11/10: Salisbury Steak w Gravy, Smashed Potatoes, Creamed Spinach & Peach Cobbler

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Salisbury Steak with Wild Mushroom Gravy, Smashed Potatoes with garlic and Herb Cheese and Chives, Creamed Spinach



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Recipe Summary

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Yield: 4 Hungry Man (or Hungry Woman) portions

Potatoes:

2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and chunked, 3 large potatoes

Salt and pepper

1/2 cup half-and-half or cream, eyeball it

4 ounces, 1/2 cup garlic and herb cheese (recommended: Boursin)

3 tablespoons chopped chives or, 2 scallions, thinly sliced

Meat and Gravy:

1 1/4 pounds ground beef sirloin

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, eyeball it

1 small onion, finely chopped

1 tablespoon steak seasoning blend (recommended: Montreal Seasoning by McCormick) or, coarse salt and pepper

Extra-virgin olive oil, 3 tablespoons, 3 turns of the pan

12 crimini or baby portobellos, sliced

12 shiitake mushrooms, chopped

2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 cups beef stock

Spinach:

2 boxes frozen chopped spinach, 10 ounces, defrosted in microwave

2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces

1/2 cup heavy cream

Place potatoes in a pot and covered with water. Cover pot with lid and bring water to a boil. Salt boiling water and potatoes. Leave lid off pot and simmer at rolling boil until tender, 8 to 10 minutes.

While potatoes cook, combine meat, Worcestershire, onion and steak seasoning or salt and pepper. Form 2 large, oval patties, 1-inch thick.

Preheat large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add a tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil and the meat patties to a hot pan. Cook meat 6 minutes on each side until meat is evenly caramelized on the outside and juices run clear. Remove meat and cover with loose tin foil to keep warm. Add 1 more turn of the pan extra-virgin olive oil and butter to the pan, then the mushrooms. Season mushrooms with salt and pepper and saute mushrooms until tender, 3 to 5 minutes.

While mushrooms cook, squeeze defrosted spinach dry by wringing it out in a kitchen towel. To a small skillet, add butter and cream and heat to a bubble over moderate heat. add spinach and salt and pepper. Cook until spinach thickens with cream, 3 to 5 minutes.

To mushrooms, add a sprinkle of flour to the pan and cook 2 minutes more. Whisk in stock and thicken 1 minute.

While sauce thickens, drain potatoes and return to hot pot. Smash potatoes with a little half-and- half or cream and garlic and herb cheese. Smash and incorporate chives. Add salt and pepper, to your taste. To serve, pour gravy over Salisbury steak. Serve potatoes and creamed spinach alongside the steaks. Now that's a TV dinner, DELUXE!

Quick Ginger Peach Cobbler

Recipe Summary

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

2 can sliced peaches in syrup, drained

1 teaspoon ground ginger

2 tablespoons softened butter

4 tablespoons brown sugar

1 cup granola cereal with raisins and nuts

2 egg whites, beaten

Store bought whipped real cream in canister, from dairy aisle

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Mix drained peaches with ginger. Place sliced peaches in small ramekins or oven safe bowls.

Combine butter and sugar with a fork, then mix butter and sugar with granola cereal. Fold in beaten egg white. Mound the topping on top of the peaches in each ramekin. Place ramekins on a small baking sheet and bake 10 to 12 minutes. Remove and cool cobbler while you enjoy dinner. After dinner, serve warm quick cobbler with prepared whipped cream.

 

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