Ground Meat Patties with Red Wine Sauce - Pannbiff med rödvinssås

GROUND MEAT PATTIES WITH RED WINE SAUCE
Pannbiff med rödvinssås

A luxurious dish with a hearty red wine sauce, boiled potatoes and fried mushrooms. A favorite of mine through the decades.

1.1 lb ground meat of your choice (I use 50% beef, 50% pork
and pay a little more to have it freshly ground in the shop as
I get a better product)
1 egg
approx 0.4 cup cream or milk
0.2 cup dried white breadcrumbs
1 onion
2 tablespoons oil
salt, pepper
1 tablespoon Japanese soy sauce
butter or margarine for frying

Red wine sauce:
1 carrot
1 onion
2 celery stems
approx 1.6 cups veal bouillon
2 bay leaves
0.4 cup red wine
Maizena for thickening


Beat egg, cream and breadcrumbs and swell for a few minutes. Peel and finely chop the onion. Heat a frying pan with oil and sautée the onion until tender. Flavor to taste with salt and pepper. Stir the ground meat with sautéed onion, bread mixture and soy sauce. Cover well and leave in the fridge for about 1 hour.

Shape the meat into 4 patties and Brown them in fat. Take them up.

Peel and finely chop the vegetables for the sauce and sautée them in the pan juices for 3 to 4 minutes. Flavor to taste with salt and pepper. Add remaining ingredients for the sauce and bring to a boil. Put the meat patties in the sauce and slowly simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Take the meat up and keep warm. Strain the sauce, flavor to taste and thicken with Maizena.

Serve with boiled potatoes or potato purée, fried chanterelles and fresh thyme. Or something else that you like!

Enjoy!

Bella