125gramsbreakfast bacon - or 4.5-ounce, finely chopped/minced
3mediumgreen onions (scallions or green shallots) - very finely chopped or grated
2mediumgarlic
25gramsbutter - or 1 tablespoon
300gramsground beef (minced beef) - or 10.6-ounce
200gramsground pork (minced pork) - or 7-ounce
1mediumegg
2tablespoonsDijon mustard
3-4tablespoonsdried mixed mushrooms - or dried porcini / penny bun mushrooms
2twigsthyme
1pinchsalt - to taste
1pinchground black pepper - to taste
50gramsclarified butter - or 3 ½ tablespoons
Instructions
Place 3-4 tablespoons of dried mixed mushrooms or dried porcini or penny bun mushrooms into a bowl and cover with boiling water. Let soak for 1 hour.
Place 70 grams (2.4-ounce) of bread crumbs into a large mixing bowl, add 100 milliliter (1/2 cup) of milk, blend well and let soak for 10 minutes. If the mixture is too dry add additional milk. The dough should be soft and malleable.
Finely chop 7 mince 125 grams (4.5-ounce) breakfast bacon, peel and finely chop or grate 3 shallots. Press 2 garlic cloves through a garlic press. Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in a frying pan, add bacon and fry for 2 minutes, add garlic and shallots and glaze for another 1 minutes. Remove from the frying pan and let cool.
Drain water from mushrooms and squeeze out excess water. Finely chop mushrooms until you almost have a paste-like consistency.
Add 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of Dijon Mustard and mushrooms, 300 grams (10.6-ounce) ground or minced beef and 200 grams (7-ounce) ground or minced pork to the soaked bread crumbs.
Season very very well with freshly ground salt and pepper. Mix all ingredients until you have an even meat dough.
Preheat the oven to 140°C or 280°F.
Form meat into 8 evenly sized round patties.
Melt 50 grams (3 ½ tablespoons) Clarified Butter in a frying pan, add 2 twigs of fresh thyme to fat and fry meat patties 3 minutes on each side on medium heat. Pay attention to turning them regularly so they don’t become too dark.
Remove from the pan, place on a plate and put into the pre-heated oven for 15 -20 minutes.
Plate 2 hamburger steaks and serve with warm mashed potato.