Recipe: Salisbury Steaks with Onions and Peppers

SALISBURY STEAKS WITH ONIONS AND PEPPERS

2 tbsp butter or margarine
4 medium onions, sliced
1 each red, green, and yellow bell pepper, cut in thin strips
1 lb ground beef
1 cup fresh bread crumbs (2 slices bread)
1 egg
salt and pepper
FOR THE SAUCE:
1 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 cup water
2 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp dry sherry
1/2 tsp soy sauce

In a 12-inch skillet, over medium heat, in hot butter, cook onions and pepper until tender, stirring frequently. Remove onion mixture to warm platter; keep warm.

Meanwhile, in a medium-size bowl, with fork, mix ground beef, crumbs, egg, 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Shape mixture into 4 (1/2-inch-thick) oval patties.

In same skillet over medium-high heat cook patties about 5 minutes for medium rare or until done to your taste, turning once. Arrange patties on serving platter with onions and peppers and keep warm.

TO MAKE THE SAUCE:
Stir flour, 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/8 tsp. pepper into drippings in skillet over medium heat; cook 1 minute. Add water, ketchup, sherry and soy sauce. Cook, stirring constantly until sauce thickens slightly. Pour the sauce over the patties.

Makes 4 servings
Source: Good Housekeeping All American Cookbook, 1987