Homemade Salisbury Steak

Tonight I made Salisbury Steak to take to a dinner tomorrow after church. I made it early because I had never made it before so I wanted to make sure it would turn out OK. You just can't feed the preacher bad food you know. If you follow me on Pinterest, you will see the pin for the Salisbury Steak under the "Good Food and Cooking Ideas" board. I did not follow it exactly, I left out some of the stuff.....here is what I did:

Salisbury Steak with Caramelized Onion Gravy.. 

Ingredients:
Onion Gravy 

2 large vidalia onions, thinly sliced 

2 tablespoons unsalted butter 

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 

3 cups low-sodium beef broth 

1 tablespoon tomato paste 

Salt and pepper
Meat Patties 

1 pound lean ground beef  

1/2 cup cooked white rice 

1 egg yolk lightly beaten 

1 teaspoon salt 

1/4 teaspoon pepper 

1 clove minced garlic 

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 

1/2 teaspoon  thyme 

1 tablespoon cooking 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. Stir in remaining beef broth and tomato paste. 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 and thyme in a bowl. Shape into 4 oval patties about 3/4-inch thick. Heat 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. Yield: 4 Servings.

Instead of the last step of simmering them in a skillet for 10 minutes, I placed them in a deep 9 x 13 pan, covered them with the gravy and baked at 375 for 20 minutes. They were great!

I had to try one after they were done. Yum!

Here is the link to the pinterest post with the recipe.  
http://pinterest.com/pin/147633694005967926/