Last night I was searching the kitchen for something for dinner. We were tired of left overs from the Halloween party and I wanted something different, however, I also was not in the mood for getting out in the rain to go to the store. So here we are! Salisbury Steak, made from turkey patties, not ground beef/chuck, with a side of cauliflower rice and lightly pan fried okra. Healthy comfort food for a rainy day!
Riced Cauliflower:
Cut one head of cauliflower into florets and steam until soft. I use a double boiler for this, putting about 1-2 cups of water in the base and boiling to steam through to the cauliflower covered on top. When cauliflower is steamed and can easily be stuck with a fork, remove from heat and place in mixing bowl of stand up mixer. (If you don't use a double boiler, make sure to drain cauliflower first).
Slice 1/2 stick of butter into "slabs" or "pads" and distribute among florets. You may also add minced garlic or onions if you desire. Begin to slowly mix. Cauliflower will begin to breakdown. As it becomes smaller, you may want to add chicken broth to the mixture. Increase mixing speed to get a finer breakdown- this is called ricing. Some people go as far as to put the cauliflower in a food processor and make "mashed potatoes", but for me the riced cauliflower works just fine. Move to a bowl, cover and place in oven or microwave to keep warm while you prepare the rest of the meal.
Okra: For okra I use My husband's Granny's method, and it's rather easy. Cut okra into bite size slices or rings. Place in mixing bowl and drizzle or spray lightly with cooking spray/oil. (the okra should be just barely wet not soaked). Then take about 1/2 cup cornmeal and season with salt, pepper, garlic,- whatever you like. Dust okra with cornmeal mixture adding a little, tossing the okra to coat, add a little more, toss to coat.... you get the picture. Then set aside and work on the meat- you'll cook the okra while the meat is simmering....
Turkey Salisbury Steaks:
I cheated and used pre-made Jennie-O turkey patties I had in the freezer, but you can easily make your own out of ground turkey. Turkey patties: Mix one lb ground turkey with 2 tbsp seasoned breadcrumbs (or if you're working in a house with allergies ground oatmeal works just as well), one egg white (again if you have allergies a flax egg works great!), 2 tbsp diced/minced onion, 1 clove garlic minced, and salt/pepper to taste. Combine all ingredients and form into patties. Then you will want to make your sauce- I just used the sauce part of this Salisbury Sauce recipe. Do this before cooking the patties because when they are browned you'll want to pour the sauce immediately over them. Take one can of french onion soup and combine with 1/4 cup ketchup, 1 tbsp cornmeal (I used that because I already had it out from the okra), 1 tsp dijon mustard (I like dijon instead of powder), 1 tbsp Worcestershire, and it says one cup water, but I left that out. you can always add it if the sauce gets too thick. Warm a small amount of cooking oil or cooking spray in skillet and cook turkey patties until browned on both sides. When patties are browned, pour sauce over and bring to a simmer. Cover and reduce heat to low. Let simmer/cook for about 10-15 minutes or until you think the patties have soaked up the sauce flavors. Feel free to flip the patties while simmering so both sides get a good flavor.
Ok- back to the Okra- Warm cooking oil in medium sized skillet on stove. Just enough oil to cover the bottom of the skillet and cook the okra, but not enough that the okra is swimming in it. When the oil is hot, CAREFULLY place okra in skillet. Watch okra and stir occasionally so that it cooks evenly. When you notice the sides turning brown begin to remove okra from skillet- the most brown pieces first. Place on paper towel on plate to catch extra oil.
Everything should be ready! Just plate and enjoy!!!
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