Salisbury Steak

This Salisbury steak recipe is so easy and so delicious.  A great comfort food!  It includes a sweetened take on a Belmont Sauce (with the more wine-flavored original recipe included) - both are heavenly and are just specific to your tastes.  Great thing about this is that if food is a way to a man's heart - this will definitely win that of the man in your life!  


Submitted by:  Karen Newbrough


Cook time:  10-15 minutes

Ingredients:
Steak patties:
     -  3 lb. ground chuck
     -  2 Tbl. chopped green pepper (optional)
     -  1/4 c. finely chopped onion
     -  2 Tbl. chopped parsley
     -  1 tsp. salt
     -  1 tsp. tabasco sauce
     -  flour

Belmont Sauce:
     -  3 Tbl Olio, or butter
     -  1/2 c. ketchup
     -  1 tsp Worchestire
     -  1 tsp. prepared mustard
     -  1/4 tsp. tabasco
     -  2 Tbl. light brown sugar (to your taste specifications) 
(If you prefer a more wine flavor vs. sweet, substitute the brown sugar for 1 Tbl. lemon juice and 2 Tbl. cooking sherry and voila! )

Directions:
1)  Combine meat, green pepper, onion, parsley, salt and tabasco sauce.  Shape meat mix into 8 oval shaped patties (think mini-meatloafs, at least 1/2 inch thick).  Sprinkle lightly with flour.
2)  Heat skillet lightly coated with cooking oil over medium-high heat.  Once hot, add patties and brown on all sides, cooking through.  Watch carefully and flip a few times to keep cooking even and to keep patties from burning.
3)  Mix Belmont sauce in small saucepan over low-medium heat.  Whisk ingredients together and continue stirring over the heat.  Serve warm over the patties.