When John suggested Vinegar Gravy, I was a little skeptical, but it was his Gran’s recipe from Northern Mississippi. Since he knows what I like, I said “Sure.” Boy, am I glad I did! It was absolutely delicious comfort food. He explained that in areas where alcohol isn’t readily consumed (think Southern Bible Belt), they use vinegar to de-glaze their pans instead of wine. I’ll bet this method was also popular during prohibition.
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A bit of comfort on a plate! |
Create 2, 3, or 4 patties from one pound of high-grade Hamburger Meat – we used Novy Ranches 90/10 that we bought at the Farmers’ Market at the Channel Islands Harbor.
Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
Set a large skillet over medium-high heat and brown the meat on both sides (about 4 minutes a side)
Place the steaks on a plate and cover them with foil.
Reduce heat to medium.
Stir 8-ounces White Mushrooms, washed and quartered
2 Tablespoons Shallots, minced
Cook, stirring occasionally until the mushrooms started to shrink.
De-glaze the pan with 3 Tablespoons White Vinegar.
Stir in:
1 cup Beef Broth
1 Tablespoon Beef Demi-glace
When thoroughly combined,
Whisk in 1 – 3 Tablespoons Wondra Flour until sauce thickens
Then, return meat to pan.
Continue to simmer, spooning sauce over meat for about 8 minutes until meat is warmed through.
Place steaks on plate and spoon mushrooms and sauce over them.
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Just from the oven |
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Red Flame Grapes ripening in our garden |
Your steak looks wonderful and I love those sides (especially the broiled tomatoes, yum!).
Oh such a lovely meal, Susan! I wish you lived in my neighborhood so I could come over and taste test all your wonderful dinners!
I would honestly probably eat this until I was sick. It looks just amazing and definitely my kind of comfort food!
I think we’d all like to live in your neighbourhood!! This looks wonderful. My hubbie makes a sauce for cabbage rolls with vinegar, which I was skeptical about, but vinegar works!
Oh that is absolutely the perfect comfort food, just looking at it makes me hungry! Btw thanks for visiting my blog I am looking forward to following your food adventures!