Thursday, August 06, 2009

Soapy Fun with Friends and Salisbury Steak

Today we are hanging with our friends,Mike, Laurel and Rhys. We are making fun handmade soap for gifts this Christmas.(I'll post pictures sometime soon.)


Here's a recipe that Mike and her kid's loved:

French Onion Salisbury Steak

Makes 4

1 1/4 # Ground Chuck
1/4 cup Fresh Minced Parsley
2 TBL Scallion
1 tea Kosher Salt
1/2 tea Black Pepper
2 TBL Flour
1 TBL Olive Oil
2 cups Onions, sliced
1 tea Sugar
1 TBL Garlic
1 TBL Tomato Paste
2 cups Beef Broth
1/4 cups Dry Red Wine
3/4 tea Kosher Salt
1/2 tea Thyme Leaves, dry

Cheese Toasts

4 tea Parsley, Fresh, Minced
4 tea Parmesan Cheese Shredded

Combine the chuck, parsley, scallion, salt and pepper. Divide evenly into 4 portions and shape into patties. Place 2 TBL of flour in a shallow dish. dredge each patty in the flour. Reserve 1 tea. flour.

Heat 1 tea. of oil in a saute pan over medium high heat. Add patties and saute 3 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove them from the pan.

Add the onions and sugar to the pan. Saute for 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and tomato sauce. Saute 1 minute or until the paste begins to brown. Sprinkle the onions with the reserved flour; cook 1 minute. Stir in broth and wine, then add the salt and thyme.

Return meat to the pan and bring the soup to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low heat, cover and simmer.

Serve steaks on the cheese toasts with onion soup ladled over. Garnish with parsley and cheese.

Cheese Toasts

4 slices French Bread or a baguette (1/2" slices)
2 TBL Unsalted Butter, softened
1/2 tea Garlic, minced
Paprika Pinch
1/4 cup Swiss Cheese, Grated
1 TBL Parmesan Cheese, Grated

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Place the bread on a baking sheet.
Combine the butter, garlic and paprika. Spread on one side of slice of bread. Combine cheeses and sprinkle evenly over butter. Bake the bread until crisp and cheese is bubbly. 10-15 minutes.

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