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6/27/2017 2:36:31 PM |
Ingredients: One pound of ground beef (grass fed, no antibiotics, etc. etc. etc. or Kosher if you can find it) One organic Granny Smith apple Sea salt and pepper to taste Organic or European butter to brown the "steaks" Directions: Peel, core, and grate the apple. Mix thoroughly with the raw ground beef plus some sea salt and pepper. Make into oval shaped hamburger patties (the shape let's you pretend it's "steak"). Salt and pepper one side of the "steak." Heat some butter in a heavy bottom skillet...get the pan good and hot...let the butter even start browning just a little bit...and then add the patties, seasoned side down. You're going to brown these on each side rather quickly. The idea is to get a good caramelized "crust" on it but not burn it. This is the only tricky part, but not really that difficult...you just have to watch it kind of closely to get right up to the point of being good and browned but not over the line to burned. Once browned on both sides, add a little water to the pan and keep the fire on high until the water starts to boil a little. Immediately turn it down to low and put a lid on it. The amount of water should be just enough to mix with the pan juices (there will be some moisture from the apple) to make a sauce that's about the consistency of au jus...just enough water to keep it from burning and sticking, but also enough to create a rich, caramelized sauce / gravy. Continue cooking on as low of a heat as you can until done in the middle....this will make the "steaks" tender and juicy with a nice crust. Watch it intermittently as it cooks...if the "sauce" cooks down too far, add a little bit more water. This is so good...and the apple really extends the ground beef. You can get five or six good sized "steaks" or hamburger patties out of a pound. Note: I only browned two patties at a time. If you put more than that in the skillet at one time, it'll lower the heat and you'll have a hard time getting the outside to brown. So...if you're cooking the whole pound, just sear two at a time and take them out once browned. Once you get all of them browned, return them to the skillet and continue with the water plus pan drippings directions to finish cooking (see above). | |||
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