Salisbury Steak

For Christmas I received the newest Pioneer Woman cookbook, and last night I tried the Salisbury Steak recipe.   It was really good.  I followed the recipe, except that I added mushrooms to the gravy.  And...the recipe called for 1 1/2 pounds of hamburger and I used 2 pounds, so I just used PW's measurements but "heaped" them to allow for more hamburger. 

Here is the recipe if you'd like to try it.....

Salisbury Steak
Source: Pioneer Woman

Steaks
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1/2 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
2 tbsp. heavy cream
2 tsp. dry mustard
1 beef bouillon cube crumbled (I used 1 tsp. of the beef bouillon powder)
4 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp. ketchup
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. butter

Combine the above ingredients (except olive oil and butter.)  Knead mixture until evenly combined.  Then form it into 6 oblong patties.  Heat a large skillet over med-hi  heat.  Add butter and olive oil, when melted and hot add patties and fry  on both sides until nicely crusty on the outside and no longer pink in the middle. (about 4-5 minutes on each side.)  Remove the patties to a plate.

Gravy
1 onion, thinly sliced
sliced mushrooms
2 1/4 cup beef broth
4 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp. ketchup
1 tsp Kitchen Bouquet browning sauce
2 tbsp. cornstarch
kosher salt and black pepper to taste

To make the gravy add the onion and mushrooms to the pan you fried the patties.  Sauté the onion and mushrooms until golden.  Add 2 cups of the beef broth, the Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, and Kitchen Bouquet.  Stir and cook 2-3 minutes to reduce the liquid slightly.  In a small bowl, make a "slurry" by mixing 1/4 cup broth and 2 tbsp. cornstarch.  Pour the "slurry" into the gravy, stir and let it bubble up and thicken for 3-4 minutes.  Taste and add salt/pepper as needed.  Add the beef patties to the skillet and spoon gravy over the top.  Simmer for a  couple more minutes.  Then serve.

I served this with mashed taters and roasted carrots (also Pioneer Woman recipes.)