Caregiver in Davis CA
If you are like many people, you may remember a time when eating a TV dinner while watching your favorite shows with your family was a great treat. While there were, and still are, a wide 
variety of TV dinners available, one of the most popular has always been the Salisbury steak. You can bring back memories in your caregiver journey and enjoy a nostalgic evening with your aging loved ones by making your own homemade version of the Salisbury steak. Serve it alongside mashed potatoes and pick an old TV show to watch together for a fun, memorable evening together.
What You Will Need
For the meat
• 1 1/2 pounds of lean ground beef
• 1 tablespoon of ketchup
• 1/2 cup of seasoned breadcrumbs
• 2 teaspoons of dry mustard
• 4 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cube of beef bouillon, crumbled
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• Skillet
• Medium mixing bowl
For the gravy
• 1 whole onion, halved and thinly sliced or diced, depending on preference
• 2 cups of beef broth, plus a little extra aside in case of thinning
• 1 tablespoon of ketchup
• 4 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon of seasoning sauce
• 1 teaspoon of cornstarch
• Salt
• Pepper
• Skillet
What to Do
• Combine the ground beef with the ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, breadcrumbs, bouillon, and salt and pepper
• Put the ground beef into the mixing bowl and add in the ketchup and Worcestershire sauce
• Knead or stir the mixture until well-combined
• Add in the dry mustard, bouillon, breadcrumbs, and salt and pepper
• Knead the meat mixture until it is all combined and evenly mixed. Using your hands is the easiest and fastest way to accomplish this, but you can use a spoon or a mashed potato masher if you prefer not to touch the meat
• Form 4 to 6 oval patties, making sure to pinch the middle just a bit to reduce puffing during the cooking process
• If you would like the classic presentation, use your fingers or a fork to make lines across the patties to give them a steak like appearance
• Put the skillet on medium high heat and melt butter with oil, heating until the oil shimmers
• Fry the patties in the skillet until they are no longer pink in the middle
• Remove from the skillet and pour off excess grease. Be careful to dispose of this properly to prevent burns
• Reduce the heat to medium
• Add the sliced onions to the skillet
• Stir and cook until they are golden brown and somewhat soft
• Add the beef stock, seasoning sauce, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce
• Combine the cornstarch with a little beef broth in a separate bowl and then add to the sauce
• Stir and cook to reduce
• Add a sprinkle of pepper or salt and more broth if needed for thinning
• Return the patties to the gravy in the skillet now
• Spoon the gravy over the top of the steaks and allow to simmer and heat back up
• After a few minutes of heating, remove from the skillet and arrange on the plate
• Serve while still hot
If you or an aging loved one needs caregiver services near Davis, CA, remember Senior Home Care Services. Call us at (916) 514-7006 for more information.
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