Diner Salisbury Steak

Salisbuty Steak, Mushroom Gravy, Plain Rice and Baby Potatoes & Vegatable Blend

The Salisbury Steak was created by a 19th century doctor that believed diet was the main factor in our health. He claimed our teeth were "meat teeth" and the meat should be the main part if our diet. Other food in our diet such as starches and vegetables should only consist of 1/3 of your diet. His cure for many medicacontainsns was eating Salisbury steak three times a day with hot water.
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Salisbury steaks are made a number of ways with the most common recipes using mushroom gravy. The following is a basic Salisbury steak. That you will find at many diners in the United States.


Diner Salisbury Steak

Ingredients
1 ½ lb. Lean ground beef
1 small onion
¼ cup seasoned breadcrumbs
1 egg
2 Tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped
1 tsp. horseradish(optional)
1 tsp. salt
¼ lb. Fresh mushrooms
1 can (10 ½ oz.) mushroom gravy
1 Tbs. Vegetable oil


Directions

1. Finely chop onion and parsley. Grate breadcrumbs using cheese grater.
2. Combine beef, onion, breadcrumbs, egg, parsley, horseradish and salt in large mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly and shape into 4 patties about 1/2 inch thick.
3. Add oil to skillet on medium/high heat. Place patties in skillet and cook 6-7 minutes or until no longer pink in center.
4. While meat is cooking, slice mushrooms.
5. Remove patties to a platter and cover to keep warm.
6. Saute mushrooms over medium-high heat 3-4 minutes or until tender.
7. Add gravy to mushrooms and cook 3-4 minutes until gravy is warmed through.
8. Return steaks to skillet and cook additional 1-2 minutes just till warmed.
9. Serve steaks topped with mushroom gravy. Serve with rice, potatoes or noodles and green vegetable.

Makes 4 servings