So my neighbor works for Tyson

And every once in awhile he gets to order some prime filet. This time he asked me if I wanted any.

It came out to be right around $8/lb, so not a bad venture. He trimmed it, cut it in to steaks (mostly because I think he thinks since I'm a girl I can't be trusted to handle such an important piece of meat, but that's another day). Then when it was all over he used his KitchenAid to grind up the ends and some of the trimmings. Ended up with more steaks than I wanted to count at the time and two (1.25lbs each) of ground meat.

Mixed with a piece of bread soaked with milk and an egg yolk to hold it together because last time they just fell apart. Made 3 patties (with a little one for the K-9 kid).



Then started some onion and mushroom in a skillet. Browned them up, added about a tablespoon of flour and cooked that in for a few minutes. Then deglazed (sp) with a mixture of Dale's sauce (sent from Alabama) and Newcastle Brown Ale.



The sauce thickened up nicely, that Dale's is pretty dang salty though.

Swiss and a toasted bun. The cucumbers are an attempt to balance the healthfulness.



It was an amazing burger. Just enough binding to hold them together for cooking this time, but still struggle a tiny bit. It dissolved on my tongue....incredible. Thanks Chuck!