This is a great way to turn ordinary ground beef into a gourmet meal, the sauce is delicious and would also go really well with a steak, but if your on a budget and watching the pennies you can’t beat this one. This was the second recipe I made for Sharon123 who is is my group for the recipe swap this month and I am so glad I chose this one. I did a mix of beef broth and brandy in the sauce and I also doubled it, I also had some mushrooms to use up so I added them as well. If you would like to read more reviews on this and view more photos please click here.

Ingredients

Meat Mixture

1 1/4 lbs Ground beef round
1/2 Teaspoon salt
3 Garlic cloves, crushed
3/4 Cup finely chopped parsley
2 Teaspoons very coarsely cracked black peppercorns
1/4 Teaspoon salt, preferably coarse

Cream Sauce

I doubled the sauce
1/3 Cup beef broth or brandy (I did a mix of both)
1/4 Cup heavy cream
1/2 Tablespoon butter
1 1/2 Tablespoons chopped parsley

Method

1. Mix meat mixture ingredients until well blended.

2. Shape into four 1 1/4-inch thick patties, press pepper into flat sides and let stand 15 minutes.

3. Lightly sprinkle salt over bottom of a large nonstick skillet, place over medium high heat until hot.

4. Add patties and cook until well browned on both sides and no longer pink in centers, about 15 minutes.

If not making the sauce, sprinkle with the parsley and serve.

1. If serving with sauce, remove patties to warm plates.

2. Remove any excess fat in skillet, leaving brown (not burned;) bits.

3. Add brandy or broth and cook and stir until reduced to about 2 Tbls.

4. Add cream and butter, stir over high heat until reduced to 3 Tbls.

To Serve: Spoon sauce over meat and sprinkle with remaining parsley.

All photos taken by me unless otherwise stated.