I guess it was just Providence, then, that we had some ice that morning, and the superintendent called off school! Yay! Snow day!
You know, I feel conflicted about snow days; I'm terrified to drive in winter weather, mostly because of a pretty severe car accident I was in when I was 19. It works out for me (most of the time) that, being a teacher, "weather" means I don't have to go to work. However, most of the rest of the world DOES, including my handsome husband, and he DRIVES for a living, which scares the pants off of me!
Anyway, on this particular Monday, he made it home safely, so I made him THIS for dinner:
Clean Salisbury Steak and Gravy. This is PERFECT for a cold winter day. It's hearty, flavorful, filling, and good for you! But it DOES take some time. I think from beginning to end, it took me about and hour and fifteen minutes. That's probably why I say it is a better Sunday meal; I just have more time to cook on Sundays!
Here is the recipe.
Ingredients:
Gravy:
2 large yellow onions, thinly sliced into rings
8 ounces sliced mushrooms
2 TBSP olive oil
2 TBSP whole wheat flour (or tapioca starch)
3 cups beef broth
1 TBSP minced garlic
1 tsp dried onions
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp ground mustard
1/2 tsp Mrs. Dash
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 TBSP tomato paste
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
Salt and pepper
Steak:
1 lb lean ground turkey
1/2 cup oats
1 egg
1 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 clove minced garlic
1 TBSP Bragg's liquid aminos
3 TBSP dried parsely
1/2 tsp mustard powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp dried thyme
1 TBSP olive oil
Directions:
1) Make gravy FIRST:
- Heat oil in a large pan. Add onions and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
- When onions begin to brown and soften, and 1/4 c. broth. Reduce heat to medium, cover pan with a lid, and continue cooking, slowly adding in more broth as it cooks down.
- Cook for 25-30 minutes until onions are caramelized, stirring occasionally and adding more broth.
- Stir in flour or tapioca starch and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Add remaining broth, tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, garlic, dried onions, onion powder, garlic powder, ground mustard, Mrs. Dash, cayenne pepper, and salt and pepper.
- Simmer for 10 minutes.
2) While onions are caramelizing, make the steaks:
- Mix all ingredients except oil in a large bowl with your hands
- Make 4 oval-shaped patties
- In a medium skillet, heat oil over medium heat
- Add patties and cook until browned, about 4-5 minutes per side
- Set aside until gravy is ready
I had to make four patties... and then one little baby patty. Oops! |
3) After gravy has simmered for 10 minutes, add patties to pan and cover, simmering for about ten more minutes.
4) Serve over brown rice, quinoa, or whole wheat egg noodles. I added steamed veggies, but this would also go well with a salad!
So good! I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
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