Serves: 4
Prep: 15 min.
Cook: 30 min.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs. ground beef;
- ¼ cup almond meal;
- 1 egg, beaten;
- 2 clove garlic, minced;
- ½ tsp. dried thyme;
- 1 tbsp. coconut aminos; (optional) (with sea salt makes soya free soy sauce)
- Cooking fat;
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper;
Brown Onion Gravy Ingredients
- 2 to 3 large red onions, thinly sliced;
- 3 cups beef stock;
- 2 tbsp. tapioca starch;
- 2 tbsp. ghee;
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper;
Preparation
- In a bowl, combine the ground beef, almond meal, egg, garlic, coconut aminos, thyme, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Shape the meat mixture into six equal sized patties.
- Heat ghee in a sauté pan. Add onions and cook over medium-high heat until onions start to brown, stirring occasionally.
- Add ¼ cup of the beef stock, and continue cooking, stirring for another 10 minutes.
- Add the remaining beef stock, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Simmer for another 10 minutes, adding the tapioca starch 1 tsp. at the time until the gravy reaches the desired consistency. Reduce heat and leave it on the stove to keep warm.
- Heat some cooking fat in a skillet set over medium-high heat.
- Sear the patties 3 to 5 minutes per side.
- Pour gravy over the patties and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.