Basic Salisbury Steak
I state basic for this as it uses store bought gravy packets or you can make the 'store bought' packets yourself, but you will dress these up with some with other ingredients. Thai brand Lobo makes an excellent Beef Gravy packet and they are very inexpensive. Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 500 grams ground beef, or ground pork, (1 lb)
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder, or 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs, Shortcut
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
- salt, to taste
- extra light olive oil, as needed
For the Gravy
- 2 packets beef gravy, Shortcut
- 1 onion, diced
- 170 grams fresh mushrooms, sliced, (6 oz)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare the Salisbury steaks by mixing together the beef, egg, tomato paste, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, bread crumbs, salt as desired, and pepper.
- Divide the mixture into 4 equal parts, shape into patties.
- Heat a splash of olive oil in a large non stick pan, add the patties and cook for 4 to 5 minutes each side until well browned. Remove from the pan and set them aside.
- In a small sauce pan, prepare the gravy packets per the package instructions.
- Using the pan you cooked the patties in, add the onion, mushrooms, and thyme. Saute until the onion is translucent and soft, and the mushroom well wilted and starting to brown. Reduce heat to a low simmer and pour in the gravy from the sauce pan and stir in the soy sauce.
- Add the patties to the gravy, cover and cook for 10 minutes.
- Turn the patties over, cover and cook for another 5 minutes or so, until cooked through.
- Season the gravy to taste with salt and pepper as desired, serve with mashed potatoes or egg noodles.
Notes
Figure about 150 Baht for the beef. For 4 servings, this is about $1.10 per serving. Using ground pork will reduce the cost per serving to well under $1.
Shortcuts: Bread Crumbs, Beef Gravy.
Variants: 1. Crushed butter crackers work just as well in place of breadcrumbs. 2. If no fresh mushrooms available, slice up a can of mushrooms. 3. I have made this with beef as well as pork, each works well.
Adapted from an internet recipe.