FRENCH HAMBURGERS RECIPE - (4.1/5)

French Hamburgers Recipe - (4.1/5) image

Provided by kimvess

Number Of Ingredients 16

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BEEF PATTIES
3/4 cup onion, minced
2 tablespoon butter
1 1/2 pound lean ground beef
2 tablespoon butter, softened
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1 whole egg
DREDGING MIXTURE
1/2 cup flour
1 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoons vegetable oil
SAUCE
1/2 cup red wine, sherry, port or broth
2 tablespoons butter

Steps:

Cook minced onion slowly for 10 minutes in butter, until tender, but not brown. Pour into a mixing bowl. Add the ground beef, additional butter, and seasonings to the onions and beat just until combined. Form into 4 patties, 3/4 inch thick. Cover with wax paper and chill several hours. Just before cooking the patties, gently roll them in the flour. In a large, heavy frying pan, melt butter and oil, bring to a moderately high temperature and add patties. Sear them until they're brown on both sides, then reduce heat until they're done to your liking. This usually takes longer than I think, about 15 minutes. Remove patties to a heated oven. Pour fat out of the pan and add sherry (or other wine), scraping up the pan juices, until it's reduced to a thick syrup. Take off the heat and add the butter (allow butter to melt) and serve in a small pitcher to pour over the patties. I often poke holes in the top of each patty (with a fork) so the sauce will ooze down into the meat. Note: the original recipe calls for red wine, white wine, vermouth or beef stock for the sauce. You can use either red wine, sherry or light port or even Madeira.