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Up-scale SOS
# 1 small loaf French bread, cut in 1/2? slices.
# 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
# garlic powder
# onion powder
# 1/2 lb. ground beef
# 1/2 lb. ground pork
# 1 tbsp. worcestershire sauce
# 4 oz. button or crimini mushrooms, sliced
# 3.5 oz. shitake mushrooms, sliced
# 3 cloves garlic, minced
# 1 tbsp. all purpose flour
# 2 tbsp. sour cream
# 1/2 - 3/4 cup milk
# salt and pepper to taste
* Preheat oven to 375°.
* Arrange bread slices on a half-sheet pan or large cookie sheet.
* Brush with olive oil and sprinkle generous amounts of onion and garlic powder over the top.
* Bake at 375° until top is golden, flip and brush other side of bread with olive oil.
* Return to oven until the bread is golden brown and crisp. (About 7 minutes total.)
* Remove from heat and set aside.
* Brown ground beef and ground pork
* Wipe skillet clean with a paper towel, add 2 tbsp olive oil and reheat.
* Add onions and cook until unions are sift and just translucent.
* Add garlic and cook 1 minute, stirring frequently to avoid burning.
* Add shitake mushrooms, cook for 1 minute, then add button mushrooms.
* Continue cooking vegetable mixture until mushrooms are golden.
* Season vegetable mixture with salt and pepper. (Doing this before cooking the mushrooms would significantly lengthen browning time.)
* Return ground meat to pan and stir to distribute all ingredients.
* Sprinkle flour over mixture and stir well to distribute and coat pieces evenly. (about 1 minute or until the flour smells nutty.)
* Add milk and sour cream, and Worcestershire sauce, stirring constantly until liquids are just below a boil.
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