German-Style Salisbury Steak

• 4 slices bacon, thick sliced
• 1 1/4 lbs ground chuck
• 1/4 cup onion, minced
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, minced
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 medium onions, sliced
• 1 (8 ounce) package sliced mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle dark beer or 1 1/2 cups beef broth
• 1/2 cup beef broth
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons tomato paste
• 1/2 teaspoon caraway seed
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1. Cook bacon in a large saute pan until crisp. Remove bacon, reserving 1 Tbs of the drippings in the pan. Crumble bacon and set aside.
2. Combine ground beed, minced onion, parsley, 1 tsp salt and pepper. Shape mixture into four 3/4" thick patties.
3. Brown patties in bacon drippings in saute pan over medium-high eat 4 min per side. Remove patties from pan.
4. Add sliced onions and mushrooms to pan; saute until onions are tender, about 8 minute
5. Stir in flour; cook and stir 1 minute.
6. Remove pan from heat; add beer, broth, sugar, tomato paste, caraway seed, garlic, and the 1/2 tsp salt.
7. Return pan to heat and bring liquid to a boil for 1 min to thicken.
8. Return patties to pan; cover and simmer until meat is cooked through, about 10 minute.
9. Top steaks with onion-mushroom sauce and bacon.

bacon, ground chuck, onion, fresh parsley, kosher salt, black pepper, onions, mushrooms, flour, beef broth, beef broth, sugar, tomato paste, caraway seed, garlic, kosher salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/german-style-salisbury-steak-496370 (may not work)