Beef Patties with Mustard Cream Sauce

Seasoned ground beef patties served with an elegant Dijon mustard cream sauce.

Recipe Ingredients:

For Beef Patties:
2 pounds lean ground beef
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 green onions, chopped
2 garlic cloves , minced
1/4 pound mushrooms, sliced
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Mustard Cream Sauce:
2/3 cup dry white wine
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2/3 cup heavy cream
2 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons capers
2 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (optional)
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Cooking Directions:

1. To Prepare Beef Patties: Shape beef into 6 oval patties. Melt butter in large skillet and add oil. Heat until foaming. Add green onions and sauté until softened; stir in garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. Add beef patties and cook to desired degree of doneness. Season with salt and pepper. Set beef patties aside to keep warm on a hot platter.
2. In same skillet, sauté mushrooms until limp and add to the warm beef patties.
3. To Prepare Mustard Cream Sauce: Deglaze pan with dry white wine. Reduce volume by half. Add Dijon mustard, heavy cream, tomato and capers. Heat slowly until hot but do not boil.
4. Pour Mustard Cream Sauce over beef and mushrooms. Sprinkle parsley over top to garnish, if desired.
5. Serve with hot buttered noodles, if desired.

Makes 6 servings.