Hamburg Steak
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Have the meat ground through a meat chopper.
Mix the seasoning into the ground beef.
Form a portion of the meat into a steak shape and press evenly.
Cook
Heat a skillet until very hot, without adding fat.
Cook one side until well browned, then carefully flip with a spatula.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Lean beef
- Provides the meat that forms the steak and browns in the hot skillet.
The step that matters
Heat the skillet until very hot before adding the meat. A very hot, dry pan sears the surface quickly, producing browning through the Maillard reaction and a flavorful crust. A cool pan would steam the meat and leave it grey and pale.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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