Bifteck au Vin Rouge

Name: Bifteck au Vin Rouge (Hamburgers in Red Wine)
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: ⅛ teaspoon pepper; ¼ cup flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons crème fraîche, or sour cream; 2 shallots, minced; 2 egg whites, not beaten; 1 minced onion; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; Chunk of butter; ¼ cup Madeira; ½ cup red wine; Minced parsley; 2 tablespoons crème fraîche, or whipping cream; Dash of salt, pepper, and sugar; 1 cup minced mushrooms

Hamburgers in Red Wine

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Hows and Whys of French Cooking

By Alma Lach

Published 1974

About

Ingredients

2 pounds round ground
2 egg whites, not beaten
2 tablespoons crème fraîche<

Europe
France
Main course
Mediterranean

Method

Put ingredients down through the ⅛ teaspoon pepper into mixing bowl. Mix well. Shape into 8 large patties. Coat with flour. Sauté in butter and oil. Brown both sides. Cook a total of about 5 minutes. They should be medium to rare at this point.
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