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                            Bitoque Provencal

Recipe By     : GDC
Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:30
Categories    : French                           Meats

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      lb            Ground beef
     1/3  c             Fresh bread crumbs
     1/8  c             Milk
     1/2  ts            Salt
     1/4  ts            Pepper
     1/4  c             Flour
   3      tb            Butter
   3      tb            Sour cream
   3      tb            Consomme
   1      md            Onion -- finely chopped
   2      cl            Garlic -- finely chopped

Soak crumbs in milk. Squeeze crumbs to remove excess milk. In a bowl,
combine moistened crumbs, ground beef, salt, pepper, onion, and
garlic. Mix well preferably with your hands. Form mixture into six
approximately 5.5 oz patties. Dredge patties with flour, remove
excess.

In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the meat
patties and cook for 5 minutes on each side. Do not overcook. Remove
patties to a heated serving dish and keep them warm.

Add sour cream and consomme to skillet and cook for 2 minutes. Season
to taste. Bring to boil, stirring all the time to prevent sour cream
from curdling and constantly keep on scraping the bottom of the
skillet until all the brown meat crust from frying is dissolved. Pour
resulting sauce over the meat and serve immediately.

Notes:

This is closest the French come to our lowly hamburger. It is far
tastier and even elegant!


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