Salisbury Steak
Quick answer
- Total time
- 45 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Ingredients
- 12
About this dish
Salisbury steak is an American comfort dish made by shaping ground beef mixed with milk-soaked breadcrumbs and egg into oval patties, pan-searing them, and then simmering in a mushroom-onion gravy.
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The breadcrumbs absorb milk and form moisture pockets within the meat, keeping the patties juicy even after cooking through. Pressing a shallow indent into the center of each patty prevents it from puffing up during searing, ensuring even thickness. Building the gravy in the same pan - sauteing onion and mushrooms, stirring in flour, then deglazing with beef stock and Worcestershire sauce - dissolves the browned fond into the sauce for deeper flavor. Returning the patties to simmer in the gravy for eight minutes finishes the interior and coats them in a rich, savory glaze.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Season
Pour 60 ml milk over 50 g breadcrumbs and let them soak for 2 minutes.
Add 600 g ground beef, 1 egg, salt, and black pepper, then mix lightly so the patties stay tender.
- 2Heat
Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions and shape them into oval patties.
Press a shallow indent in the center of each one so they do not puff up and cook unevenly during searing.
- 3Control
Heat the pan over medium heat and melt 20 g butter.
Add the patties and sear for about 3 minutes per side, until a brown crust forms, then transfer them out before the butter scorches.
- 4Control
Add 1 onion and 180 g button mushrooms to the same pan over medium heat.
Cook while scraping up the browned bits, until their moisture reduces and the mushroom edges begin to brown.
- 5Season
Sprinkle in 1 tablespoon flour and cook for 1 minute to remove the raw flour taste.
Pour in 300 ml beef stock and the Worcestershire sauce, stirring until smooth and lightly thickened.
- 6Finish
Return the patties to the sauce and simmer over low heat for 8 minutes.
Serve when the sauce lightly coats the patties.
Practical Cooking Checks
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- Key technique
- Salisbury steak consists of seared beef patties simmered in a savory onion and mushroom gravy.
- Finish cue
- Serve when the sauce lightly coats the patties.
- Avoid this
- Press a shallow indent in the center of each one so they do not puff up and cook unevenly during searing.
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