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    » Home » Recipes » Grass-fed Beef Recipes » Salisbury Steak

    Salisbury Steak

    Posted: Sep 24, 2013 · Updated: Oct 23, 2020 by Jenny McGruther · This site earns income from ads, affiliate links, and sponsorships.

    This is not your lunch lady’s Salisbury steak recipe. No.  Not by any means.  We pair grass-fed beef with earthy oyster and shiitake mushrooms, fresh thyme, and mineral-rich homemade beef bone broth. It’s a luxurious dish – rich and robust.

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    Salisbury Steak Recipe
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    4 servings

    Salisbury Steak Recipe

    Fragrant with the woodsy perfume of wild mushrooms, red wine and caramelized onion, this Salisbury steak recipe elevates a humble dish from pallid and pasty meat served in grade-school lunchrooms of your childhood to the divine. 
    Prep Time4 minutes mins
    Cook Time45 minutes mins
    Total Time50 minutes mins
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    Ingredients

    steaks

    • 1 pound ground beef
    • 2 shallots very finely minced
    • 1 egg yolk beaten
    • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
    • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
    • 2 tablespoons ghee

    mushroom sauce

    • 2 cups bone broth
    • 2 cups red wine
    • 2 sprigs fresh thyme
    • ¼ cup ghee
    • ¾ lb wild mushrooms
    • 1 large yellow onion sliced thin

    Instructions

    • Toss ground beef, minced shallots together in a mixing bowl and stir to combine roughly. Fold in beaten egg, salt and pepper. Continue stirring the meat, seasonings and egg yolk together until the mixture is thoroughly combined.
    • Form the seasoned meat into four patties and set aside while you begin preparing the mushroom and onion reduction sauce.
    • Bring beef stock, red wine and fresh thyme to boil over a moderately high flame. Continue simmering until reduced by half to three-quarters.
    • Melt two tablespoons clarified butter in a cast iron or stainless steel skillet over a moderate flame. When the butter is frothy, but not yet browned, toss in onions and fry until they release their fragrance and their edges begin to caramelize. Remove the onions from the pan, and toss in the mushrooms, taking care not to overcrowd the pan. Continue sautéeing the mushrooms until fragrant and brown. Set aside.
    • Melt two more tablespoons clarified butter in the skillet and add the salisbury steak patties to the hot fat - searing on both sides until nice and brown on the outside but still pink in the center. Smother with sautéed mushrooms and onions.
    • Once the wine and stock are reduced by half to three-quarters, remove and discard the sprigs of thyme. Whisk in two tablespoons butter and continue simmering for one to two minutes.
    • Pour the reduction sauce over the Salisbury steaks, mushrooms and onions. Continue to simmer over a moderately low flame until the steaks are cooked through.
    • Serve hot, with pan sauce.

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    1. Wen says

      December 28, 2019 at 2:29 pm

      Is there something that can be used in place of the wine?

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      • Jenny says

        December 30, 2019 at 8:10 am

        You can use more broth.

    2. Jen C says

      January 12, 2015 at 3:47 am

      I used store-bought organic beef broth and ended up with a reduced but very liquidy sauce - which makes sense because I do realize that none of the "good stuff" (collagen, etc.) is left in store-bought broth. I decided to add arrowroot powder and the pan drippings to the reduction and it was alright. This is not a reflection on your recipe but an indicator that I didn't use the proper ingredients to do this recipe justice, so I just wanted to warn those who may not make homemade bone broth that this may happen. I still enjoyed it, but think I will need to serve it with a gravy instead in the absence of homemade beef stock. Thanks for all of your valuable information and recipes here on your lovely website!

      Reply
    3. Lynda says

      October 23, 2014 at 9:38 am

      I am going to plan to make the sauce with vegetables in a slow cooker today, then add the steaks with some veggies later. My husband will be working late tonight and that way we can have our meals still fresh.

      Reply
    4. Kendra says

      October 22, 2014 at 12:04 am

      My daughter is allergic to eggs, any thoughts on omitting or substituting?

      Reply
    5. Jess says

      December 31, 2013 at 11:56 pm

      I've made this recipe twice and my family is requesting a third round. This one made it into the recipe box. Thank you!

      Reply
    6. Sandy says

      November 07, 2013 at 7:57 pm

      I made this and it tasted great, especially the reduction sauce. Served it with mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli and homemade rosemary garlic bread. Would also be good with a nutty brown rice. Perfect meal on a chilly, windy day. Thank you for posting it.

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    7. carolin says

      November 03, 2013 at 4:29 pm

      Have you played with larger quantities? Does the sauce need to increased at the same proportion as the patties?

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      • Liz says

        November 07, 2013 at 10:41 pm

        I actually just doubled this recipe for meals this week. I had to eyeball some ingredients, because they would have been too much, had I actually doubled it. For example, I ended up using 2 large shallots as opposed to doubling the recipe to 4 shallots. I think it would have been too much, and it turned out great that way.

        I did double the sauce, and it was a lot of sauce, but we didn't mind it honestly! We poured it over some potatoes, and it was really yummy!

    8. Mary P. says

      October 03, 2013 at 9:23 pm

      Hi Jenny - I've had this recipe in my 'to do' pile for a long time and decided to make it last night - it was outstanding!! Thank you so much. I enjoy your blog so much and have learned so much. Traditional food ways have taken my cooking from good to fantastic! 🙂

      Reply
    9. Jennifer says

      October 01, 2013 at 3:57 pm

      This was posted awhile ago - so maybe you'll never even see this - but I loved it! I smiled and smiled and nodded 'oh-yeah...sounds familiar' the whole way through. The things we wish we'd known.....but I have to say, know that I'm wiser, and trying to guide my own daughters, it's no easier. They don't much care - just 'gimme' a bag of bar-b-que potato chips' and 'mushrooms are just so...mushy'. Sigh. More for me.

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    10. Winnie says

      September 25, 2013 at 3:01 pm

      I love this post, Jenny!

      Reply
    11. Kim says

      September 25, 2013 at 7:53 pm

      This is a great recipe - I really appreciate the new (to me) techniques it demonstrates. I grew up in a beef-and-potatoes household, but one where plain, salted, steak was always cooked well-done and almost always barbequed. It took years for me to learn that it doesn't have to be overcooked, for one, and that other flavors, toppings, and sauces can be added, and add to the nutrition. Love the photos, too. It reminded me to call my grass-fed beef farmer.

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    12. marcella says

      September 24, 2013 at 5:41 pm

      So glad to find this link in my in-box today - sounds like the perfect dinner for tonight. Salisbury steak is one of my husbands favorite and we just bought a box of mixed mushrooms at the farmer's market. Perfect!

      Reply
    13. Barefoot Bodhi says

      September 24, 2013 at 6:10 pm

      Wow, I have a pound of ground beef and a pound of mushrooms at home that I need to cook for dinner tonight. What a coincidence!

      Reply
    14. Shelley says

      September 24, 2013 at 5:09 pm

      This recipe looks wonderful and I can't wait to try it, but do you actually spend almost $50 a bottle for wine that you use to cook with? Yikes!

      Reply
      • Jenny says

        September 25, 2013 at 2:26 am

        Oh no! Not at all. I wonder if I posted the wrong link on that site? They have $$$ wines, but I use their advance search to find 90+ rated wines under $25 that are sustainably grown. I cook with what I serve with dinner.

    15. Joy says

      October 30, 2012 at 3:16 am

      I've made this a few times. It's a favorite! We love it!

      Reply
    16. Buttoni says

      October 05, 2012 at 6:43 pm

      This looks OUTSTANDING! Definitely one I'll be trying out with my fresh order of grass-fed beef! Thanks so much and I'm so glad I stumbled on this recipe today!

      Reply
    17. Bebe says

      July 24, 2012 at 7:41 pm

      What a timely post for me to find on my pinterest page this morning. I have two pounds of (mostly) grass-fed ground beef lounging in my fridge and I had zero inspiration as to how I was going transform it into dinner. I also have a couple quarts of nice solid beef broth sitting in the same fridge. And shallots. AND mushrooms. Very fortuitous indeed. Thanks again and again Jenny. 😉

      Reply
    18. Douggy says

      July 15, 2012 at 5:29 pm

      Awesome stuff. YeaH School was some trauma for all of us... it'd be totally dope to revisit SalisburySteak in this form.

      Reply
    19. April says

      July 13, 2012 at 6:06 pm

      How timely! My 5-year old was just asking for "meat balls in my favorite sauce", which was originally a salisbury steak recipe. And I was wondering if she could be satisfied with something that wasn't based on ketchup and french onion soup from a can. I've just discovered your great website and I'm glad that I have!

      Reply
    20. Myeisha says

      May 31, 2012 at 3:51 am

      this post got a full and pure smile out of me. you got me as soon as i saw "grass-fed", "traditional", and "homemade". everything bought and sold me. you seem so passionate about this dish; it really showed. you wrote this well, too. so impressed! how inspirational for an amateur like me. definitely going to read more. keep it up, mrs. Jenny 😀

      Reply

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