This down home recipe unites the tangy, sweet, and savory notes of classic, comforting French onion soup and the hearty, filling qualities of Salisbury steak. This dish is super easy to make plus it is gluten free, THM friendly, has a sugar free variation, and is made with all real food ingredients!
This recipe is also a big hit with everyone in the family! It’s hearty enough to satisfy even the bigger menfolk and it’s flavorful enough to please the kids. I’ve even been told that it has a restaurant quality flavor. None too shabby for something that is totally allowed on my weight loss journey!
What Makes This Salisbury Steak Unique
There are two unique things that make this Salisbury steak recipe stand out from the rest. First, the sauce, or gravy. I basically created French onion soup {yum!} then thickened it into a sauce {double yum!}.
The other unique thing is how said sauce/gravy is thickened. Traditionally, any gravy is thickened with flour. On Trim Healthy Mama, it’d be thickened typically with either glucomannan or xanthan gum. But, I don’t like either of those thickeners. They both thicken well, sure, but they also give the sauce a weird texture which I really dislike. Therefore, to thicken my gravy, I went super old school and used egg yolks {which also adds to its richness} and kinda new school by also using oat fiber. Weird? Maybe. But it works and it keeps it on plan!
I made this earlier this evening but could not get it to thicken. My oat fiber was THM brand. Could that make a difference? I added extra egg yolks & oat fiber but this was after adding the cream. I brought it back to a boil to help thicken & then the cream seperated. sigh!! I will try again but would appreciate any tips you could give.
I was not able to get mine to thicken either 🙁
Any tips?
Sounds so yummy. Going to try it VERY soon!