Cheesy Salisbury Steak over Whipped Potatoes
A twist on the classic, this recipe adds more flavor and fun with cheese and bacon
Ingredients
- ½ cup Parmesan Cheese shredded
- 6 slices Provolone Cheese
- ½ lb Bacon cut in ½ inch pieces
- 2 tsp Parsley
For the "Steaks"
- 2 lb Ground Beef
- 2 Eggs Beaten
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Pepper
- 1 tsp Dill
- 1 tsp Thyme
For the Pan Gravy
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 1 Yellow Onion thinly sliced
- 2 Garlic Cloves minced
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Pepper
- 1 tsp Thyme
- 4 cups Beef Broth
- 2 tbsp Flour
For Whipped Potatoes
- 6 Russet Potatoes peeled and quartered
- 4 tbsp Butter melted
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp White Pepper
Instructions
- Prepare all of the ingredients. Start water boiling for potatoes.
- In a frying pan over medium high heat, add bacon. Cook until crispy and remove to a paper towel covered plate. Reserve 1 tbsp of bacon grease for use in pan gravy.
- Add potatoes to boiling water and cook for 15-20 minutes, until fork tender. Drain in colander and transfer to large bowl.
- In a bowl, combine ingredients for the "steaks". Form into 6 patties, roughly 3½ inches wide by ¾ inch thick.
- In a large saute pan over medium high heat, add butter and let melt. Then add onions and garlic. Cook for 2 minutes then add ½ cup of beef broth and reduce heat to medium. Let simmer for 3 minutes then push onions to outer edges of pan.
- Add "steaks" to pan and cook for 7-8 minutes on each side. Remove from pan and keep warm.
- Add reserved bacon grease and flour to pan. Whisk together to make a roux. Let cook for 2 minutes then add salt, pepper, and thyme. Continue to whisk while pouring in remaining beef broth.
- Return "steaks" to pan and place a piece of provolone cheese on top of each. Then sprinkle provolone with Parmesan and parsley. Cover pan and let cook for 8-10 minutes.
- Add melted butter, heavy cream, salt and white pepper to boiled potatoes and mix together with an immersion blender or hand mixer.
- To plate - place a portion of potatoes on one half of shallow bowl or plate. Ladle a portion of pan gravy down center of plate then add one Salisbury Steak to the opposite side of bowl/plate. Add a little more gravy when sprinkle bacon on top.
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