We’ve been watching old episodes of South Park recently, and I decided to make an old cafeteria favorite: Salisbury Steak.
Salisbury Steak is a classic dish- it’s easy to make and stores well.
This is my take on this dish. I used what we had on hand. Most classic recipes make a cream-based sauce from scratch using tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, heavy cream, and fresh or canned mushrooms. I used a few shortcuts to make my gravy, but overall the flavors are similar to the original.
It is always a hit, and it stores well and reheats for great leftovers (if there are any).
Ingredients:
- 1 pound ground beef (I used 70/30)
- 1 cup plain breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 envelope Lipton Beefy Onion soup mix
- 1 teaspoon dehydrated roasted minced garlic
- Spray release
- 1 can (10.5 oz) reduced-sodium cream of mushroom soup
- 2 tablespoons instant beef gravy (from a packet)
- 20 ounces warm water (that is about two cans full using the cream of mushroom soup can)
- 1 teaspoon of each: black pepper, tarragon, Italian seasoning
Directions:
- In a large mixing bowl, combine ground beef, egg, breadcrumbs, and an envelope of soup mix. Work together and combine until uniform.
- Form 4 to 6 equal-sized patties, then fry and spray with release over medium heat. Brown each side, but it doesn’t need to be cooked all the way through. Remove patties and set aside.
- Combine remaining ingredients in pan, scraping up any bits of fond off of the bottom of the pan.
- Once gravy is combined, add the patties back in, turn the stove down to low, and cover with a lid.
- Allow patties to cook thoroughly, about 10 to 15 minutes, over low heat.
- Serve with buttered pasta/noodles of your choice, and a side. I served mine with hot honey carrots.
If you like a lot of mushrooms, sauté 2 cups of sliced mushrooms in butter and add them in when you add the patties back into the gravy. Drained and rinsed canned sliced mushrooms can be added instead.
Substitutions:
- Use any type of ground meat that you prefer; pork and turkey are good options.
- If you are gluten-free, substitute gluten-free breadcrumbs and gluten-free cream of mushroom soup.
