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Mix together the ground beef, black pepper, 1/2 the onion and 1/2 the garlic.
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Shape into 4 equal-sized patties.
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Heat the olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
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When hot, add the beef patties.
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Cook to desired point of doneness and until browned on each side.
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When you flip them over, sprinkle salt to taste on the browned side.
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Remove from pan, and while doing so flip over once again and lightly salt the other side.
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Set aside (into a warm oven to keep them from cooling off is a good idea, especially if you're not going to put them in the gravy later).
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De-glaze the pan with a big splash of the beer or wine, or water (about 1/4 cup).
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Add the remaining onion and garlic, cook and stir until the liquid is almost gone.
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At this point you have the option to make gravy, or, you can just add the canned mushrooms to the pan (with their liquid) and cook off the liquid.
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Serve with the steaks.
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To make the gravy, crush and dissolve the bouillon cube into the fying pan and whisk.
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Add mushrooms (including their liquid).
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Whisk the flour with the water (or in a shaker container) until there are no flour lumps.
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Add to the hot frying pan, stir and simmer until it thickens.
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Add salt & pepper to taste.
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Add the steaks back into the pan and simmer for a couple minutes.
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Serve with mashed potates or rice and a green vegetable.
