French Onion Salisbury Steaks

*Ingredients*

French Onion Salisbury Steaks

Makes 4 steaks

For the steaks:

1 ¼ pound ground chuck

¼ cup minced fresh parsley

2 Tablespoon minced scallions

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon pepper

2 Tablespoon flour

For the sauce:

1 Tablespoon olive oil

2 cups sliced onion

1 teaspoon sugar

1 Tablespoon minced garlic

1 Tablespoon tomato paste

2 cups beef broth

¼ cup dry red wine

¾ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves

Combine chuck, ¼ cup minced parsley, scallion, salt and pepper. Divide evenly into 4 portions and shape each into ¾ to 1 inch thick oval patties. Place 2 Tablespoons of flour into a shallow dish; dredge each patty into flour, Reserve 1 teaspoon of flour.

Heat oil in a sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add patties and sauté for 3 minutes on each side, or until browned. Remove from pan. Add onion and sugar to pan; sauté for 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and tomato paste; sauté for 1 minute or until paste beings to brown, Sprinkle mixture with reserved flour; cook for 1 minute. Stir in broth and wine, and then add salt and thyme.

Return meat to pan; bring sauce to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes. Garnish with parsley and parm cheese.

*The "steaks" shrink down A LOT after they simmer in the sauce, so if you are serving more than three, I would make more. I ate one, the little boy ate one and the hubby ate 2...*