak is a good idea. Even David thought so. But we just need to try another recipe.

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