Bitoque Provençal
 
This is closest the French come to our lowly hamburger. It is FAR tastier and even elegant!
2 lbs. Ground beef
1/3 cup   Fresh bread crumbs
1/8 cup   Milk
1/2 tsp.   Salt
1/4 tsp.   Pepper
1/4 cup   Flour
3 tbs.   Butter (do not substitute)
3 tbs.   Sour cream
3 tbs.   Consomme
1 medium   Onion, finely chopped
2 cloves   Garlic, finely chopped
 
     
 
Soak crumbs in milk. Squeeze crumbs to remove excess milk. In a bowl, combine moistened crumbs, ground beef, salt, pepper, onion and garlic. Mix well preferably with your hands. Form mixture into six approximately 5.5 ounce patties. Dredge patties with flour, remove excess.
In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the meat patties and cook for 5 minutes on each side. Do not overcook. Remove patties to a heated serving dish and keep them warm.
Add sour cream and consomme to skillet and cook for two minutes. Season to taste. Bring to boil, stirring all the time to prevent sour cream from curdling and constantly keep on scraping the bottom of the skillet until all the brown meat crust from frying is dissolved. Pour resulting sauce over the meat and serve immediately.
Recipe courtesy of recipesource.com 
 
   
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