1446. Salisbury Steak

Turns out, the salisbury steak is of American origins, not British. However, like most things with an Americal origin, they have an origin from somewhere else. In this case, it is Germany who has a very similar recipe which got Americanized for the colonizers back in the day.
So this is not a steak per se, because it is make of minced meat and not a single cut of meat. The minced meat is mixed with meatloaf-style ingredients (breadcrumbs, egg) and seared as patties before simmering in a mushroom brown sauce. Of course, mashed potatoes make for the bast side, but so would pasta or rice.



Ingredients:

For the steaks:
450g ground beef
1/3 cup plain breadcrumbs
1 large egg
1/2 tsp salt & pepper

For the mushroom sauce:
300g mushrooms, sliced
1 small onion, sliced
1 clove garlic, grated
2 Tbsp tomato paste
1 1/2 tsp mustard
1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 cups broth
1 tsp cornstarch
1 Tbsp water
2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley




Method:

Make the beef patties: mix together the ground beef, breadcrumbs, egg, salt, and pepper.
Divide the mixture into four equal pieces, then shape each piece into a 1/2-inch-thick patty.
Sear the patties in a skillet. Transfer the patties to a plate.
Cook the mushrooms, onions, and garlic. Stir the tomato paste, mustard, worcestershire and broth into the mushrooms and onions. Return the patties to simmer for 10 minutes.
Thicken the cooking liquid into a gravy: In a small bowl, stir together the cornstarch and water. Stir in the cornstarch mixture and let it boil for about a minute, until the gravy has thickened, then turn off the heat.
Serve the Salisbury steaks: Transfer the patties to plates and ladle the gravy over top. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve hot with egg noodles or mashed potatoes alongside.

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