Hamburgers with Mushroom Gravy | Walking on Sunshine Recipes (2024)

FAQs

What can you cook burgers on to get the juices to come out and form a crust as they congeal? ›

I prefer to cook burgers on a very hot cast iron frying pan or griddle because of the crust that forms, but if you don't have cast iron or you prefer the flavor of an outdoor grill, other pans and outdoor grills works great as well. Heat the frying pan until very hot over medium-high or high heat.

Check the patties with an instant-read thermometer to ensure the meat is cooked to the minimum safe temperature of 160 F.

Once it has passed half-way and reaching 2/3 of the way up, it should be flipped and cooked for about an equal amount of time (minus a little to compensate for the slightly hotter pan and partly cooked burger).

Salisbury steak is a dish made from a blend of ground beef and other ingredients and is usually served with gravy or brown sauce.

Salisbury steak traditionally calls for ground sirloin, which is a lean cut of beef known for its tenderness. On the other hand, hamburger steak can be made with pretty much any cut of beef, including chuck, round, or a bit of both. Ideally, cuts with slightly more fat content are used to retain moisture while cooking.

Choose mince that is from the leg meat. The meat from these cuts has more fat, and it's therefore more flavourful and moist. You can also add finely chopped bacon to increase that juicy texture. Otherwise, using whole breast or thigh cuts of chicken instead of using mince can give you a juicier result.

A little extra moisture helps even well-done burgers stay juicy and tender, even if they're made from 90% lean ground beef. Mix in 1/4-1/2 cup water per pound of ground beef before forming your patties to reap the tenderizing benefit of H20. Some chefs tuck an ice cube into the middle of the patty for the same effect.

How Baking Soda Improves Ground Beef. Baking soda acts as a tenderizer for ground beef, keeps it moist during cooking, and encourages deep browning by raising the acidity level of the surface of the meat. Simply add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda to 1 pound of ground beef for more tender meat with better browning.

We do recommend letting the patty cook for at least 3 to 4 minutes before giving it a first flip, to give the meat time to sear. Otherwise, the patty may start to fall apart. After that, however, you can flip it once and be done, or flip it as often as you like, trying to get both sides to cook and brown evenly.

A Salisbury steak contains more fillers such as breadcrumbs, sauces, onions and an egg whereas a hamburger steak only contains salt and pepper. They are very similar and may not have a difference at all depending on the recipe itself. Hamburger steak is usually served with a hamburger bun or a type of bread.

Is it better to cook burgers in the oven or on the stove? ›

Is it better to cook burgers in the oven or on the stove? It's up to your personal preference! Baked burgers are a great, nearly hands-off cooking method that won't fill your kitchen with the smell of frying beef. Pan-fried burgers, on the other hand, have the benefit of a tasty sear from the cast-iron skillet.

Go easy on the flipping too. Flipping it also leaves opportunity for unwanted breaking apart of meat. Of course, you're going to have to flip your burger eventually. So, we recommend letting the one side sizzle until the patty is half way cooked through, then flip it once to cook the other side.

Burgers are a high-heat, direct-heat item to cook, so there is little room for error. You want a great crusty sear on the outside, but some control over the cooking temperature, especially if you like yours rare to medium-rare.

Gravy is a sauce often made from the juices of meats that run naturally during cooking and often thickened with corn starch or other thickeners for added texture.

At the most basic level, gravy is a simple pan sauce that requires liquid and a thickener. Traditional turkey gravy usually has fat, flour, and stock. You can make excellent turkey gravy with just those ingredients, plus salt and pepper for seasoning.

Gravy beef is a cut that comes from three main areas; the hind leg and the front leg (also known as shin) plus the neck area. It is rich in flavour and is traditionally used with the bone in for excellent stews and soups.

What is the difference between brown gravy and beef gravy? A brown gravy comes from any brown stock, whereas beef gravy always comes from beef stock specifically. In other words, all beef gravy is a brown gravy but not all brown gravy is beef gravy.