French Onion Salisbury Steak

French Onion Salisbury Steak is that comfortable weeknight dish you will wonder how you ever lived without. It is also entirely magnificent, so much so that you’ll proudly serve when company comes.

I prefer 80/20 for this dish so the beef juices give some body to the sauce and also so the patties will hold together.

This recipe could not be any easier to make. Brown the steaks, whisk together some red wine and onion gravy while the steaks rest, and marry the two to simmer for about 15 minutes before serving.

How Do You Make Salisbury Steak?

Tender and delicious, French Onion Salisbury Steak is suspended in a resplendent sauce of onions, beef stock and red wine. It largely resembles French Onion Soup with the addition of Herbs de Provence which contains thyme. In this recipe, it is served atop a cheese toast just as French Onion Soup would float a baguette crouton. I like to ‘hearty things up’ and serve with buttermilk mashed potatoes and a vegetable I know everybody will eat.

This sauce or ‘red wine and onion gravy’ is insanely delicious.  Make sure when selecting your ingredients that you choose a red wine that you would also enjoy drinking.

Tender and delicious, these oniony, cheesy, and most delicious steaks are suspended in a resplendent sauce of onions, beef stock and red wine.

This effortless one pan French Onion Salisbury Steak is an modernized and improved version of the classic TV dinner we all knew and loved.

Even though it is easy and very quick to make, I’ve had guests rave over this dish and what they thought must have been great trouble to put together. With this dinner, it’s quite the opposite and that means maximum enjoyment for minimal effort.

What is the difference between Salisbury steak and French onion Salisbury steak?

This French Onion Salisbury Steak recipe takes two classic dishes, French Onion Soup and Salisbury Steak, and combines them into a single and delicious meal. Not only is this a delicious meal to put together, it’s also a fun one to do even if you don’t really enjoy spending time in the kitchen. Why? Because there are elements of genuine cooking involved in this one. Like where I specify (and demonstrate in my above video) to “burn the tomato paste.” And yep, I absolutely want for you to do this. It’s a trick. A method. An element of real cooking.

The beef is dredged in flour, then braised and finished off in an sweet array of caramelized onions and a red wine-based sauce. Sounds pretty serious, right? Don’t be fooled. This is easy comfort food at its best.

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French Onion Salisbury Steak

Jenny from Not Entirely Average

French Onion Salisbury Steak is that comfortable weeknight dish you will wonder how you ever lived without. It is also entirely magnificent, so much so that you’ll proudly serve when company comes.

5 from 2 votes

Servings: 4 servings

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 45 mins

Total Time 1 hr

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4 servings

Calories 662 kcal

Equipment

• 10 or 12 inch skillet

Ingredients

 

Ingredients for French Onion Salisbury Steak

for the steaks

• 1 1/4 pound ground beef I prefer 80/20 for this dish so the beef juices give some body to the sauce and also so the patties will hold together
• 2 tablespoons garlic fresh minced, divided
• 2 tablespoons scallion fresh chopped
• 1/4 cup parsley fresh chopped
• 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup flour **reserve what you do not use after dredging
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 cups onions sweet like Vidalia's, sliced
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon Herbes de Provence may substitute fresh or dried thyme
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 2 cups beef stock

for the French onion cheese toasts

You may make your own French Onion Cheese Toasts by following the recipe below. If pressed for time, try any brand of frozen Texas toast style cheesy garlic bread. Heat according to package directions and serve the steaks atop with a ladleful of the onion and red wine sauce. It's a smart shortcut if you need one.

• 1 tablespoon parsley fresh, minced fine
• 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese shredded
• 4 thick slices French bread or baguette, cut diagonally
• 2 tablespoons butter room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic minced fine
• 1/4 cup Swiss cheese shredded

Instructions

 

• The Method

for the steaks

• Combine the ground beef, parsley, scallion, salt and pepper. Divide evenly into 4 portions and shape each into 3/4"-1" thick oval patties, about the size and thickness of hamburgers. Place flour in a shallow dish and dredge each patty. Reserve any remaining flour.
• Heat the olive oil and the tablespoon of butter in a deep sided skillet or sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add patties and sauté 3 minutes on each side until browned. Do not cook all of the way through. Remove from pan to a plate and cover with aluminum to keep warm.
• Add onions and sugar to the pan and sauté 5 minutes, scraping up the fond or brown bits in the bottom of the pan. Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute. Make a well in the center of the pan amidst the onions. Add the tomato paste to the well and sauté until paste begins to brown. **Be sure to allow the tomato paste to brown and even to burn slightly. Keep moving the paste around the well using a metal spatula to keep it from burning completely.
• Sprinkle onions with reserved flour and cook 1 minute. Stir in the wine and scrape the fond. Then add the salt and Herbs de Provence or thyme. Stir and scrape the fond again. Add the beef stock all at once. Again stir and scrape the fond. Reduce heat to a simmer.
• Return the steaks and their juices to the pan. Cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. I like to simmer for 15, then off heat, uncovered for another 5 to 10 to allow the sauce to thicken upon standing.

for the French onion cheese toasts

• To prepare the cheese toasts, preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Place the bread slices on a baking sheet.
• Combine softened butter, garlic and shredded Parmesan in a bowl using the tines of a fork to ensure it is well mixed, almost paste-like. Spread on one side of each slice of bread. Sprinkle the shredded Swiss evenly over the butter. Bake until bread is crisp and cheese is bubbly, 10-15 minutes.

to plate this dish

• Serve steaks atop cheese toasts with the red wine and onion sauce ladled over. Garnish with parsley and additional freshly grated Parmesan cheese if desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 662kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 32gFat: 47gSaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 131mgSodium: 1119mgPotassium: 878mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 890IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 157mgIron: 5mg

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