Retro Recipes: Salisbury Steak
By: Leah Rodrigues
Published: March 3, 2012

Salisbury steak is a retro dinner that is making a comeback.  The dish was invented by Dr. J.H. Salisbury in the late 1800's as a way to promote eating a low carb diet.  Salisbury steak became popular with the introduction of the T.V. dinners. Until now,  the dish has all but disappeared except in the frozen food section of the grocery store.  Salisbury steak is not steak at all but a burger patty topped with a luscious brown gravy made with mushrooms and onions.  It is traditionally served alongside simple buttered egg noodles or mashed potatoes and vegetables.  Revive this blast from the past dish and make it for dinner tonight!
Salisbury Steak
Ingredients:



2 pounds ground beef (makes 6 generous patties)
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2/3 cup finely chopped onion
3/4 cup finely chopped saltine crackers (does it get better than this?)
1 tablespoon fresh sage, finely chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
1 stick of butter
8 oz sliced mushrooms (more if your family will eat them. Chuck and I were the only takers)
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons flour (plus you may need a little bit more to thicken the sauce)
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
Egg noodles, buttered
 
Directions:
 








In a mixing bowl, combine beef, egg, onion, cracker, sage, salt, and pepper


   
Evenly divide the beef mixture into 6 patties (no more than ½” to ¾” thick so they cook all the way through)


   
In a large skillet, heat 2 Tbsp butter over medium-high heat


   
Brown the patties for 8-10 minutes per side


   
If you need to, add a little more butter to the pan (see, just like the 70’s completely not heart healthy)


   
Once the patties are browned, set aside on a platter


   
Add 4 tbsp butter to skillet and cook the mushrooms until nicely browned


   
Stir in Worcestershire sauce and sprinkle with salt and pepper


   
Scrape up any brown bits


   
Sprinkle the mushrooms with 3 Tbsp of flour and add 2 ½ cups of hot water


   
Simmer until the sauce starts to thicken, for about 5 minutes
 


If your sauce is not getting thick enough yet, add a little flour to speed up the process


   
Add another Tbsp of butter, stirring to combine


   
Return the patties to the skillet to finish cooking and continue thickening sauce


   
In the meantime, prepare the egg noodles according to the directions, and butter (again we loved butter in the 70’s)


   
Place a serving of egg noodles on a dinner plate, along with a hamburger patty


   
Generously spoon gravy and mushrooms over the patty


   
Serve and enjoy
 


More nostalgia, more blast from the past dinners, more Salisbury steak…..

In a mixing bowl, combine beef, egg, onion, cracker, sage, salt, and pepper


     
Evenly divide the beef mixture into 6 patties (no more than ½” to ¾” thick so they cook all the way through)


     
In a large skillet, heat 2 Tbsp butter over medium-high heat


     
Brown the patties for 8-10 minutes per side


     
If you need to, add a little more butter to the pan (see, just like the 70’s completely not heart healthy)


     
Once the patties are browned, set aside on a platter


     
Add 4 tbsp butter to skillet and cook the mushrooms until nicely browned


     
Stir in Worcestershire sauce and sprinkle with salt and pepper


     
Scrape up any brown bits


     
Sprinkle the mushrooms with 3 Tbsp of flour and add 2 ½ cups of hot water


     
Simmer until the sauce starts to thicken, for about 5 minutes
 


If your sauce is not getting thick enough yet, add a little flour to speed up the process


     
Add another Tbsp of butter, stirring to combine


     
Return the patties to the skillet to finish cooking and continue thickening sauce


     
In the meantime, prepare the egg noodles according to the directions, and butter (again we loved butter in the 70’s)


     
Place a serving of egg noodles on a dinner plate, along with a hamburger patty


     
Generously spoon gravy and mushrooms over the patty


     
Serve and enjoy
 


More nostalgia, more blast from the past dinners, more Salisbury steak…..

Comments:
CL Farley
March 3, 2012

This is my hubbys favorite, sure not out of our menu rotation. I make mine a tad different but would be very similiar in taste. Yummy