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Hamburgers in Cream Sauce

April 10, 2020 | Updated August 30, 2023 | Laura

✽ Recipe from Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. I | Julia Child ✽

Julia Child Recipes 94-95 | 433 recipes to go!

✽ Hamburgers in Cream Sauce [Bitokes à la Russe], p. 302
✽ Stuffed Mushrooms [Champignons Farcis], p. 516

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✽ Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. I was written by Julia Child who co-authored with Simone Beck & Louisette Bertholle and was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1961.

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✽ Butter Count: +15 TB

✽ Cost: $19.33 [~$3.22 per serving]

- Hamburgers in Cream Sauce= $11.04 [6 servings]
- Stuffed Mushrooms= $8.29 [12 mushrooms]

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There is something so comforting about a 100% beef hamburger covered in a creamy sauce. I could eat this meal at least once a week and never get tired of it. This hamburger made my heart and stomach smile. I’m not going to get into which of Julia’s hamburger recipes is better. They are BOTH amazing and would be so happy if either were sitting on my plate.

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✽ Step 1: Saute Hamburgers

These hamburgers are made and sautéed exactly like the previous recipe. At this point, your kitchen will be overwhelmed by the amazing smells. Hang tight though because the best is yet to come.

✽ Step 2: Make Cream Sauce

Once the fat is poured out of the skillet, the beef bouillon is added and reduced to a syrup. Whipping cream is now added and boiled for one or two minutes until it is thickened slightly.

The sauce is seasoned with salt, pepper, nutmeg, and lemon juice. Nutmeg is an ingredient that Julia uses quite often which came as a surprise to me. It adds just enough of that spice flavor which works really well with milk-based sauces.

✽ Step 3: Add Butter

Lastly, once off heat, a little bit of butter is swirled into the sauce and minced parsley is stirred in. The sauce is to be poured on top of the hamburger patty so no bun for this recipe. You won’t even miss that bun. Trust me! Julia lists many of different butters and sauces that can be used instead.

Though I do think that the sauces used in these two hamburger recipes will be hard to beat.

How to Make Stuffed Mushrooms

I made stuffed mushrooms to accompany the hamburgers, and they of course were great as well. Mushrooms stuffed with cheese and covered in butter? Yes, please!

✽ Step 1: Prep Mushrooms

First, the stems are removed from the caps, and they are brushed with melted butter and sprinkled with salt and pepper.

✽ Step 2: Sauté

Minced onions are then sautéed for a few minutes in butter and oil. Shallots and the mushroom stems are added to the onions. I decided to put the optional Madeira wine into the onion mix which is boiled down rapidly until it is almost evaporated.

✽ Step 3: Make Stuffing

Off heat, bread crumbs, Swiss cheese, Parmesan cheese, parsley, tarragon, salt, and pepper are added to the mix. Whipping cream is added spoonfuls at a time. You want the mixture to be creamy but also be able to still hold its shape.

✽ Step 4: Fill Mushrooms

Lastly, the mushrooms are filled with the stuffing and topped with cheese and melted butter. They are baked for about 15-20 minutes. They will come out slightly browned and cheesy.

These mushrooms are exactly what you want to see on a hors d’oeuvres platter. Perfect for picking up with your hands and eating them in one or two bites.

Overall, five out of five stars for both of these recipes. Don’t take my word for it, try them for yourself!

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Category: Julia Child, Meat Cuisine: French
Keywords: julia child hamburgers, french hamburgers recipe, julia child comfort food

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More Beef Recipes:

✽ Bifteck Hache a la Lyonnaise (delicious hamburgers made with onions and herbs)
✽ Bifteck Saute Bercy (perfecly cooked steak with shallot and white wine sauce)
✽ Minced Braised Beef Served in a Beef Shell (an incredible recipe where you serve delicious beef inside more beef)
→ Check out all of the completed Julia Child meat recipes!

✽ You can find this recipe and all the other Julia Child recipes I make in Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I (affiliate link). Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. I was written by Julia Child who co-authored with Simone Beck & Louisette Bertholle and was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1961.

✽ Check out my Julia Child Recipe Checklist to see a list of all my completed and pending recipes from Mastering the Art of French Cooking!

Bon appétit!

April 10, 2020 by Laura Ehlers

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